At Little Lessons, we have a number of helpful sayings, which we use to encourage and motivate the children that we teach.
One of our most popular sayings is, 'put it in your pocket!'
We ask children to hold on to all wins, big or small by popping these into their imaginary pockets. This may look like a high mark in a spelling test, a certificate of kindness in assembly, a positive note in a reading log or a request from a new friend at school asking them to play. It is so easy for children to forget the strides that they are making.
We also encourage children to collect words and phrases that spark joy, and to save these up, in their pocket to use at just the right moment. Some children have taken this idea on even further by writing these down in a special notebook 📒 ✏️ .
Photograph Credit - Maica.
Put it in your Pocket