Group Time
Children in their early ages prefer to
get individual attention, task and rewards but an effective teacher always
minimizes that behavior through strategic teaching. For example stories and
group discussion time are the best approach to teach good moral values to
children. Engaging children in stories
helps them to enhance their imaginative stills that lead them to differentiate
between the good and bad characteristics and they want to apply in their real
lives.
Therefore, every teacher and caregiver
must try to do the following;
- Always
have a space and time for group time to keep children in circle and tell
them stories
- Generate
discussions on what, why and how so children could complete the sequence
of the story together that will enhance a positive competition
- Make the
discussion interactive through open ended questions so children can use
their ideas, thoughts and understanding
- Listen
to the children carefully and raise questions and probe accordingly so the
flow of their expression to raise their confidence and trust in their
abilities
If this happens, it will help children
to share and learn from each other. It will also help them to socialize and
modify their behavior from self centeredness of people center, which would be a
great asset for their personal and social growth. Therefore, every teacher must
try group time as a routine for their classroom practice.
