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The Alternatives Lab
TARGET:
3-5 years
INTENSITY:
12 min
LEARNING GOAL
Developing Emotional Awareness When Interacting with Others (aiming for a positive solution-seeking stance)
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Reacting While Taking into Account My Emotions and Others'
Target SKILLS
Socio-emotional Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Human-Human
Complex Reasoning
MATERIALS
Totem microphone
DETAILED PROCEDURE
Gather the whole group together in a circle for this activity. Use a real or imaginary conflict to launch a group analysis.
Step 1
Group brainstorms all possible solutions.
Step 2
Propose testing an idea: "Let's try [child's] idea. Does it work for everyone?"
Step 3
Invite the children to choose together the solution that best preserves their connection.
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PROGRESS INDICATORS
The child justifies their solution choice by its expected effect.
Research Foundations
Thompson (2006)
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