Developing social skills: following the syllabus

This content is based on the official syllabus for most bilingual schools in Spain for Infants: Spanish/English Infants Integrated Curriculum (Currículo integrado hispano-británico para educación infantil y orientaciones para su desarrollo). You can click on the picture to download. 

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At page 38, this syllabus presents the guide to develop different social skills. These are, mainly:

Classroom routines

Greetings and goodbyes

Feelings

Personal hygiene and health

Behavior patterns

Sharing and participating

Showing respect

The main way -in relation to the language- to achieve the desirables outcomes relating to the development of social skills would be through songs, rhymes and games, always by using total physical response (TPR). In this way this bullet points have been developed in my personal journal and will be in this blog.

If you prefer, you can have a look at my presentation about this guide, which include information not just on social skills but also on topics and literacy skills: