Explain The Five Broad Social And Emotional Aspects Of Learning
Assignment 2
Explain the five broad social and emotional aspects of learning.
The five areas in social and emotion development are, self awareness, managing feelings, motivation, empathy and social skills.
Self awareness
- Children should have some understanding about there feelings and how to manage them in an appropriate way.
- Be able to feel good about themselves when they have achieved a goal but also know when they are finding things difficult.
- Understand they need to take responsibility for there school work/homework and their behaviour.
- Be able to explain how they are feeling and why.
- Can express their feelings when they feel overwhelmed by them.
- They should also understand that it is normal to experience the different emotions.
Managing feelings
When children have some understanding about their feelings in different situations they may come up …show more content…
with their own ways of dealing with them for example;
- Be able to ask for help when they are feeling angry, sad or anxious.
- Be able to manage their behaviour and control themselves when being angry and not behaving in a way that can hurt others.
- Calm themselves down when they are ready to do so.
- Become aware of situations that make them feel good inside and actively seek more of these opportunities.
Motivation
Children that are motivated learners are more able to be independent learners.
- They are more likely to set their own goals when learning.
- Thrive on new challenges and know if these are to difficult.
- Be able to ignore unwanted behaviour from other pupils and stay focused on what they are doing.
- Are able to except mistakes and try again.
Empathy
A child demonstrating empathy with show kindness to another person when they are feeling sad.
- They learn to take other peoples feelings into account when they choose the way they are going to behave.
- Understand that everyone reacts to situations in different ways.
- That some people may have different opinions to themselves, and to respect them.
- Be able to help others.
Social skills
Children that are able to demonstrate a good understanding of social skills are able to;
- Communicate with others in group work, class discussions etc.
- Listening to others.
- Be able to keep or break friendships without hurting the other person.
- Be able to deal with conflicts in the proper way or ask for help.
- Encourage their friends with kind words to achieve there goals.
The five appropriate methods that help pupils recognise and express emotions.
Encourage responsibility
It is important for teaching assistants to encourage all children to take responsibility for their actions.
They should also be encouraged to make their own decisions, If children are able to do this it will help them to become independent learners and more able to make the right choices towards their behaviour. Children learn from a young age that they receive praise or rewards for making the right choices.
Ways that may help children to achieve this could be;
- To discuss with the children what they think are there weaknesses and strengths at school and ask the children what they think could help them improve.
- Its possible that some activities can be completed in different ways for example; the children may be asked to write facts about a subject so they could decide to make a poster or create a leaflet.
- Sometimes children need to have time out if they have been conducting themselves in an unacceptable way, using this time to reflect on there actions.
Some children may find it difficult to make friendships so it is important that they are offered help with this.
Self
expression
It is important that children are supported and encouraged when it comes to self expression. Some children may need to be reminded that the way they are feeling is normal but the way they are expressing them might not be an acceptable way for example; if the child is taking their anger/ frustrations out on another child they need to be reminded this isn’t acceptable but could suggest that next time they feel like this is to maybe walk away from what they are doing and take a time out for a few minutes or to discuss there concerns with an adult.
Some ways to help children to express themselves;
- Provide activities such as role play, creative play, music and dance sessions and construction activities help the children to make there own choices with the way they express themselves.
- Circle time is a great way for the children to talk about any worries the might have.
- The class could also be split up into small groups and be asked to discuss a situation they may find scary, exciting etc, by doing activities like this help the children to listen to others, share their opinions and show empathy to others.
The Curriculum
The curriculum helps children with the development of personal and social skills by offering a wide variety of subjects that contribute to this area of learning.
The teachers can plan there lessons to include this area of learning for example;
- They could read a short story to the class and then have a discussion on it afterwards. Having discussions or debates on subjects help children to understand others may have a different point of view, listening to both sides of the debate is important so they can decide on how they feel about it.
Drama, art, music and physical education are good subjects to support the child’s confidence. By inviting parents/carers to assemblies where the children can perform their plays, talk about their art work or to put on a concert is a great way for the children to feel proud about there work they have achieved.
Physical education is a great way for the children to test there own stamina and abilities. They also learn from constructive comments for example; that was a good throw but if you were to throw the ball like this you could get it to go further.
