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SPARK: Supporting Positive Attitudes and Resilience for Kids
Who I am Matters
Who I am Matters
Grades 4-5, July 7-11
Grades 4-5, July 7-11
Students read All Are Welcome a story celebrating diversity, inclusion, and the importance of creating a welcoming environment for everyone. After engaging with the book, they reflected on their own identities and what makes them unique. Using this inspiration, students created identity posters that showcased their personal interests, cultural backgrounds, and qualities that define them. This activity allowed them to express themselves creatively, celebrate their individuality, and see the value in embracing differences within their classroom community.
Cultivating Cultural Awareness and Essential Life Skills
Cultivating Cultural Awareness and Essential Life Skills
Promote Cultural Appreciation: Encourage students to embrace the rich cultural diversity within our city and state. Through interactions with different communities, traditions, and heritage sites, they will gain a deeper appreciation for the multicultural fabric that shapes our society.
Foster Civic Awareness: Help students develop a sense of civic responsibility by fostering an understanding of the social, cultural, and historical aspects of our city and state. This will empower them to actively engage in and contribute to their communities.
Enhance Local Knowledge: Expand students' knowledge and understanding of local history, geography, landmarks, and prominent figures within our city and state. By exploring these aspects firsthand, students will develop a stronger connection to their surroundings and a sense of pride in their community.
Flexibility and Adaptability
Applies problem-solving skills in a changing environment
Demonstrates the ability to apply a decision-making process to health-related situations
Identifies responsible health behaviors
Compares the relative risk of various behaviors
Initiative and Self-Direction
Works towards goals with pride
Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
Interacts effectively with others
Explains how the media influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors
Productivity and Accountability
Accountable for group or individual tasks in a timely manner
Leadership and Responsibility
Encourages others to contribute positively to school and community
Demonstrates ability to influence and support others in making positive health choices
In this collaborative lesson, students explored how their unique identities, experiences, and strengths contribute to the success of a team. Beginning with a read-aloud of A New Kind of Wild, students reflected on what makes them distinct and how those differences can strengthen a team. After sharing their own “wild,” students will form Field Day teams using identity cards that highlight personal strengths, cultural backgrounds, and interests.
Each team worked together to foster pride and unity by selecting a team name that represents them, designing a team flag with meaningful symbols, colors, or languages, and creating a group chant or cheer. Teams then collaborated to design an original outdoor game that emphasizes inclusion, creativity, and teamwork. Menominee Park
Creating Community through ART
Creating Community through ART
Grades 4-5, July 14-18
Grades 4-5, July 14-18
Inspired by Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds, this lesson invites students to explore creativity, perspective, and community by discovering how everyday objects can inspire new ways of seeing the world. After reading the story together, students will collaborate on a painted paper mural that reflects their personalities, experiences, and connections within the community. They will also work with polymer clay—using supplies provided by Lil Mad Kat Studio—to craft personal charms or sculptures that represent their identities, hopes, or meaningful aspects of their lives. Through these hands-on creative activities, students will celebrate individuality, appreciate one another’s stories, and strengthen classroom connections.
*Promote Cultural Appreciation: Encourage students to embrace the rich cultural diversity within our city and state. Through interactions with different communities, traditions, and heritage sites, they will gain a deeper appreciation for the multicultural fabric that shapes our society.
*Foster Civic Awareness: Help students develop a sense of civic responsibility by fostering an understanding of the social, cultural, and historical aspects of our city and state. This will empower them to actively engage in and contribute to their communities.
*Enhance Local Knowledge: Expand students' knowledge and understanding of local history, geography, landmarks, and prominent figures within our city and state. By exploring these aspects firsthand, students will develop a stronger connection to their surroundings and a sense of pride in their community.
Students will take on the role of amusement park “Imagineers,” exploring creativity, innovation, and community responsibility, inspired by The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter. Working in small groups, students will design and build original amusement park models, thoughtfully incorporating ideas of safety, community enjoyment, and cultural influences into their creations.
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