Sharing Toys in Class 501

Taranjit Bhamra

PS 336Q Class 501

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INTRODUCTION:

Young children learn through play, experiences, and positive relationships. Sharing is Caring is a great song for demonstrating to kids the importance of sharing with others.

Our classroom has 15 students and 2 teachers. How can we share toys and materials so that the students in our classroom can learn positive ways to interact with our classmates? We will solve this using the PPA Public Policy Analyst Process.

TASK:

During a large group discussion, you will ‘turn and talk’ with your classmates and teachers to create a list of ‘Community Expectations.’ These will be used to help guide students during pay times while sharing toys and manipulatives.

PROCESS:

The students will sit on the rug during whole-group instruction time. The teacher will use chart paper to document all the responses of the students. Each student will have an opportunity to answer guiding questions while creating their ‘Community Expectations’.

Some guiding questions asked by the teacher include:

1- How can we help our classmates feel happy?

2- How can we be a good friend?

3- How would you feel if your friend didn’t share with you?

4- Which words can we use to share with our classmates?

Below are the 6 steps to the PPA which you would use to solve this problem:

1. Define the Problem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewhwY5-EP38

2. Gather the Evidence

Norris: The Bear Who Shared

Book by Catherine Rayner

3. Identify the Causes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxJI0LCbeDE

4. Evaluate an Existing Policy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xteEjYsroFU

5. Develop Solutions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQxK-Ah7has

6. Select the Best Solution (Feasibility vs. Effectiveness)

EVALUATION:

Below is a rubric which will be used to evaluate each students’ understanding of the task: The teacher will check the box indicating YES, SOMETIMES or NOT YET.

CATEGORY	YES	SOMETIMES	NOT YET
Able to identify at least one classroom agreement which helps students share/ manage materials.
Able to explain to a teacher or classmate why classroom agreements help with sharing toys/ manipulatives.

CONCLUSION:

The goal of this activity was to help students learn positive strategies they can use to interact with their classmates. Involving students to co-create the classroom rules or agreements allow them to have a greater understanding and responsibility for their actions in the classroom.

STANDARDS:

Interactive Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five (ELOF)

● Preschooler Social and Emotional Development Sub-Domains: Goal P-SE 3. Child engages in and maintains positive interactions and relationships with other children.

● Preschooler Approaches to Learning Sub-Domains: Goal P-ATL 5. Child demonstrates an increasing ability to control impulses.

● Preschooler Language and Communication Sub-Domains: Goal P-LC 1. Child attends to communication and language from others.