Friendship and the 4-year old

What do you like to play?

I was asking a group of Rainbow Room children about the things they like to do in our classroom. My intention was to collect ideas for a "social story", a story specifically designed to provide clear information to the group: things that are OK, and things that the group agrees are NOT OK. This clearly stated information is helpful for the 4-yr old who is still gaining an awareness of group dynamics and the social skills needed to function therein. We spend a lot of time in the Rainbow Room on this topic.

The response I got from S. and H. was poetic. They were drawing on paper with black felt tip pens when I asked them about what they like to play. The activity turned into a kinesthetic experience as the girls began drawing continuous circles on their paper, swaying, and rhythmically bouncing their comments back and forth. Enjoy-

Twirling

Twirling pen

Twirling cat

Twirling cow

Twirling tree

Twirling horse

 

Like a nest

Like flying horses

We like to be together

Friends never go away.