Small Problems in our Peace Lesson

Peace lessons are a hit in the classroom.  Students practice listening to their peers, making eye contact, self regulation, using non verbal cues to read another person's feelings, giving non verbal cues to support their feelings and today we talked about problems.  There are 3 types of problems:  big, medium and small.  Ask your child what a small size problem is, who is in charge of solving it, and which is their favorite strategy when they are frustrated.  Next week we will learn about medium size problems and how to address those!

Examples of small problems:

• You forgot your snack
• Your mom packed a snack you don't like
• Your friend did not want to play the same game as you at recess
• You wanted to be star student but it wasn't your turn 
• Your friend gets mad at you and tells you they don't want to play with you
• Your teacher doesn't call on you when you raise your hand