Family and Community Engagement is essential. It is important to involve the entire school in creating an environment that supports parents. We
A Kindergarten blog about effective teaching and making learning fun.
How do I know it's back to school time? My plants are dead. All of my plants that I grew so lovingly in the spring, watered all ...
These free community helper sort and classify mats are so much fun for kids learning about people who help us! These mats come in two styles, blank mats
ALL ABOUT ME & MY COMMUNITY I absolutely love teaching All About Me and My Community ! In this unit we cover four themes that are so much fun: All About Me, All About My Family, All About Community Helpers and When I Grow Up. You all know that I love thematic teaching units , and this
When I start the new school year, I pick a book of the day for the first two weeks. I create a variety of activities to go with each book. I use a lot of books that focus on social and emotional learning, including kindness, friendship, and respect. But, I also add in some fun ... Read More about 8 Books for Back to School
A read-aloud book such as Our Class is a family is an amazing way to build a positive, safe, and supportive community in your classroom!
Try these creative family fun night ideas from parent groups across the country.
Setting up a classroom family photo display is a great way to build a positive classroom community. Today, I'm going to share a letter you can send home requesting a family photo, as well as some
Grab the kiddos, get the neighbors and Let's get this party STARTED!!! There are so
A read-aloud book such as Our Class is a family is an amazing way to build a positive, safe, and supportive community in your classroom!
ALL ABOUT ME & MY COMMUNITY I absolutely love teaching All About Me and My Community ! In this unit we cover four themes that are so much fun: All About Me, All About My Family, All About Community Helpers and When I Grow Up. You all know that I love thematic teaching units , and this
The first week anxiety and nerves are real! Help your new students with some beginning of the year team building activities and ice breakers.
When I start the new school year, I pick a book of the day for the first two weeks. I create a variety of activities to go with each book. I use a lot of books that focus on social and emotional learning, including kindness, friendship, and respect. But, I also add in some fun ... Read More about 8 Books for Back to School
Our Class is a Family is a great read aloud to build classroom community! These activities are a way to extend that classroom community building. This resource includes a self-portrait, a cut and paste activity, a writing prompt, and a coloring page. These activities are a great way to solidify what makes a positive classroom community. How to use: -Read aloud Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen. -Brainstorm what makes a classroom family- students can write on their copy or you can project and trace to create an interactive anchor chart -Have students color the coloring page school house -Students will cut the small pictures, paste the pictures that show a good classmate inside the school and paste the pictures that don't show a good classmate outside the school. -Students will respond to the writing prompt, "I can be a helpful and kind classmate by..." This resource is a perfect way to start building classroom community those first few weeks! Check out my other resources: All Are Welcome Activity Pack Editable Back to School Night Bundle Daily Dictation Journal Editable Daily Morning Meeting Slides
Whether you are also leading a tween/teen group who is looking to understand " Why is community service important?" - here are 15+ great service projects for tweens!
Do you teach a Community Helpers Preschool or Kindergarten Unit? You will LOVE this fun set of pretend play learning centers and no prep worksheets.
A read-aloud book such as Our Class is a family is an amazing way to build a positive, safe, and supportive community in your classroom!
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This past week we have been discussing what belonging to a community means, what communities we belong to (families, class/school, neighbourhoods, sports teams), and the people and places within these communities. We began by discussing the different places we would find in our community and why they are important. Then students had a chance to …
Looking for fun All About Me Activities for kids? Check out these 16 Hands-On All About me Learning Activities and Crafts for Preschool or Kindergarten.
A collection of preschool family theme activities including books, crafts, sensory activities, and class projects for children to learn about families.
Here is a great Community Outreach Idea for your small church. It's free. It's relational. And it's a pure gift to your community.
Create your own DIY Little Free Library with these step-by-step instructions. You'll love feeling part of your community this way!
Kindness is always in style. Spread kindness. Spread positivity. Bring happiness into other lives whenever and wherever possible! This positive mentality of spreading kindness is why I have created…
Community Helpers and Labor Day go hand in hand in the primary classroom. See ideas on how to combine these two with resources listed
Check out these great ideas for helping your students feel like part of a classroom community during distance learning & social distancing.
Art Festival and Family Art Night- How to run a Family Art Night. Increase attendance and promote your art department with engaging art activities.
Paper Bag Dramatics: A fun activity for Team Building and Developing Community. Here's an idea that can be used just about anywhere at any time. It encourages groups to solve problems, think creatively, and work as a team.
Learn how to create simple models and maps with early years students with this free geography printable!
Setting up a classroom family photo display is a great way to build a positive classroom community. Today, I'm going to share a letter you can send home requesting a family photo, as well as some
Last week was finally our first week of school. It was great!! I was thinking about posting some of the cool things we did and realize...
