All I ever needed to know, I learned in Kindergarten
Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sand box at nursery school.
These are the things I learned. Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you are sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some and draw some and paint and sing and dance and play and work everyday.
Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out in the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup? The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why. We are like that.
And then remember that book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all: LOOK! Everything you need to know is there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation, ecology, and politics and the sane living.
Think of what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about 3 o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. Or we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations to always put things back where we found them and clean up our own messes. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.
--- Robert Fulghum
101 Ways to Praise a Child!
WOW ? WAY TO GO ? SUPER ? YOU'RE SPECIAL ? OUTSTANDING ? EXCELLENT ?GREAT? GOOD ? NEAT ? WELL DONE ? REMARKABLE ? I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT ? I'M PROUD OF YOU ? FANTASTIC ? SUPER STAR ? NICE WORK ? LOOKING GOOD ? YOU'RE ON TOP OF IT ? BEAUTIFUL ? NOW YOU'RE FLYING ? YOU'RE CATCHING ON ? NOW YOU'VE GOT IT ? YOU'RE INCREDIBLE ? BRAVO ? YOU'RE FANTASTIC ? HURRAY FOR YOU ? YOU'RE ON TARGET ? YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY ? HOW NICE ? HOW SMART ? GOOD JOB ? THAT'S INCREDIBLE ? HOT DOG ? DYNAMITE ? YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL ? YOU'RE UNIQUE ? NOTHING CAN STOP YOU NOW ? GOOD FOR YOU ? I LIKE YOU YOU'RE A WINNER ? REMARKABLE JOB ? BEAUTIFUL WORK ? SPECTACULAR ? YOU'RE SPECTACULAR ? YOU'RE DARLING ? YOU'RE PRECIOUS ? GREAT DISCOVERY ? YOU'VE DISCOVERED THE SECRET ? YOU FIGURED IT OUT ? FANTASTIC JOB ? HIP, HIP, HURRAY ? BINGO ? MAGNIFICENT ? MARVELOUS ? TERRIFIC ? YOU'RE IMPORTANT ? PHENOMENAL ? YOU'RE SENSATIONAL ? SUPER WORK ? CREATIVE JOB ? SUPER JOB ? FANTASTIC JOB ? EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE ? YOU'RE A REAL TROOPER ? YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE ? YOU ARE EXCITING ? YOU LEARNED IT RIGHT ? WHAT AN IMAGINATION ?WHAT A GOOD LISTENER ? YOU ARE FUN ? YOU'RE GROWING UP ? YOU TRIED HARD ? YOU CARE ? BEAUTIFUL SHARING ? OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ? YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND ? I TRUST YOU ? YOU'RE IMPORTANT ? YOU MEAN A LOT TO ME ? YOU MAKE ME HAPPY ? YOU BELONG ? YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND ? YOU MAKE ME LAUGH ? YOU BRIGHTEN MY DAY ? I RESPECT YOU ? YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME ? THAT'S CORRECT ? YOU'RE A JOY ? YOU'RE A TREASURE ? YOU'RE WONDERFUL ? YOU'RE PERFECT ? AWESOME ? A+ JOB ? YOU'RE A-OK MY BUDDY ? YOU MADE MY DAY ? THAT'S THE BEST ? A BIG HUG ? A BIG KISS ? SAY I LOVE YOU!
Remember: Your child wants your approval. Be as positive as much as possible. If your child feels worthwhile and confident, then he or she will be more likely to learn in the classroom!
References: http://www.workingparents.com/101ways.htm