Small group altercation

Activity #5-Small Group Altercation
Activity Objective: 3. Explore common behavior problems/mistaken behaviors of children and appropriate adult responses that draw upon developing a child’s self-regulation skills and development of democratic life skills.
Read the following scenario and describe your approach and techniques used to assisting the situation.
Scenario: Three girls are fighting over a piece of purple construction paper in the art area. They begin to yell and rip the paper out of one another’s hands.
Response 1: When Ms. Janice hears the girls arguing, she walks over and says, “That’s enough. You girls have been bothering each other all day.” She rips the paper out of the girls’ hands and throws it away.
She then says all three girls must play somewhere else in the room, each in a separate area. The girls begin to cry and say they want to stay together. Ms. Janice refuses to let them remain as a group.
Response 2: Ms. Shelia hears a commotion in the room she walks over and says, “It looks like there’s a problem here and you’re getting angry. What is the problem?” She listens to the girls explain. They each try to interrupt each other and continue fighting, but she makes sure all sides are heard.
After they have explained the situation, Shelia summarizes what she has heard. “It sounds like Simone wants to use the purple paper to make a card for her mom, and Destiny wants to make a picture. Simone, what do you think would be fair? Destiny, what do you think would be fair?” The girls arrive at a compromise all can agree to. Ms. Sheila stays close while they begin acting on the compromise.
Assignment: Answer these questions: What message does each response send to the young girls? What more would you add to the solution?
At the end of this activity, your Student Learning Outcomeshould reflect your ability to: 4. Outline an approach to guidance with young children that consider the mistaken behavior of children and draws upon developing a child’s self-regulation skills and development of democratic life skills in response to these issues.

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