We are continuing to work on the zones of regulation and really zeroing in on noticing when we may be in the yellow zone. You may notice that this is the zone where your child begins to get teary, argumentative or irritable. All of those things are normal feelings/behaviors for kids -we want to help our kids name those feelings and then use a coping skill to solve the problem and get back to the green zone. Don't rush in to solve the problem for your child - the yellow zone can be uncomfortable to watch, and it should feel uncomfortable for your child. This is his/her signal that he/she needs to do something, even if it is just to ask for help. There is so much new research out there about children and self-regulation, and your children are actually learning and using these skills every day!
The WL technology upgrade has continued, and we have a new phone. The phone number is the same - 248 956-4033, but I have a new voice mail extension number. That extension is 64070 if you need to leave a message. Please bear with me as I get used to this new phone!
We were very lucky to have a college student volunteer in our classroom in December while she was home on break. Emily Crawford is a student at Michigan State University who hopes to become a special education teacher. She enjoyed your children so much, that she returned to help us again this week!
This week the wind chill/temperature made it too cold for outside recess, so we had centers during our recess times. Here are a few of our centers:
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