Hello Room 12 Families-
Today we had a discussion in class about sucking on our arms and hands. I have noticed that children are sucking on their arms to the point that they are leaving marks.
We discussed why we do not do this to our bodies. We talked about the marks being a way for our body to tell us that it doesn't like being sucked on. We also discussed that at school there are many germs and licking or sucking on things causes the spread of germs and can make us sick.
The students had great ideas about reminding each other not to do this if we see someone sucking on their arm or hand. We also talked about not chewing or sucking on our sleeves as well. I was glad to hear the students come up with great ideas on how to solve this issue. They understand why we should not do this.
This is the first day that I have noticed these behaviors in several children and so am working to insure it doesn't continue.
Thank you for your support. Please let me know if you have any questions.
I don't think I'd make a very good teacher; I'd be laughing the entire time and probably enticing the kids to do more of the things that I did when I was their age.
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