My students usually love being in the library, however, sometimes students need an alternative activity to promote wellness and well being. When a student is having a rough day, is feeling frustrated, or just doesn't have the stamina to participate in library lessons an alternative activity is the ticket.
Working collaboratively with a peer on an alternative enriching activity will allow student to self regulate emotions and wellness in the library - bonus the student also improves their ability to work with a partner collaboratively with a preferred task.
The goal is for students to self identify a mental wellness need to regulate emotions and choose to participate in an alternative task. The student should obtain permission of the instructor that an alternative task is preferred. At that time, the option to invite a peer to join the student will be offered. Preferential seating will be given and the student with their peer(s) will collaboratively work on the alternative task. For example, a student might choose a domino creation and the students will work together to design and manipulate the domino product. Another task might be drawing where a student selects a paper and drawing pencil. The students draw side-by-side and speak in low voices or sit in silence as they both create a product. These alternative tasks support learning objectives in the classroom such as: geometry shape identification and symmetry as students create tangram puzzles; alphabet - robot sticker by letter; abstract and concrete thinking with 100 piece puzzles; and literature - fold origami to tell a story. Students serve the class and school by working as a team with a student in need of wellness and emotional regulation and also support learning outcomes with structured alternative play. Students will learn how to regulate emotions and work with peers.
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