The Butterfly Classroom

Class Contract Writing for a Socially & Emotionally Safe Classroom

Guiding Question

How can we ACT in ways to ensure our classroom FEELS safe, inspiring & supportive for EVERYONE?

Skills

  • I can analyze a short film for character development & social norms.
  • I can apply what I've seen to my behavior and peer/staff relationships.
  • I can contribute to discussions about class norms and commit to following them, along with my peers and teacher.

Lessons & Assignments

View Butterfly Circus

  • Viewing Guide (Graphic Organizer)
  • Discuss/Brainstorm:
    • What were the characteristics of the traditional circus (focus: how did people feel?)
    • What were the characteristics of the butterfly circus (focus: how did people feel?)
    • What can we commit to as a class to ensure that we have a butterfly circus?
  • Create Class Contracts with the commitments from the question above. You might have to narrow them/eliminate some.
  • Whole-Class Signatures