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Teaching children the language of feelings

CHILDREN'S COMMENTS

Children's comments on strategies used in the classroom
Compliments Book
The compliments book is where we say nice, true compliments about everyone in our class in turn. We ask almost everyone to say something.
Sarah age 8

Agenda Box
The agenda box is a box to stow your ideas for the school. These ideas could be brought forward to the headmaster where he could develop, change or ask for it to be done.
Thomas age 10

Special Boxes
You bring special boxes into school so you can look in them when you are feeling sad, frustrated or angry. You can fill it with all your best things best things. Only you can look in it.
Philip age 9

Superstar of the Day
I think Superstar of the day is a great idea because you get a prize out of the year 5 Superstar box, and you get to do a rap, clap or a speech. Then all of the class has to copy you. You become superstar of the day by being helpful, sensible or being good all day.
Chloe age 7

The Worry Book
We use the worry book to write down anything that is bothering us. It helps us to think and make suggestions abut how to help.
Amiee age 7

The Thinking Diaries
We use the thinking diaries to say how we are feeling, e.g. happy, sad.
If we are upset our teacher tries to help us either by talking about it or sorting it out.

Special Box, Brain Box and The Complaints Book.

Circle Time
Circle time is when the teacher can hear the children's opinion on things going around school, the teacher decides a circle time topic and Jeffrey, the circle time teddy, is passed around the circle, when you get him you can speak and everyone else listens. Everyone likes circling time and enjoys being listened to, for once!
Ryan age 9

Artist of the day
Artist of the day is an award you are presented with if you have been spotted doing good work. When you get it and you feel proud of your try that day. It makes you feel respected. It does not matter if you have done an abstract, an imaginative picture or a sketch as long as you have been trying hard in your piece then you can get the award.
Sam age 7