This is one of my favorite units of the year because the activities are so varied and the students willingness to work together is so apparent. MRA is continually working with children and their social imaginations. I feel like I have been doing this everyday for many years. I am blessed to have the opportunity to help children develop social skills every time that I interact with them. I think that teaching these skills are more important today than ever. The children learn that they are responsible for their actions and how they affect others and they begin to nurture and develop relationships that reflect positive living.
Leadership skills, conflict resolution, communication skills (both verbal and nonverbal), responsibility, trust, perseverance, respect, conflict resolution , kindness and compassion are all equally important as we tackle each and every unit throughout MRA's P.E. curriculum. Students will have practice time with the social skills, they will be taught the social skills, and they will have the skills reinforced with feedback and debriefing. There will be very specific expectations for behavior. I see social imagination usually going outward. In other words, it is usually about how a person fits into the community and how they can make the community the best that it can be. I also like to think of it inwardly as well. The children need to be taught how to have all of the same above skills internally. How to be their own leader when no one is around, how to trust themselves, how to respect themselves, and how to be kind with their own self talk. I look forward to our journey one step at a time! p.s. - ask your child what they have been doing.
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Danielle ReeberThis is my 6th year here at MRA. Prior to MRA I have taught in Canby, Oregon City Maple Valley, Spokane and Auburn, WA. I am a graduate of Washington State University with a K-12 P.E. major and a Health minor. I currently live in Wilsonville with my husband of 23 years, my three 17 year olds and my dog, Charlie. In my spare time I love hiking, camping, spending time reading a book on a sunny warm beach and scrapbooking. Archives
June 2018
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