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Solo play, play is done alone, even with a room full of other children. Adult-child play, is as infants mature, they develop relationships with the

adults that take care of them.These are an infant/toddler stage which the Unicorns have outgrown

and moved on to more sophisticated forms of play.

In the beginning: Solo Play and Adult-

child play

Children will play side by side with very little actual interaction

Parallel Play

Children will begin to play interactively with others and will identify

somebody as their friend

Dyad Play

To be successful at small group play, children must learn how to be

included in play, how to take turns and share, and how to play

common themes such as kitchen or building roads.

Small Group Play

Large Group Play

The first step of identifying

themselves as an important

member of the classroom

community.

“I can manage my strong emotions and

I am in control of my behavior.”

At school we…

Take care of ourselves

Take care of each other

Take care of our things

“At school we clean up when we’re

done playing because we take care

of our things”

Children learn the cause and effect of their actions.

Take responsibility of our actions

“You stepped on the puzzle

and it broke.”

“You (action) and (result)”

One of the most powerful tools we have to help children learn the

guiding principles of behavior is to give them descriptive feedback

when you see them behaving

Reflective Feedback

“You (action) because (principle)”

Many young children have no idea where their feelings come from.

Before they can manage feelings, children need to have an

understanding of what triggers their feelings. Help children

understand that feelings are responses to outside events.

Feelings are Responses

You feel (emotion) because (event)

“You feel

excited

because your

friend is here”

An important component of self-regulation is the ability to

understand the passage of time.

Picture Schedules

Props and visual cues help children begin to define their personal

space and the space of others. As children grow, mature, and

develop, they’ll be able to define space without these cues.

Concrete Cues and Props

Sit- Upons

Many children become anxious

when gathering for group time.

Sit-upons are a system to assign

predetermined places for each

child. Sit-upons do this without

assigning permanent seats.

Learning how to regroup when we are losing control is an important

life skill. Help children explore this strategy by including places

within the classroom where they can go to center themselves when

they begin to spin out of control

Places and Spaces

Self soothing is an important tool for managing emotions. Some

children do well with a familiar comfort item to help themselves

calm down such as familiar pictures of family.

Self Soothing