Session 1
1. Session 1
1.1. Get Focused
Session 1: Social-Emotional Development
Getting Focused Activity: Reflecting on My Social-Emotional Development
Focus
Are you a trusting person? When you needed comfort, was it given? Were you praised for your efforts?
By reflecting on their personal experiences, child care providers can learn how their experiences have affected their own emotional and social development and their feelings of self-worth. Realizing how they feel about themselves can positively affect how child care providers interact with children and adults. In this activity, you will have the opportunity to consider how your experiences are shaping who you are and who you are becoming.
Directions
Complete Getting Focused Activity: Reflecting on My Social-Emotional Development. As you complete the activity, you may wish to share your thoughts and memories with a peer from your class or with a friend or family member.
Important: Not in the mood to respond on paper? Talk to your teacher about recording your responses in another way, such as in an audio recording or video.
Important: You are not expected to share information about your life that you do not wish to share.
Checking In
Save the Getting Focused Activity in your course folder.