Early childhood is a unique period when the development of a child’s personality and character is happening at a rapid pace. An empathetic and loving teacher along with a progressive school are critical for nurturing happy and socially adept children. Social skills, problem behaviour and academic learning are interrelated and a child’s social skills are indicators for success in the later years.
The role of a teacher is critical in
influencing the development the core skills of communication, cooperation, responsibility,
empathy, engagement, self-control and assertion.
Let’s see what are the 4 things that a great teacher does to inculcate these social skills.
Let’s see what are the 4 things that a great teacher does to inculcate these social skills.
1) Acknowledging
Feelings and Modeling appropriate social behavior
Identifying and acknowledging feelings
is essential for building trust with children. The classroom of good teachers has the ‘Emotional Corner’ or a ‘Mood Meter’
where children go and mark their feelings. Starting from ‘happy’ or ‘sad’, the
options extend to angry and anxious etc. Teachers play ‘identify the emotion’
game by making faces or holding placards of different emoticons. This helps
students differentiate between emotions and express them better. By talking
about what you’re doing as you’re doing it, the child will better understand
how to manage the situation and replicate it, even when the adult is not there. Read more
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