Separation Anxiety in Pre-K Centers By Madison Geraghty MGeraghty4@schools.nyc.gov District 27 Pre-K Centers Click on this image throughout the WebQuest to hear the directions!

INTRODUCTION:

Today, all of our friends will listen to the story, Llama Llama Misses Mama. Then, we will work together, to figure out how we can make ourselves feel better if we are sad after our grown ups drop us off at school.

TASK:

1. You will draw a picture of one way that you can make yourself feel better if you feel sad after your grown up drops you off at school.

2. You will put on a puppet show with your friends and act out how you can make yourself feel better if you feel sad after your grown up drops you off at school.

- You can use your drawing to help you!

PROCESS:

1. We will listen to the story, Llama Llama Misses Mama.

2. Then, we will have a class discussion about the story. We will identify the characters, the setting, the problem and the solution.

3. Next, we will discuss different ways or different strategies we can use at school to make ourselves feel better if you feel sad after a grown up drops you off at school

- Student responses will be recorded on chart paper.

4. After, you will draw a picture of one way or one strategy you would use if you felt sad after your grown up dropped you off at school.

- Make sure to include a lot of detail in your drawing. Things like: people, centers in our classroom, and any tools you might use to feel better.

5. Lastly, you will work with a friend to put on a puppet show. During this puppet show you will act as a friend who is upset after their grown up dropped them off at school. Then, you need to use one strategy to help them feel better! You can use your drawing to help you!

- Make sure to participate and use your vocabulary words!

Components of a Public Policy Analysis (PPA)

1. What is the problem?
2. How do we know that there is a problem?
3. What caused the problem?
4. How can we fix the problem?
5. What are some other ways to fix the problem?
6. What is the best way to solve the problem?

EVALUATION:

	★★★	★★	★
PLANNING	You drew a colorful picture with many details. Your picture included a solution to the problem. You were able to explain what was happening in the drawing.	You drew a picture with details. Your picture included a solution. You were able to give some details about what was happening in the drawing.	You drew a picture but you were not able to explain what was happening in the drawing.
PARTICIPATION	You used a wide variety of vocabulary during the puppet show. You interacted with your partner. Your puppet show included a problem and a solution.	You participated in the puppet show with your partner. Your puppet show only had a problem or solution. It did not have both	You were present during the puppet show but you did not interact or speak.

CONCLUSION:

At the end of this project, you will learn strategies that you can use to make yourself feel better if you are upset after your grown up drops you off at school.

STANDARDS:

Approaches to Learning

● Goal P-ATL 1. Child manages emotions with increasing independence.

● Goal P-ATL 13. Child uses imagination in play and interactions with others.

Social and Emotional Development

● Goal P-SE 4. Child engages in cooperative play with other children.

● Goal P-SE 6. Child expresses a broad range of emotions and recognizes these emotions in self and others.

Language and Literacy

● Goal P-LC 1. Child attends to communication and language from others.

● Goal P-LC 4. Child understands, follows, and uses appropriate social and conversational rules.

● Goal P-LIT 4. Child demonstrates an understanding of narrative structure through storytelling/re-telling.

Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.