2025-02-14 Meeting notes

5 mins

Bevo Bravo

Amy

• Congrats to Lara for getting this week’s Bevo Bravo for her thoughtful and generous community seminar presentation!

5 mins

Outdoor Classroom

Everyone

• Playground planning linked here

  • Order more stabilos

10 mins

Odds and Ends

Everyone

• Layers for cold weather - tell parents you will do your best while also respecting children’s body autonomy

• Lettuce and chard can be harvested - Emily has recipes you can use in your class

• Conferences (March 6th) - Make sure you have a space for them. Come to Stephanie or Amy if you need support

1 hr 10 mins

Helper Meeting

Adia Dawn, LSSP

• Controlling Play

  • Roleplay healthy dynamics with puppets/social stories

  • Channel the child’s need to be productive - give them an individualized job

  • Group times to build community

  • Do all the children have the same understanding of expectations for the game?

  • Structured script use - play out a book you read together

• Gendered Play (Construction dramatic play center used for different things by gender with no crossover)

  • Both groups are interested in world building, but boys are more interested in control

  • Creating world building opportunities outside of free play

  • Idea for a small group with collaborative building - each person gets to take turns adding a block

  • There is power in observing and active commentary/reflecting. Point out children’s strengths for friends to overhear

  • Reinforce how their strength contributes to the community

  • Create documentation with pictures of them and their contributions

• Sensory Input Boundaries

  • Children needing connection and/or sensory input

  • Undergrads need help holding boundaries/teachers need to redirect for them

  • You are making an age appropriate demand of the child

  • Framing it as the child’s goals with undergrads

  • Remind undergrads you aren’t being “mean” when you say no - clear is kind

  • Whisper teach with adults to empower them

  • If it’s connection that the child needs, offer a hug before you set physical boundaries to acknowledge that need

• Persistence and follow through

  • Remember the power and importance in reinforcing a child’s decision

  • Create a play plan with your children before you go outside

  • Parents can help reinforce reminders on the way to school - what are 2-3 of the most important things they can remind them?