Showing posts with label feelings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label feelings. Show all posts

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Hidden Helpers

To build classroom community and celebrate holiday cheer in your classroom, implement Hidden Helpers! Each student is assigned a secret pal. They do something nice for their secret pal each week without letting their pal know who his or her hidden helper is. (Rules: No material gifts) Children can provide a helpful hand, compliment or do a favor for their pal.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Who made that scale?!

Read the Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister, talk about sharing, friendship, and being unique! Have each kid create an original, one of a kind scale for an oversized paper fish for homework. Along with their scale, have them write a couple clues that describe their scale. They bring the scale back in a brown, paper lunch bag with their clues. Remind kids not to share their scale, it's a secret! Lay all of their beautiful scales out on a table. Then, pass out  the clues to each child, making sure they don't end up with the clues they wrote. Students must try to find the scale that matches the clues. Who do they think made the scale? Could they find the correct scale that matches the clues? Did they guess the right artist? Then, use their scales to create a lovely fish!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Feelings


The Classic Bully Demonstration done around the world: Have kids take a cut out heart: crumple it and stomp on it. Next, have them unfold it and smooth it out. Ask the kids what the heart looks like. Then, have them tell it, "they're sorry." Did saying they're sorry bring the heart back to it's original state? The heart can't be fixed. "That's what happens when a child bullies another child. They may say they’re sorry; however, the "scars" don't fade away." via NY teacher (anonymous)

Friday, February 10, 2012

Easy or Hard to Do?


This is a wonderful activity from 
Playful Learning that helps kids understand that some things will come easy to them, while other things require more practice. 
Is it Easy or Is it Hard Book - photo via past print