So Friday and for the rest of the year we will be starting something that we call Recess Buddies! This is something new this year to 4K and I feel that it will really help! After talking with a co-worker she told me about what she did at her old school and I definitely wanted to try it out here! I sent out a sign up sheet to the 4th, 5th and 6th grade teachers to have a discussion with their kids and have the kids sign up to be buddies for my 4K friends. Now the one thing the older kids were wondering about is.... Do I have to play with them every single recess???? The answer is no, this program is being implemented to get our 4K friends that are not playing outside at lunch recess to actually play with comfort. The main part of being a Recess Buddy is for that 4K student to have access to that older student and to bond with them - create that comfort zone - knowing someone is always there.
Lately they have been feeling somewhat intimidated by the older kids in the school and some have not been wanting to play. So this program should really help them out! I am happy to say that we had 15 4th and 6th graders sign up to help out of 4K friends and be the type of "big brother" "big sister" out on the playground for them when they need it! :) Already today (Thursday) I had the big kids that signed up playing with the 4Ker's and wanting to be their buddies! My student's that did not want to play during lunch recess came in today with huge smiles on their faces - saying, "Ms. Luce, I actually played at lunch recess today!" :)
Lately they have been feeling somewhat intimidated by the older kids in the school and some have not been wanting to play. So this program should really help them out! I am happy to say that we had 15 4th and 6th graders sign up to help out of 4K friends and be the type of "big brother" "big sister" out on the playground for them when they need it! :) Already today (Thursday) I had the big kids that signed up playing with the 4Ker's and wanting to be their buddies! My student's that did not want to play during lunch recess came in today with huge smiles on their faces - saying, "Ms. Luce, I actually played at lunch recess today!" :)