This YES DAY Kit includes everything you need to have a Yes Day your kids won’t forget! With very little to no prep, you’ll be ready to let your kids call the shots without the headache. Whether you’re having Yes Day at home or in the classroom, this kit has you covered! Included in your Yes Day Kit (read below for details on each): » Request Slips (in two different formats) » Pre-made Request Slips » Wall Decorations (banner & poster) » Request Slips Box Label » “Yes!” Sign » Paper Hats (three different options) » Ground Rules (ready-to-print or customize them) » Writing Prompt »»» Request Slips ««« Two formats of request slips are included. Simple, single-request slips are big enough for students to write one request per slip. These are great if you only want your kids to get one request each or you trust them to come up with requests that follow all the ground rules. The other format is the three-option request slips, which allow students to write their first, second, and third choices for Yes Day requests. These are great for allowing students to come up with more ideas, while also allowing you to decide which of their options you would like to do. Both formats come in color and B&W. »»» Pre-Made Request Slips ««« These are in the same format as the single-request slips. Use these to bulk out your collection of requests for the day if either your kids weren’t able to come up with many ideas or you had to take out too many of their requests. »»» Wall Decorations ««« An 8.5inx55in banner, spread across five letter-size pieces of paper, is easy to cut out and assemble and comes in both color and B&W. A letter-size poster also comes in color and B&W. Use these to brighten up your space and create extra excitement for the day! »»» Request Slips Box Label ««« Decorate a box or a jar for students to put their request slips into. You’ll want to collect all the request slips and look through them, pulling out any that don’t follow the ground rules or can’t be done (saving you from saying no later). They come in both color and B&W. »»» “Yes!” Sign ««« Cut out both sides of this circular sign and attach them to a popsicle stick or pencil to create a fun, colorful sign to hold up every time you say “YES!” to your kids, adding even more fun! It comes in both color and B&W. »»» Paper Hats ««« There are three options for paper hats: a crown, a cowboy hat, and a “YES!” hat. Let your kids decide which hat they want to color in, then they can cut them out and assemble and wear their Yes Day hat! »»» Ground Rules ««« Setting clear ground rules is very important for a successful Yes Day, as you can imagine. As long as your kids know the boundaries, they should be able to ask for whatever they want and get a “yes!”, so make that possible by making the rules clear from the beginning. Ground rules come in two layouts: portrait & landscape. The portrait layout is great for printing off and the landscape one is better for displaying on a screen. You are also able to completely customize the ground rules to make them exactly what you need. Detailed instructions are included on how to edit the Ground Rules template on Google Slides and save a new version in whatever format you need. »»» Writing Prompt ««« End the day by having your kids reflect on their favorite part of Yes Day! This worksheet includes a space for kids to write a paragraph about their favorite part of the day as well as a place for them to draw a picture. Things to Consider Before Your Yes Day: • What Ground Rules do you need to put in place? Check if the included ground rules are what you need or if you need to set up your own. • Do you plan on going through your kids’ requests before the day starts? • You might need to pull out ones that can’t be done to avoid saying no later • How will you do this without the kids knowing? • Do you want to take your kids’ Yes Day requests the day before or the day of? • Taking them the day before gives you the time to go through them and do any needed prep work • If you take them the day of, one of your rules can be “We can only do things with what we have here with us already.” • Which format of request slips will work best for your kids? • The three-option ones are great because kids get more chances to think of an idea and you can choose which one you like the best without saying no