Yesterday we had our fourth Roots of Empathy session with Miss Law. Roots of Empathy is a programme that teaches children how to recognise feelings and empathise with others. The programme is going to run in Primary 2 every Wednesday afternoon for 18 weeks. We will also welcome a real life baby into the class every three weeks and this will help us to learn in a real life way.
Over the last three sessions we were learning all about facial expressions. We learned that facial expressions can tell us how someone feels. During session one we thought about things that we think babies can do. Some of the suggestions were walking, sleeping, eating, dancing, talking and crying.
During our second session we got to meet baby Isaac. Isaac came into our class with his mum and dad. We sang the welcome song to welcome them to our class. Isaac lay on the big green blanket and we gave Isaac toys. We looked back at our list to see if Isaac was able to do the things we thought that he would have been able to. He could do some of the things and we think that the things he couldn’t do, he will be able to do in the future. We loved having baby Isaac in our class and we can’t wait until he comes back to visit us again.
Yesterday we started the new theme of Crying. We thought about what would make a baby cry and what we could do to stop a baby from crying. The children came up with lots of good ideas including changing a nappy, giving them a toy and feeding them. The children then also related this to what they would do if their friend was crying. Some of the suggestions were giving them a hug and trying to make them laugh. The children were also thinking about temperament and the way that different people react to different things. Lots of people in the class also got a chance to hold our pretend baby today; they were practising how to hold a baby safely.
Next week baby Isaac is coming again and we can’t wait. We can’t wait to see how much he has changed and what he will be able to do when he comes.
