Building Positive Social Skills

As teachers and parents, we witness every day the need for explicit instruction to support the social and emotional development of our children.

In our schools, we believe in the importance of teaching social awareness and pro-social skills, drawing on expectations from the norms of North American culture.

The goal of using a curriculum for pro-social skills in the preschool is to create a secure, loving environment, where children are aware of different pro-social skills that they can employ in their everyday interactions. By explicitly teaching these, an atmosphere of care and safety is built and expectations are clear.

By bringing together the teaching of these skills along with the traditional Montessori presentations of grace, courtesy and respect of others, ourselves and the environment, ensure expectations are clear for everyone, and where all children develop skills in empathy, impulse control and anger management.