The beginning of a child in school is usually loaded with scenes where he cries when he is left in a new environment, with new people and where father and mother will not be present, in these cases double stress is generated, for the child that is away from the father and by the parents who must leave the children.
In this sense, I have prepared a post thinking about the teacher, so get ready to know these good tips:
Teach your little students to generate harmony
Creating harmony within a classroom is the best investment you can make, especially because when children start school they are similar to an empty book (blank) and this allows teaching more easily (because there are no vices) and with it, mold Their behavior, forming children is an enriching experience, similar to when newly planted seeds sprout, observing the child's growth in personality and character until having the joy of seeing them become incredible people is wonderful.
Perhaps you are wondering how I achieve this? The first thing is to understand that their small age is an advantage to teach them discipline based on the harmony of mind and body, this is achieved with daily dynamics when arriving at the classroom before starting to teach them what you have planned in your academic program.
Creating harmony in the classroom
The classroom must be designed to be a harmonious place, not only in the distribution of spaces but also in the colors used for decoration.
Choose pastel colors, which allow the child to remain relaxed and calm, avoid red and orange colors, as they contribute to the action.
Avoid the crowding of spaces, while the more minimalist the better, crowded spaces will help to lose the focus that you as a teacher will need for him to learn.
Teach your students to tidy up, be neat, clean, and take responsibility for their belongings, including sharing belongings in common.
Conscious breathing: good habit
During the academic day, it is important that you teach your students to dedicate a few minutes to consciously inhale and exhale, especially when the child feels tense or frustrated for not knowing something or for not being satisfied with the completion of an activity.
It is not only about learning to breathe rhythmically but about stopping and honoring the moment of conscious breathing, this will not only help the student to oxygenate the brain but is a necessary stop to increase learning capacity.
You can use an alarm or a bell to signal that it is time to perform the exercise, where your students will take air (inhale) into their tummies and then expel it through their mouth (exhale) slowly and gradually.
If your student is going through a tantrum, cut off the emotion of anger or frustration, teach them to focus on a pleasant thought, such as: Hey! Look at the red anger, ride it on a fluffy cloud, pass the cloud through a rainbow and watch the anger change color from red to blue and then ask do you feel better?
A perfect alloy for all occasions: Music
If you are thinking that this segment is dedicated only to music teachers you are wrong, in any area you can make this special alloy
Although it may seem childish, in the first school years songs are used by the teachers themselves and even if you think that it is an activity only for little people, the meaning of this goes further, a song not only helps you in memorization, but also connects you with emotion.
Feed your musical repertoire with sounds that help release tensions, fears, music that allows relaxation, concentration, this technique plus conscious breathing will give you a place full of harmony because everyone will feel that way.
Vocational teachers are very happy to discover tools that help us make our students' learning meaningful. If improving the classroom environment is one of the ways to achieve it, then so be it.