Teaching Children to Communicate in the Classroom

Introduction of class rules in the first week. Explaining and teaching how we will be developing different ways of communication by being respectful of other classmates and their belongings. To teach and help each child comprehend that using hands to hit, push shove and take is not acceptable. Encourage students to work cooperatively without too much intervention and class distractions. Engage students in a task that helps them to understand how sharing, caring, and working together can make school time productive and fun.

Students will think of ways they can use their hands for sharing. Remind students about listening skills and begin to explain that sharing is a skill that will help all of us to get along in the classroom.

Students will use crayons, markers, pencils, scissors, and construction paper

The students will be using their hands to help others complete an activity by making outlines of one another’s hands. I will model the activity by choosing a child and placing his or her hand on construction paper, tracing an outline. There will be groups of three to interact with eac...