In short: Respect and kindness are taught in everyday moments: greetings, listening, waiting, tidying and helping a friend.
Values aren't taught in one lesson. They grow in hundreds of tiny everyday moments.
Everyday moments that teach respect
- Greetings: saying good morning to teachers, friends and support staff
- Listening: waiting while someone else speaks at circle time
- Waiting: lining up, taking turns on the slide
- Caring for things: putting toys back, handling books gently
- Respecting space: asking before hugging or taking something
- Respecting elders: our Grandparents' Day celebrates this
Everyday moments that teach kindness
- Helping a friend who has fallen
- Sharing crayons
- Including a new child in a game
- Saying sorry, and accepting an apology
- Thanking the helpers in our community
How teachers model it
Children watch adults closely. Our teachers speak politely to children ("please" and "thank you" go both ways), listen carefully and treat everyone with respect, so children learn by example.
At home
- Model polite words in the family
- Involve children in helping others
- Notice and name kindness when you see it
- Talk about how others might feel in a situation
Questions parents ask
How do you handle a child who hurts another?
Calmly. We check on the hurt child first, then help the other child understand what happened and how to make it right.
Is it okay to make children say sorry?
We focus on understanding and making amends, like helping or checking on the friend, rather than just the word.
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