[shelton osceola]

Make sure you are genuinely listening and caring for the emotions of the children and implement serve and return to have the most engagement possible.

[Araceli Barrientos]

Building strong connections with children in an early learning classroom is crucial for their development. To foster these connections, be present and attentive, giving children your full attention and responding thoughtfully. Create a welcoming environment by ensuring the classroom is safe and cozy, displaying their artwork, and using their names frequently. Show genuine interest in each child by learning about their interests and background, and incorporate these into activities and conversations. Establish consistent routines to help children feel secure, and use positive reinforcement to celebrate their efforts and build self-esteem. Engage in play activities, show empathy and understanding, and communicate clearly to encourage self-expression and active listening.

Exercise patience and respect each child’s learning pace, providing time for exploration and growth. Encourage independence by offering choices and responsibilities, fostering a sense of ownership. Build trusting relationships with families through regular communication and involvement in classroom activities. Model positive behavior, embrace diversity, and spend one-on-one time with each child to understand their unique needs. Maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude to create a joyful learning environment. Implementing these strategies will help early learning providers build meaningful and lasting connections, creating a nurturing and supportive classroom atmosphere.

[Reid Thompson]

Approach each child’s needs individually and attempt to create a mental profile on the likes, dislikes, interests, needs of each child/\.

[gracie bush]

1. offer “Special Time” to get to know an individual student better

2. do activities where they get to express their interests, culture, and self-identity

3. play with students

4. be kind, respectful and caring

[Lucía Resendiz]

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[Janet French]

talk to them, play and interact with them, show them that you are really listening to them, comfort them/ acknowledge their feelings, ask meaningful questions, and joke around/ be funny with them.

[Aniya]

i think communication is important, communicate with the children, listen to them, make them your friends and show them love.

[pearl]

What advice would you give to other Early learning Providers who want to build connections with children in their classroom?

To be kind, respectful to the students and communicate with them, ask questions and allow the students to feel comfortable to be themselves

[Juni]

Talk and listen to the children in your care, recognize when they’re accomplishing goals or respecting previously set boundaries.

[Jochelle P]

I think it’s always important to be curious when building rapport with children. Instead of mostly given them instructions, I think the children are more likely to engage and listen when the teachers are doing the same.

[Vinitha Baskaran]

1. Get to their level.

2. Listening to them

3. Set the expectation.

4. Talk with them.

5. Serve and return.

[Ciara]

Spend as much time one-on-one with each of them or in small groups as possible. Spend as little time disengaged and disconnected from the classroom (i.e. on a tablet) as possible. Pay attention not just to student interests, but to their emotional state, and pay extra attention to co-processing challenging moments and being with them through hard feelings.

[Shelby]

Active listening is so important to children. It lets them know that you care and you are interested. Another way to build up your relationship and rapport is to play with the child!

[Michael]

engage the child on their level, sit down at their level, make eye contact, don’t stand next to them literally sit on the floor with them so your eye to eye so to speak

[Socorro Ortiz]

Some advice I would give is engage with the child as they play with their classrooms toys or perform classroom activities. This enabled for the child to create a secure attachment as someone who is safe and joins them when they are expressing happy emotions.