Today the children have been learning all about managing their emotions. In their mixed age groups they talked about how emotions can sometimes get the better of you. We then discussed a range of strategies to help us to calm down in situations that make us angry or sad. We talked about “sticky hands”, “tense and relax”, “stretching” and “positive self talk” and then practised these. Finally the children made posters about their chosen strategy. Children that can self-regulate their emotions are better learners and our children certainly showed that today.
