Peace In Kindergarten

My little Kinder friend had trouble keeping his cool. He had a quick temper and when he was angry, it usually didn't go well. The classroom teacher was concerned about his level of anger and what might happen if he got really upset, so I got involved. This was the first of many stories. This first step was to get him to identify his anger and just tell his teacher. Then the teacher could help. After he got this down, we taught him calming strategies, how to advocate for himself and so on. Now he is able to get through many things that get him down, and we just don't see the explosions that we can say, are thankfully in his past. 

In Kindergarten I am in class with a lot of kids. Sometimes my classmates make me mad. When I get mad, I need help calming down.

If I feel this way, I need to let my teacher know that I am upset by using words to tell her.
I need to try to quietly go to my teacher and tell her "I am upset." Then I need to tell her why.
My teacher can help me. She will make it better.

If I use my words instead of my actions, things will be peaceful in my Kindergarten classroom. We will all have a great day.