Circle time
Circle time is a good activity to support children with recognising and expressing emotions. Circle time provides a time when the whole class can come together and can discuss just about anything.
- It helps support turn taking and listening to others.
- Children become aware of how others feel to situations.
- All children are given the opportunity to talk about their feelings or share their ideas/opinions if they wish too.
- The children also learn to speak about others without putting them down.
Circle time can be used to bring a class together if there has been problems, discussing class rules, working together on a class project, having fun and playing games together.
Encouraging cooperation when working within a group of pupils
When working with a group of children it is important for the teaching assistant to set some basic rules on the behaviour they expect from the children. When working with a group time should be evenly given to individual children so others do not start feeling resentful of another child. The teaching assistant could encourage other children in the group to help a child they may be finding things difficult. Teaching assistants should try and build a relationship with all children in the group and not single anyone out. If there is any problem with building a relationship with the children the class teacher should be informed.
How the teaching assistant could help to meet the requirements of the school health, hygiene and medical policies and procedures.
Teaching assistants can help with health and hygiene by encouraging children to wash their hands before eating, after going to the toilet and reminding children to use a tissue when they have a cold. Pictures or posters could be put up in the toilets to remind younger children, or the teaching assistant could demonstrate by washing their hands before snack times. The teaching assistant should also talk to the children about why it is important to do this.
Teaching assistants should act quickly to clean up any bodily fluid that they may come across and follow the schools procedures for handling these safely I.e. making sure they wear disposable rubber gloves, disposing of it safely and making sure children are changed promptly if they have an accident.
Health
Teaching assistants should also encourage children to get some exercise daily and explain to them why it its important. They need to be given the opportunity to have outside play throughout the year. Children should also be given information about healthy eating, this could be done by showing pictures of healthy and not so healthy foods and discuss what this foods can do to our bodies.
Food
When cooking with children it is vital that the teaching assistant demonstrates good food hygiene. Children should become to learn it is important to clean all surfaces that they are going to use, only use clean cooking equipment/utensils to prevent any cross contamination and making sure they have washed their hands before they start. All food being cooked with the children should be healthy and nutritious.
Administering Medication
Medication should be stored in the correct way for example; some medicines need to kept in the fridge. All medicines need to be labelled with child’s name and dosage and locked away so other children are not able to access it.
When administering medication a teaching assistant should check that the parent/carer has given written consent and that parents instructions on dosage and how often is the same stated on the medication. Teaching assistants should also keep a record of the times and dose given to the child and parents should be informed by showing them the records and asking them to sign them. Parents/carers should also be informed if the child refuses to take the medicine. Teaching assistants should ask for further training if they are not sure how to administer medication.
Possible signs of neglect, physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
Physical abuse
Some children may present
- Behaviour changes
- Flinching when someone gets to close
- Have repeated unexplained bruising, cuts, broken bones, burns or scratches
- May rein act violence on teddies/dolls or other children
Emotional abuse
Children may show signs of
- Aggression
- Become shy and with drawn
- Have low self-esteem
- Be distracted easily
- May become clingy/attached to a certain person that they feel safe with
- Be scared of raised voices.
- Wetting and soiling themselves
- Stunted growth
- Failure to thrive.
Neglect
Children may appear
- Unclean and smelly
- Under nourished
- Not getting medical help when needed
- Not wearing appropriate clothing for time of year
- Always hungry
- Lacks interest
- Parents/carers may show no interest in their child
Sexual abuse
Children may show signs of;
- Bruising/swelling in genital area
- Have bruising on chest, inner thighs or buttocks
- Have difficulty in walking or sitting
- Anxious with a certain person collecting them or with a certain sex male or female
- Stained under wear
- Changes in behaviour
- Develop eating disorders
- Become flirtatious
- Complaining of frequent headaches/stomach ache
- Soiling themselves
- Having to much sexual knowledge for their age
If a teaching assistant suspects child abuse they should talk to the child first to find out if there is reason for concern. If the child makes a disclosure it is important that the child knows that you cant make any promises that you wont inform another member of staff if you think it is in their best interest. Ask the child open questions so your not putting words into there mouths, try and stay calm and neutral, give them plenty of time to talk and don’t pressure them. Teaching assistants need to record disclosures word for word what the child and they have said, this should then be reported to a senior member of staff for further investigation.
Explain the five broad social and emotional aspects of learning.
The five areas in social and emotion development are, self awareness, managing feelings, motivation, empathy and social skills.
Self awareness
- Children should have some understanding about there feelings and how to manage them in an appropriate way.
- Be able to feel good about themselves when they have achieved a goal but also know when they are finding things difficult.
- Understand they need to take responsibility for there school work/homework and their behaviour.
- Be able to explain how they are feeling and why.
- Can express their feelings when they feel overwhelmed by them.
- They should also understand that it is normal to experience the different emotions.
Managing feelings
When children have some understanding about their feelings in different situations they may come up …show more content…
with their own ways of dealing with them for example;
- Be able to ask for help when they are feeling angry, sad or anxious.
- Be able to manage their behaviour and control themselves when being angry and not behaving in a way that can hurt others.
- Calm themselves down when they are ready to do so.
- Become aware of situations that make them feel good inside and actively seek more of these opportunities.
Motivation
Children that are motivated learners are more able to be independent learners.
- They are more likely to set their own goals when learning.
- Thrive on new challenges and know if these are to difficult.
- Be able to ignore unwanted behaviour from other pupils and stay focused on what they are doing.
- Are able to except mistakes and try again.
Empathy
A child demonstrating empathy with show kindness to another person when they are feeling sad.
- They learn to take other peoples feelings into account when they choose the way they are going to behave.
- Understand that everyone reacts to situations in different ways.
- That some people may have different opinions to themselves, and to respect them.
- Be able to help others.
Social skills
Children that are able to demonstrate a good understanding of social skills are able to;
- Communicate with others in group work, class discussions etc.
- Listening to others.
- Be able to keep or break friendships without hurting the other person.
- Be able to deal with conflicts in the proper way or ask for help.
- Encourage their friends with kind words to achieve there goals.
The five appropriate methods that help pupils recognise and express emotions.
Encourage responsibility
It is important for teaching assistants to encourage all children to take responsibility for their actions.
They should also be encouraged to make their own decisions, If children are able to do this it will help them to become independent learners and more able to make the right choices towards their behaviour. Children learn from a young age that they receive praise or rewards for making the right choices.
Ways that may help children to achieve this could be;
- To discuss with the children what they think are there weaknesses and strengths at school and ask the children what they think could help them improve.
- Its possible that some activities can be completed in different ways for example; the children may be asked to write facts about a subject so they could decide to make a poster or create a leaflet.
- Sometimes children need to have time out if they have been conducting themselves in an unacceptable way, using this time to reflect on there actions.
Some children may find it difficult to make friendships so it is important that they are offered help with this.
Self
expression
It is important that children are supported and encouraged when it comes to self expression. Some children may need to be reminded that the way they are feeling is normal but the way they are expressing them might not be an acceptable way for example; if the child is taking their anger/ frustrations out on another child they need to be reminded this isn’t acceptable but could suggest that next time they feel like this is to maybe walk away from what they are doing and take a time out for a few minutes or to discuss there concerns with an adult.
Some ways to help children to express themselves;
- Provide activities such as role play, creative play, music and dance sessions and construction activities help the children to make there own choices with the way they express themselves.
- Circle time is a great way for the children to talk about any worries the might have.
- The class could also be split up into small groups and be asked to discuss a situation they may find scary, exciting etc, by doing activities like this help the children to listen to others, share their opinions and show empathy to others.
The Curriculum
The curriculum helps children with the development of personal and social skills by offering a wide variety of subjects that contribute to this area of learning.
The teachers can plan there lessons to include this area of learning for example;
- They could read a short story to the class and then have a discussion on it afterwards. Having discussions or debates on subjects help children to understand others may have a different point of view, listening to both sides of the debate is important so they can decide on how they feel about it.
Drama, art, music and physical education are good subjects to support the child’s confidence. By inviting parents/carers to assemblies where the children can perform their plays, talk about their art work or to put on a concert is a great way for the children to feel proud about there work they have achieved.
Physical education is a great way for the children to test there own stamina and abilities. They also learn from constructive comments for example; that was a good throw but if you were to throw the ball like this you could get it to go further.
