Looking through a collection of picture books, ask students to find things that are alike and things that are different about the people depicted. Discuss with them how our differences make us stronger as a community. Encourage students to talk about all the ways...
Ask students to think about one thing that makes them unique. Ask students to think about their family. How is their body and their features like those of their family, and how are they different? Then ask students to share what they like best about themselves.
Gather some everyday objects (spoon, hat, pencil, book, etc.). Have the students form a circle to play “This is not a spoon”. Take an everyday object (spoon, pencil, hat) and pass it around the circle. When the student gets the object they say, “This is not a ______...
As a class, share examples of ways to speak feelings in a positive way. For example, create a fill-in-the-blank chart like the one below: I feel_____________ when you__________. Have students practice speaking their feelings to one another using the above sentence...
Blow up a balloon to the stress point as you discuss with children how it feels inside when you start to get angry or upset. Ask what will happen if you keep blowing air into the balloon. Compare the popping of the balloon to what happens if we get so angry that we...
