8Th GRADE COURSE CONTRACT.docx8th Grade Course Offerings 2024-2025
Students will participate in classroom presentations/assemblies to hear and learn about course offerings available to our 8th grade students. Students will have an opportunity to meet with their counselor, individually, to pick their course requests for the 8th grade year.
Self- Care for you and your Family
Emotional
Watch a good movie
Write to each other positive notes
Verbalize and talk about feelings
Draw self-portraits
Say “I love you”
Spend time writing
Have a sing-a-long
Tell jokes
Put on a play
Try a new craft
Physical
Dance party
Go for a walk
Family bike ride
Play in your backyard
Tag
Roller skating
Jumprope
Hopscotch
Kids yoga
Wii fit games
Basketball (can use rolled-up socks and garbage can if basketball is unavailable)
Social
A gratitude list
Go outside
Talk about forgiveness
Write thank you’s
Practice positive self-talk
Create a garden
Call your friends on the phone
Socially distanced outdoor activity with masks on
Mental
Read together
Draw or write stories
Kids meditation
Find shapes in clouds
Practice belly breaths
Go on a walk to find new things
Make vision boards
Try Headspace for kids
Create mandalas
Make mindfulness jars
Play mind strength games like memory
Practical
Clean up
Declutter old toys
Assign chores
Make a grocery list together
Learn about money
Make a weekly budget check-in
Make a weekly cleaning check-in
Homework/study
Have a morning & night routine
Create a daily schedule