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Self-control
Activities and Strategies
for Development
The Egg Timer
At the beginning of “center time,” explain to the children that you are going to
set a special timer to help with taking turns. The timer will ring when it is time
to stop what we are doing and move to a new activity. This can be done for the
whole class or one popular center.
For the first few times, the teacher will need to help children leaving one center
move to the next activity.
A variation is to make a “waiting list” on chart paper near a busy center. If a child
goes to the center and sees that it is full, she can leave a clip with her picture or
name on it, to show that she is waiting for a turn. When a child leaves the center,
she can tell the child on the waiting list that space is open to play.
Another use of the egg timer is to set it for a few minutes when two children
want a turn with the same toy. When the timer “dings,” it is time for the next
child’s turn.
The Talking Stone
Help children learn to take turns in Circle Time by using the Native American
tradition of the “talking stone” or “talking stick.”
Use a special stone or a colorful stick.
Show the children how to hold the stone or stick while they are speaking and
to pass it on when it’s another person’s turn to talk.