Trying New Things and More!

Having children 'Try New Things' can be challenging.  Some children want to do everything 'perfectly', some find it challenging to break their routines and attempt new things, and others are easily frustrated by the reality that new things take LOTS (and LOTS!) of practice.

In our classroom we promote the concepts of 'you just have to try, and trying is what matters', and 'it's okay to make mistakes - this is how we ALL learn'.

Below are a few blog posts by others and videos that discuss the topic of having children 'Try New Things'.  The topic supports our weekly theme, and is a reminder of how we can support our children.

• 7 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Try New Things
• How to Encourage Kids to Try New Things
• 4 Tried and True Ways to Get a Child to Try New Things
• Sesame Street: Kids Talk About New Things
• Daniel Tiger: It Can Be Hard to Try Something New!

Review of 'Going New Places'

• Go on an interactive Road Trip with Nature Cat from PBS HERE. 
• Virtual Field Trips from PBS and Nature Cat can be found HERE.

Finally, today is National Dance Like a Chicken Day!  This is a good reminder to have fun and be silly!

A few fun dance songs/videos:

• Chicken Dance with Maximo - Go Noodle
• Perrito Feliz - Go Noodle (We do this one in class!)
• Baby Shark Dance - Pink Fong

Stay safe, stay healthy, and BE GOOD!