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Trainer Monitored Discussion -“Serve and Return” in classrooms
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Trainer Monitored Discussion -“Serve and Return” in classrooms
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Siempre con el ejemplo del cuidador cuando utilice herramientas de trabajao devolverlas a su puesto y tambien con actividades en donde el servir al otro sea lo principal como por ejemplo “el que ayude al compañero a recoger sus juguetes”
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Great insight, Diana! Modeling caring behaviors and encouraging serving others are essential in promoting serve and return interactions in the classroom. Well said!
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When a child shows any interest in something, they are serving. An adult can return by responding in a supportive way. There are 5 ways to do this: share the focus, support and encourage, naming items, take turns back and forth, and practice endings and beginnings. If we include any of these 5 actions in our day to day with the children it will encourage brain development.
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good point!
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For promoting serve and return interactions I think the most important thing is to be responsive to a child’s interests. When kids are curious and ask questions about things and you respond, that can be a serve and return. Such as “why is the giraffe so tall?” and answering that he is so tall so he can eat leaves on tall trees. Then you can continue by asking things like “do you know any other animals that like trees?” and a child might respond “birds!” By engaging like that you can help promote their curiosity. Interactions like this and many others I think are daily occurrences to keep an eye out for in many childcare settings.
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A serve and return can be practiced all throughout the day. From their first outside playtime of the day to snack, and lunch and everything in between until they go home.
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Jeana, you’re absolutely right! Serve and return interactions can be integrated into all aspects of the day, creating a rich learning environment.
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can have the children pick out books to read with them. let them serve and teacher responds back with facial expression, emotion in return
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By taking time to connect with the kids one-on-one and pay attention to what interests them. Also, it’s important to get on their level and get excited or curious about whatever they’re looking at. Basically, you need to get into their world and show them that it is important to you. You can help support or guide them through this process.
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Bethany, your understanding of serve and return in the classroom is excellent. Connecting one-on-one, showing genuine interest, and supporting their exploration is crucial for their development. Great insights!
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Bethany, your insight on serving and returning in the classroom is spot on. Connecting with children individually and showing genuine interest in their world is crucial for meaningful interactions. Great input!
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playing and just simply engaging with the child Is part of serve and return like reading a book or drawing you can ask them what sound the animal makes in the book or what they are drawing.
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Serve and return is my favorite form of play! anything that requires both the caregiver and the child to actively listen and reply appropriately is going to work. For smaller babies, peekaboo is often the first game in this category. as they get older things with teamwork (hide and seek, interactive reading, call and response dances) take that spot. In Story time, i like to take one or two words that will repeat in a book for the kids to say instead of me.
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when a child shows interest in something they are serving. a return in an adult would be them responding in a supportive way. 5 steps- share the focus, support and encourage, naming items, take turns back and forth, and practice endings and beginnings.
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In the classroom or outdoor we can let the children make a circle and play some passing toys game so everytime they pass the toys they can sing a song or share about what they did today or the weekend.
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i think by having a good relationship with the parents if the kids can see their parents and others respecting them that turn into them having a good bond in terms of back and forth
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One way that early learning providers can create a “serve and return” environment in their classrooms is by limiting the number of children in each classroom so that each gets an appropriate amount of attentiveness and timely response to their needs.
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Early learning providers can totally rock a “serve and return” environment by being super responsive to the kiddos. When a child shows interest or asks a question, the teacher should engage right back with enthusiasm, asking more questions or adding to the conversation.
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Flora, you’re absolutely right! Creating a “serve and return” environment is essential for engaging and supporting children’s learning in the classroom. Great insight!
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Early learning providers can provide serve and return opportunities by going around the classroom observing play and then asking questions about that play while waiting for the return answer or gesture.
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I believe there are multiple scenarios in a classroom setting where a serve and return interaction can happen. During circle time, the serve and return interaction may unfold between student-teacher, or even amongst the students themselves. Another scenario is with leogs/building blocks, or during art projects. For example, the teacher could interact with the student while building with legos. Showing your support in their creation, asking what they’re building, and positively affirming them. Art projects work as well, as the student has an opportunity to show their unique art to you and positively affirming them again as well.
