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The 'What If?' Little Theater
TARGET:
3-5 years
INTENSITY:
7 min
LEARNING GOAL
Developing Emotional Awareness When Interacting with Others
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Reacting While Taking into Account My Emotions and Others'
Target SKILLS
Socio-emotional Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Human-Human
Simple Reasoning
MATERIALS
2 puppets
DETAILED PROCEDURE
This activity works best one-on-one, or with one child at a time within a small group. Act out a short scene with puppets showing a refusal to share.
Step 1
Model patience with the puppet by saying: "Oh! He said no. The puppet waits patiently for its turn."
Step 2
Invite the children to observe that calm waiting eventually leads to the pleasure of playing.
Step 3
Verbalize the positive outcome: "Look - the puppet is smiling now because it's their turn."
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PROGRESS INDICATORS
The child stays attentive to the scene and reacts to the resolution.
Research Foundations
Vygotsky (1978)
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