PAMELA EVANS
It's great to have a friend at any age.Young preschoolers are just learning how to be a friend. Sometimes when a third child joins in the play, it can take a while to work out the social rules. Three can be challenging, but it's well worth the work.
Looking at a list called, "How to teach preschool at home," I noticed the most important lessons for preschoolers were not on the list!
The most important lessons we teach deal with socialization.
Well, an awful lot! Today we will focus on a couple things teachers watch for when supervising the playground and what they do with that information, because sometimes parents wonder what teachers are thinking!
Your preschooler is enjoying school, and especially enjoying playing with a special friend – until one day your child comes home in tears. Your child’s friend has decided to play with another child or to play a game with other children. Your child is not happy about the change and feels betrayed. Preschool is all about learning social skills and handling this type of change. To put it bluntly, this is what preschool is all about. It’s a good thing.
Just to be clear, you will usually find letters and numbers around a preschool, but socialization is the real job for this age group. It’s so important to learn how to deal with others and how to stand up for yourself. Once your child is in Kindergarten these lessons continue, but Kindergarten teachers generally expect your child to already have basic social skills so they are ready to learn.
