🧩 KG 2 · Thinking & feelings · Ages 5–6 · about 3 weeks Dates: to

A Choice While I Wait

Goal: Recognise a feeling while waiting for a shared turn and choose something helpful to do.

For parents: Practise brief, predictable waits when everyone is comfortable. Say what marks the next turn, such as finishing one drawn circle. Stay available, and shorten the wait or offer another tool when needed. Never make food, toileting, comfort or help depend on waiting well.

Do together

  1. What is the waiting feeling?

    You need: Paper and crayons

    Draw Ali waiting while a friend draws one circle with a shared crayon. Ask what he might feel and what could help. He could watch, choose his next colour or ask for another crayon. Waiting need not look cheerful.

  2. Know when my turn comes

    You need: Paper and crayons

    Agree to draw one circle each, passing a shared crayon after every circle. Before your turn, say when your child's turn comes. They choose whether to watch or plan their circle. Keep spare crayons available and pause if waiting becomes uncomfortable.

  3. Change the waiting plan

    You need: The same paper and crayons

    Ask which waiting choice helped. Try another short turn only if both want to. Model asking, "Could I use another crayon?" If the plan changes, explain it and offer a new choice. Do not lengthen the wait as a test.

Talk about it

  • How might Ali feel while waiting?
  • What will tell you it is your turn?
  • What could help while you wait?

Words to use

  • wait
  • turn
  • feeling
  • watch
  • plan
  • ask
  • choice

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