Circle time
Circle time is a good activity to support children with recognising and expressing emotions. Circle time provides a time when the whole class can come together and can discuss just about anything.
- It helps support turn taking and listening to others.
- Children become aware of how others feel to situations.
- All children are given the opportunity to talk about their feelings or share their ideas/opinions if they wish too.
- The children also learn to speak about others without putting them down.
Circle time can be used to bring a class together if there has been problems, discussing class rules, working together on a class project, having fun and playing games together.
Encouraging cooperation when working within a group of pupils
When working with a group of children it is important for the teaching assistant to set some basic rules on the behaviour they expect from the children. When working with a group time should be evenly given to individual children so others do not start feeling resentful of another child. The teaching assistant could encourage other children in the group to help a child they may be finding things difficult. Teaching assistants should try and build a relationship with all children in the group and not single anyone out. If there is any problem with building a relationship with the children the class teacher should be informed.
How the teaching assistant could help to meet the requirements of the school health, hygiene and medical policies and procedures.
Teaching assistants can help with health and hygiene by encouraging children to wash their hands before eating, after going to the toilet and reminding children to use a tissue when they have a cold. Pictures or posters could be put up in the toilets to remind younger children, or the teaching assistant could demonstrate by washing their hands before snack times. The teaching assistant should also talk to the children about why it is important to do this.
Teaching assistants should act quickly to clean up any bodily fluid that they may come across and follow the schools procedures for handling these safely I.e. making sure they wear disposable rubber gloves, disposing of it safely and making sure children are changed promptly if they have an accident.
Health
Teaching assistants should also encourage children to get some exercise daily and explain to them why it its important. They need to be given the opportunity to have outside play throughout the year. Children should also be given information about healthy eating, this could be done by showing pictures of healthy and not so healthy foods and discuss what this foods can do to our bodies.
Food
When cooking with children it is vital that the teaching assistant demonstrates good food hygiene. Children should become to learn it is important to clean all surfaces that they are going to use, only use clean cooking equipment/utensils to prevent any cross contamination and making sure they have washed their hands before they start. All food being cooked with the children should be healthy and nutritious.
Administering Medication
Medication should be stored in the correct way for example; some medicines need to kept in the fridge. All medicines need to be labelled with child’s name and dosage and locked away so other children are not able to access it.
When administering medication a teaching assistant should check that the parent/carer has given written consent and that parents instructions on dosage and how often is the same stated on the medication. Teaching assistants should also keep a record of the times and dose given to the child and parents should be informed by showing them the records and asking them to sign them. Parents/carers should also be informed if the child refuses to take the medicine. Teaching assistants should ask for further training if they are not sure how to administer medication.
Possible signs of neglect, physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
Physical abuse
Some children may present
- Behaviour changes
- Flinching when someone gets to close
- Have repeated unexplained bruising, cuts, broken bones, burns or scratches
- May rein act violence on teddies/dolls or other children
Emotional abuse
Children may show signs of
- Aggression
- Become shy and with drawn
- Have low self-esteem
- Be distracted easily
- May become clingy/attached to a certain person that they feel safe with
- Be scared of raised voices.
- Wetting and soiling themselves
- Stunted growth
- Failure to thrive.
Neglect
Children may appear
- Unclean and smelly
- Under nourished
- Not getting medical help when needed
- Not wearing appropriate clothing for time of year
- Always hungry
- Lacks interest
- Parents/carers may show no interest in their child
Sexual abuse
Children may show signs of;
- Bruising/swelling in genital area
- Have bruising on chest, inner thighs or buttocks
- Have difficulty in walking or sitting
- Anxious with a certain person collecting them or with a certain sex male or female
- Stained under wear
- Changes in behaviour
- Develop eating disorders
- Become flirtatious
- Complaining of frequent headaches/stomach ache
- Soiling themselves
- Having to much sexual knowledge for their age
If a teaching assistant suspects child abuse they should talk to the child first to find out if there is reason for concern. If the child makes a disclosure it is important that the child knows that you cant make any promises that you wont inform another member of staff if you think it is in their best interest. Ask the child open questions so your not putting words into there mouths, try and stay calm and neutral, give them plenty of time to talk and don’t pressure them. Teaching assistants need to record disclosures word for word what the child and they have said, this should then be reported to a senior member of staff for further investigation.