What are these children exposed to that they would improvise a hand grenade? Are you near a military base? I would do a Google search for some help with how to craft a letter describing what is appropriate and what is not, but I would first discuss this with your Board if you have one. The school with which I was affiliated a long time ago and its Director for 9 1/2 years did not allow any play weaponry to be brought to school but this did not stop them from creating some weapons from material in the room. This was usually done in the context of pretend play and related to Superheroes.
Over the time that I was Director, I did find that some children were exposed to inappropriate TV shows and constant news shows where violence and aggression around the world were shown and discussed.
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Nora Krieger, PhD
Associate Professor Emerita/Past Chair NJEEPRE
Bloomfield College/NJ Educators Exploring the Practices of Reggio Emilia
Highland Park, NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-15-2020 06:59 PM
From: ina Aparicio
Subject: Guns, weapons and pre-school
Does anyone know where I can find some good parent handouts on gun and weapon play for school. On my ZOOM meeting the other day. One child shared a sword and another, guns and a hand grenade(all pretend) My children are from the 3-5 year old range. I know some parents are not very gun tolerant. Currently we have sent a letter, letting the families know NOT to bring arsenal to ZOOM. However, would be good to give the parents something to read, as to the "why" behind our decision. Thank you.
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