Development of the activity
The children
and the teacher sat down in a circle. The teacher begins by
greeting the child to his right, shaking hands with him and
saying "good morning.............. How are you?
The child responds
how he feels: "Well, thank you", or with another formula
that is usual. The teacher gives him a kiss, a hug, a caress,
a pat on the back, or a soft caress, and he wishes him a good
day.
The child that
has just been greeted, does the same thing with his partner
on the right, and this way until we complete the round.
The teacher,
at the beginning of the school year, can talk with the children
about greetings, what reason they serve, and how pleasant it
is to feel welcome.
The children
comment about the forms of greetings they know: to shake hands,
to be kissed, to be caressed, to be given a hug, etc. The adult
encourages them to use all the greetings, varying every day
according to how they feel.
It is important
that the educator sits every day next to a different child so
that they all have the same opportunity of being greeted by
him.