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Hey! I was wondering if you guys had some suggestions about some community builders for 6-9 year-old kids. My kids seem to be really mean to one of the kids in class and I want them to be more inclusive.

Any suggestions?

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  1. Maha ZakariaMay 3, 2016 at 1:18 PM

    Hi Carolina. Try to put this student under positive focus. For example assign him to do the things that the rest of the students like. This can be being your assistant in distributing papers or writing some thing on the board and always ask them to clap their hands for him.
    Try also to talk to them individually and motivate them to be nice to him by giving them candies or anything you think they will enjoy. It can also be spiritual motivation.

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  2. Carolina Brenes BurgosMay 3, 2016 at 1:20 PM

    Thank you very much Maha!

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  3. Juan UribeMay 7, 2016 at 5:28 AM

    Hi Carolina!

    Great that you have reached out to the group asking for help. That's already a way of building our own community.

    I personally like to work on the issues indirectly through stories and by projecting some of the things that are happening on the puppets. You can also use the wrap up moment to talk about things that have happened during the class. I will soon write a post about it and I will certainly let you know.

    Affective learning involves exactly what you are doing, which is planning for students to get along with each other as well. We learn better when we feel loved and able.

    Way to go, Carolina!

    Juan

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  4. Carolina Brenes BurgosMay 9, 2016 at 7:45 AM

    Thank you very much for your suggestions! I look forward to reading your post!

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