Jul
15
2010
The Language of Sharing
Author: staci
Welcome to the July Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival.
The Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival hosted by Science@home is for anyone, because we are all teachers and learners all the time. This month our theme is “English”, including Speaking, Listening, Reading and Viewing. I think our bloggers have covered all of these and there are lots of resources and game ideas, plus a giveaway. Please read through to the end to find links to the other participating blogs.
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Teaching kids the sharing catch phrases may go a long way toward helping them share. When you give them the right words to say, you are giving them power. Now, if they want something, they know how to ask. Or, if someone wants something, they know how to share or not to share, without a tug of war. Here are 13 ways to share:
1.May I play with you?
2.May I have that when you are done?
3.Can it be my turn next?
4.Do you have a ______ I can play with?
5.I am still playing with that.
6.No thanks.
7.Sure.
8.Would you like to play with me?
9.When I am finished.
10.You can be next.
11.Here is one for you.
12.Would you like a turn when I am done?
13.I am not ready to share yet.
Before friends come over, practice some of these phrases. Even before your kids can talk, you can say the phrases for them. Instead of mommy saying, “Jimmy, don’t take that from Sally.” Mommy can say, “Sally says, ‘No, Thanks. Jimmy, I am still playing with that.” That way, when Sally can talk, she will already know what to say. And how can you not love that!
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July 15th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Great approach to teaching kids.
July 15th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
I remember using all those phrases when my kids were in pre-school. Didn’t realize I was teaching them something.
July 16th, 2010 at 1:41 am
Excellent ways to teach children manners! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I’m definitely going to try to get on the Toy Story ride! I’d love to be on Price is Right, but it seems to be on hiatus right now. Darn it!
July 18th, 2010 at 9:05 am
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July 18th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
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July 18th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
I love your idea of teaching children the language of sharing! It goes along so well with the idea of Montessori grace and courtesy lessons that demonstrate proper behavior to children.
July 18th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
I definitely think my sons could use more practise with this around the house – they seem to be always fighting lately.
July 18th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
I think we might have to practice some of these before our next play date. Compromise is such a huge issue as often Princess and her friends want to play different things, and being an only child she is not very good at doing things that someone else wants to do (types Mumma as she tries AGAIN to convince Princess that we are going to the shops before we play our special game today!)
July 19th, 2010 at 1:29 am
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July 19th, 2010 at 2:08 am
I love the idea of teaching specific phrases for sharing. It is so lovely to listen when children speak positively to each other. As well as modelling positive talk ourselves, sometimes these phrases do need to be specifically taught.
July 19th, 2010 at 2:29 am
Great reminder! When polite children come to playdates…those are the ones we like to invite back! Thanks for reminding me to practice these important skills.
July 19th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Great list! I have a couple of phrases that I will often remind my preschooler of before we go into an environment with other kids. He gets very focused on his play and doesn’t like to be interrupted, so you have now given me even more great phrases for him to use in these situations.
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July 21st, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I like how most of these phrases are ways to say “no” without saying “NO!!!” (a challenge I’m currently working on with myself and my two-year-old). Thanks!
July 21st, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Fantastic list of phrases here!
July 22nd, 2010 at 8:16 am
What a useful list, I too try to prep my toddler before we go into a social situation, with our most recent being practising, “Stop, I don’t like that,’ as my toddler is a bit reticent to stand up for herself yet.