THE SNOWMAN'S HEAD FELL OFF

"One day . . . or day one.” -- Anonymous

Cherokee Month of the Flower Moon

 

SEL:  #2 Social Awareness

          #4 Relationship Skills

          #5 Responsible Decision-Making

 

Digital Learner:  #5 Knowledge Constructor

                              #6 Computational Thinker

One sunny winter’s day, I heard the little girls next door sobbing. Not in anger, not screeching cries in play, but sobbing in deep distress. These were little two-and three-year-olds! I grabbed my baseball bat and went flying out the front door in boots, and skidded to a halt. Two moms and a dad were patting the snowman’s head back on as fast as gloved hands could work. The snowman’s long carrot nose was broken, his charcoal eyes had fallen out. There was no consoling the children.

“Here’s a new carrot!”

“I’ve got the eyes!”

“More buttons, more buttons!”

At the young age of two and three, children have no object permanence, so they thought their snowman had died. It’s important to recognize the developmental milestones of our children to understand where they are with their feelings and emotions. Even a nine-year-old child does not have the language skills to identify and to express all of their feelings. Through listening, picture books, and sandbox play, for example, we can help our students/children identify and process their feelings.

 Aloha love,

Carla

I am committed to being an effective member of the global digital community by writing children’s picture books on feelings and emotions and social-emotional learning (SEL). These books work to help children understand themselves and their place in the world and to enrich academic development.

5 SEL Competencies are: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. CASEL.org

7 Competencies for Technology in Education Empowered Learner: I use technology to set goals, work toward achieving them, and demonstrating my learning.

Global Collaborator: I strive to broaden my perspective, understand others, and work effectively in teams using digital tools.

Digital Citizen: I understand the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world.

Creative Communicator: I communicate effectively and express myself creatively using different tools, styles, formats, and digital media.

Knowledge Constructor: I critically select, evaluate, and synthesize digital resources into a collection that reflects my learning and builds my knowledge.

Computational Thinker: I identify authentic problems, work with data, and use a step-by-step process to automate solutions.

Innovative Designer: I solve problems by creating new and imaginative solutions using a variety of digital tools. ISTE.org  

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