Where is the Care?

Posted on November 2, 2005

Yesterday I visited with Mrs. Barber's 1/2 class at Hinesburg Community School. Mr. Bear (see above picture) and I lead an activity I call "Where is the Care?". There are times when children act in ways that make each other feel sad and "Where is the Care?" is a simple way we can remind each other to treat each other with respect in a caring way that will enhance our feelings of belonging and friendship. Mr. Bear and I acted out a few examples of when friends might treat each other badly. When the children noticed we were not being nice, they said "Where is the Care?" so Mr. Bear and I would stop what we were doing and THINK. Once we stopped, the children helped Mr. Bear and I think of several solutions to our dilemma and then we role played the solutions for the class. It was a lot of fun and the children learned an easy way to point out to others when things are not going as well as we would like. Simply say out loud, "Where is the Care?"

The podcast, Episode 5 - Forever, has a brief description of the activity and Mrs. Barbers class singing their song, Forever.