Friday Forecast

We were very excited to have two drumming last week in music! We will be having three more this week as well!

We have been building on our zones and expected behaviour by learning about the size of the problem and the size of our reaction.

Please ask your child what size of the problem means and what situations match small and big problems.

An explanation from Social Thinking about the levels of problems is below:

"The Size of a Problem

Problems are not created equal. For children they can be as commonplace as a paper cut or as complicated as having to cope with a family tragedy. When working with our socially-challenged kids we talk about problems in three sizes: small problems, medium problems, and big problems. Regardless of scale, the hidden rule in problem solving with preschool and elementary school age children is that we are expected to react to problems in a manner that matches (or is smaller than) the size of the problem. This is where social problem solving can get tricky. A problem that is perceived by one person as being small could cause a person with social learning challenges to have big feelings about it and then have a big reaction, which would be unexpected. Not only does this mismatch create more anxiety in the individual, it can also limit the effectiveness of solving the current problem while at the same time creating a new problem.

Figuring out the size of the problem is the first step in being able to match our emotional reaction accordingly. "

This week we will be continuing with our study of trees by reviewing what the difference is between plants and trees, reviewing leaves, and thinking about what lives in trees, and what a forest is and who lives in a forest including plants and animals. We will be working towards writing a story about what we have learned about trees and forests.

We will be looking at even and odd numbers and transferring the knowledge to look at the pattern of even and odd when counting, as well as understanding what one more of a number is and what one less of a number is.

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     We look forward to our hand washing lesson to help us keep our hands clean when eating and keep germs away and from spreading.