JANUARY

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 Do Your Share

At Don Earl, the character phrase for the month of January is Do Your Share.  When children do their share, they are developing good character, good habits, a sense of accomplishment and competence, and even academic skills.

We practice doing our share at school in a variety of ways. First off, the children do their share to keep our community safe by wearing masks throughout the day. We teach how we are keeping our friends and teachers safe by doing our part. While walking in the hallway throughout the school, we do our share by walking, using a quiet voice, and keeping our hands to our side. Washing our hands before eating and after using the bathroom allows children to do their share by keeping others and ourselves safe. In the classroom, we also do our share. We do our share by taking turns, sharing, playing together, helping each other, using our words to communicate our wants/needs, keeping our hands/feet to ourselves, being kind to our friends, being gentle with our toys, and cleaning up after ourselves (including toys and snack). In addition, we also do our share by throwing our trash in the trash, and recycling around the school. 

There are many ways that even young children can do their share at home. They may need a little help and instruction, at first, but they will soon be doing it “all by myself.”  Here are just a few ways that preschoolers can do their share at home:

·         putting away the clean silverware (sorting)

·         matching clean socks (matching)

·         folding clean washcloths

·         putting books on bookshelf

·         putting dirty clothes in hamper

·         throwing away trash

·         helping wipe up messes

·         carrying plate to sink after meals

·         putting toys away

·         feeding the pet

·         carrying light groceries

·         helping water the garden

·         setting the table with help (1:1 correspondence)

·         cleaning their room with help

 

Remember, when your child does his or her share to take care of things at home, you can fill out a Family Involvement Take Care slip and return it, so your child’s name will be entered in a drawing for some take-home activities.

For more information about teaching responsibility to preschoolers, check out this Scholastic article:  Ages & Stages: Learning to be Responsible

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