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February 16th - February 19th
Theme: Communication
Monday, February 15th - OFF President's Day
Tuesday, February 16th - Read Aloud
One way to improve a friendship is through communication.
Communication is the act of giving, receiving, and sharing information -- in other words, talking or writing, listening or reading. Another way to put it is that communication is the passing along of ideas to others.
First, listen to a book below about learning to communicate with friends:
Reflect: What does the brown pencil learn about being a friend and communicating with his friends?
Reflect: What does Frank learn about talking to others?
Lacey Walker, Non-Stop Talker!
Reflect: What did Lacy learn when she could not talk for a day? How did this help her become a better friend and a better listener?
Then, review some pointers below about having conversations with friends:
Wednesday, February 17th
Your assignment today is to practice having a conversation with a friend or family member.
First review some ways to start a conversation:
Then choose a topic (what you want to talk about) by looking at these cards:
Think of your conversation as a chain. Each comment or question adds to or continues your conversation like a link in a chain. You can print and cut out these chain links below to track your conversation. (No printer, no problem - You can draw circles on a piece a paper to represent the links in your conversation chain).
Thursday, February 18th -
Challenge yourself to keep a conversation going and stay on topic (that means to keep talking about what you started talking about at the beginning of your conversation). Empathy can help in making conversation. Think about how the person you are talking to might feel when you make a comment or ask a question. Choose one activity below.
K - 3 What Comes Next? K - 1 Video Directions
K - 3 Asking Questions to show you are interested
2 - 4 Staying on Topic Staying on Topic Worksheet - Video Directions
Then practice ending your conversation in a polite way by doing the activity below:
Friday, February 19th - Fun Friday
It's Friday. Let's celebrate by making a friend feel good! Write a letter, send a postcard or call a friend to communicate how you care about him or her. Choose one activity below:
Pen Pal Activity - Write and draw on this pen pal letter for a friend
Post Cards - Send a quick note to a friend
Letter Planning Page Letter Format Format of a Letter - Write a letter to a friend or loved one.
K - 4 Name Three Board game - play a game with a friend.
Pen-Pals-Worksheet.pdf
CollaborativeConversations.pdf
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