by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Ask students to think about a contemporary social or political issue they feel strongly about and discuss how it makes them feel. Ask students to create a list of symbols, colors, people, locations, textures, objects and images that they associate with the issue they...
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Set out white 3″ x 5″ cards, a black ink pad, a pen and a magnifying glass. Ask the students to make prints of their thumbs by pressing them on the ink pad and then onto the cards. Label each print with the student’s name. Let students use the magnifying...
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
If you saw someone getting picked on, would you join in with the bully or stand up to the bully? Would you tell someone or walk away
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Form a welcome group in your class. Work together and make a plan on how to welcome a new student. Ask your group to make sure that every student is included and doesn’t feel sad or alone. What are some things that your group can do?
by boot | Jul 22, 2025
Ask students: Have you ever moved, or changed schools? If so, how did you feel? Were you scared or nervous? How did you make friends? How did others make it easy to be friends? Suggest that students make a commitment to approach three new people that might become new...
