Thursday, October 1, 2015
Words Are Not For Hurting
Words are not for hurting. Some first graders need a bit of help with this concept.
Think. (Oh how difficult this can be.) Are the words I'm thinking going to hurt?
If so, then swallow those words.
If those words accidentally (or otherwise) come out, make it right.
That's where this chart comes in handy, because first graders (and many adults) don't know how to make it right. "Sorry" is not a one-way ticket to get out of trouble.
Charts like this don't automatically fix issues, but they sure provide a helpful scaffold that can be referred to all throughout the year (Hopefully they'll catch on sooner though, right?).