Interactive Writing Examples

Dinosaurs

Children went on dinosaur digs using plastic shovels, dinosaurs and flour.

Martin Luther King/Differences

A center posted these signs in their centers to show children what discrimination might feel like.

If the child had on what was on the sign they could not play in that center. Later in the day the teacher talked with the children about their feelings when they could not play in a certain area because of their color of eyes or what they were wearing.

Food/Tabby Tiger's Diner

Fall/Halloween

Pictures and words related to Halloween were added to the

sensory table.

Books and diagrams of spiders were added to the

Science Center.

Masks were added to the Dramatic Play area.

Children made pumpkins and a scarecrow that were added to the
Dramatic Play area.


The house in Dramatic Play was turned into a Haunted House!

Farm

Children drew pictures of farm animals. These pictures were then

added to the blocks in the block area.

Positive Behavior Supports

There was a child who was going into the other children's cubbies and taking their items out of their cubby. This child wanted a connection with the other children and the only way he knew to do this was taking items of theirs. We came up with this ideas of a friends book. Each child in the classroom made a page. Now when this child wants to take something from the cubbies he is reminded that his friends already gave him something......the book!