Give time for children to pursue their learning without interruption, and to return to activities.
Provide experiences and activities that are challenging but achievable.
Plan regular short periods when individuals listen to others, such as singing a short song, sharing an experience or describing something they have seen or done.
Putting the blocks away - In a nursery school, a small group of children work independently, together, and with the support of the practitioner to tidy away the resources.
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Self-confidence and Self-esteem
Make a display with the children, showing all the people who make up the 'community' of the setting.
Plan circle times when children can have an opportunity to talk about their feelings and support them by providing props, such as a sad puppet, that can be used to show how they feel.
Keep a diary with children, and refer to it from time to time to help them recall when they were happy, when they were excited, or when they felt lonely.
Collect information that helps children to understand why people do things differently from each other, and encourage children to talk about these differences.
Share stories that reflect the diversity of children's experiences.
Making Relationships
Provide activities that involve turn-taking and sharing.
Involve children in agreeing codes of behaviour and taking responsibility for implementing them.
Behaviour and Self-control
Make time to listen to children respectfully when they raise injustices, and involve them in finding a 'best fit' solution.
Provide books with stories about characters that follow or break rules, and the effects of their behaviour on others.
Affirm and praise positive behaviour, explaining that it makes children and adults feel happier.
Encourage children to think about issues from the viewpoint of others.
Explaining the rules - In a reception class, a practitioner supports a child to discuss what has upset her and help her understand the need for boundaries. [transcript]
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Self-care
Provide opportunities for self-chosen activities, and for choices within adult-initiated activities.
Sense of Community
Give children opportunities to be curious, enthusiastic, engaged and tranquil, so developing a sense of inner-self and peace.
Ensure that all children are given support to participate in discussions and to be listened to.
Provide additional resources including interpreter support for children learning English as an additional language.
Acknowledgements
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