Literacy Connections: Helping Children Navigate Nerves (2.0 hours)
Helping children navigate their emotions is an important part of early childhood education. This session focuses on supporting children as they navigate nerves. We will define nervousness, differentiate nerves from anxiety, and discuss the benefits of nerves. We will learn how to help recognize nerves in children and explore how to help children recognize this emotion within themselves. We will explore various techniques and tools which engage the whole child to support children when they feel nervous. Literature is an excellent tool to help children process emotions, especially the more challenging ones, like nervousness. We will read three children’s books and explore ways these books can be used in conjunction with the techniques and ideas we reviewed in session one to help children navigate nerves. We will examine strategies and activities paired with each book and work together to create additional activities and techniques participants can take back to their classrooms.
Please note: If you participated in this webinar and received training credit, you will not receive credit again.
CDA Areas: 3
VELDS: Social & Emotional Development; Communication, Language & Literacy Development; Health & Physical Development
CLASS Support
Domain(s):
Toddler: Emotional and Behavioral Support
Pre-K: Emotional Support
Dimension(s):
Toddler: Teacher Sensitivity & Regard for Child Perspectives
Pre-K: Teacher Sensitivity & Regard for Child Perspectives
Instructor: Melody Passemante Powell
Tuesday, April 9th
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
*Zoom link will be emailed a week prior