Once children enter preschool, having friends becomes a very important part of their daily lives. Children often ask to have play dates after school so they can extend their friendships beyond the school day. As children explore friendship, they will need to learn that it is a give-and-take process that doesn't always go smoothly. In school, we have been been using the theme of friendship to explore many aspects of what it means to be a friend. Learning to develop empathy, cooperate, and share are important parts of friendship.
Joshua came running over to me with some big news,"Lauri, Samuel is amazing!" I asked, "Why do you think he is amazing?" He looked at me with an ear to ear grin, his eyes open wide, moving his head slowly from side to side and said,"Look he made an eight with the wooden blocks! Isn't that great!" He was clearly so proud of his friend! Samuel was beaming with pride, as his friend Joshua was so kind to respect and acknowledge his creative work!
That is such a sweet story! It is amazing to hear how genuine these kids are!
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