CO-ACTING: Functioning together in a situation.
Reference: Together We’re Better by Bev Bos
Preschool teachers/caregivers usually state that “sharing and cooperating” are “The Biggies” for socialization at ages 4-5. However, preschoolers can mimic these behaviors because they are real “people pleasers” at this age but they don’t really “get it” when we tell them to “share” or “cooperate”.
Realistically what we can expect from kids at this age is “co-acting” or functioning together in a situation.
Examples:
Building: you add a part and you add a part and you add a part and we’ll see what we get.
Games where you choose a partner.
Sitting on benches together (negotiating for space)
Games where you choose who goes next
Setting up situations where kids have to work together.
Group singing that puts kids in pairs & groups (Playmate, come out and play with me.)
Are you telling kids to share and cooperate or do you say "get a partner" ?
Reference: Together We’re Better by Bev Bos
Preschool teachers/caregivers usually state that “sharing and cooperating” are “The Biggies” for socialization at ages 4-5. However, preschoolers can mimic these behaviors because they are real “people pleasers” at this age but they don’t really “get it” when we tell them to “share” or “cooperate”.
Realistically what we can expect from kids at this age is “co-acting” or functioning together in a situation.
Examples:
Building: you add a part and you add a part and you add a part and we’ll see what we get.
Games where you choose a partner.
Sitting on benches together (negotiating for space)
Games where you choose who goes next
Setting up situations where kids have to work together.
Group singing that puts kids in pairs & groups (Playmate, come out and play with me.)
Are you telling kids to share and cooperate or do you say "get a partner" ?
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