November and December 2014

Kindergarten

Mr. Stanley Responsibility Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ2diAHg9a8

"Be Responsible" is one of our school expectations.

What are our responsibilities? What jobs do we do at home?

Introduce "Animal Friends"

We are responsible for being Teddy Bear Friends!

Responsibility Scavenger Hunt

Assign students to find a pencil, box of tissues, lunch box, jacket, and crayon.

Cheer: __Student's name__ was responsible! __Student's name__ followed through! Way to go, __Student's name__!

Wrap Up with Waiting is Not Easy! by Mo Willems

It is not easy to be responsible and do what you gotta do. You don't always like your responsibilities . . . but it's our job to "git 'er done" so we do!

"Come on, do what you're supposed to do. Responsibility is following through!"

1st Grade

Pizza Breath (Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philemon Sturges)

A Big Guy Took My Ball by Mo Willems

When two or more are gathered, we could have a problem!

How to solve a problem with a friend--Conflict Resolution Strategies (Batman Toolkit)

Introduce Healthy Play

(1) Why do we play?

(2) What's the most important part of the game?

play "Cosmic Motion"

process the game

Waiting is Not Easy by Mo Willems

Kindergarten

Tattle vs. Tell (Warn) or Snake Friend vs. Teddy Bear Friend

Read Armadillo Tattletale -- Tattling

Be the snake with body, walk like the teddy bear friend

BREATHE, then ask, "Is somebody or something hurting or in danger?"

"Am I telling to get someone in trouble?" My business is enough business to keep me busy.

Pick a clue, decide if it's tattling or warning, put a bee in the hive to show we can "be responsible."

1st Grade

Thank You, Sarah -- bold, brave, stubborn and smart/My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown

Peace Builders -- Teddy Bear Friends

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie/Conflict Resolution Toolbox, The Smile That Went Around the World, Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed

Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade Benchmarking--KINDNESS

My Teacher is a Monster, Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

"Sharing Kindness with Bill the Buzzard"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb8-7HZACYo

What is a KINDNESS? How can we share KINDNESS?

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NKuSANcSteAIwih7zzLPA7DGbI9U3cV0Uxa7eJXgJdQ/viewform

How do you feel when you receive a kindness? How does sharing a kindness make you feel? Practice with finger puppets.

Random Acts of Cougar Kindness--Recognize someone for the bulletin board.

Books about Kindness

The Smile That Went Around the World

Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed

The Peace Book