April 2016

2nd Grade, April 4-13

Introduce Empathy -- "seeing the world through the other guy's eyes"

Read The Invisible Boy

Reversals with Body: star to snowball, see to tree, boat to dog, plank to slide

Bully, Banana!, Porcupining, Goatilocks, A Visitor for Bear, Back to School Tortoise -- discuss examples of empathy or lack of

Each Kindness

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Kindergarten, April 5-15

Review Safety Lesson--Take a Trip to the Beach

Breathe like a square and circle

Camille's Team -- Make a Plan, Work Together, Have Fun

Squares Not Bad -- Make shape pictures

Be a Triangle

Read The Invisible Boy

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1st Grade, April 19-22

Puzzles in Teams--not looking at the puzzle, not speaking, only one team member touching, everyone working together

Counselor Survey

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Camille's Team

2nd Grade, April 22-29

Play the Telephone Game

Introduce "Fact Finders" -- Detective Handbook

Read The Hating Book

Smartboard -- swirling vortex game and clues

practice I-Messages

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Kindergarten, April 26-May 6

What I Am -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyVzjoj96vs

Kids of Hope Pledge

"What you THINK about, you BRING about!"

Move w/ The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

seed, sun, mountain, ocean, cactus arms w/ Warrior 1, bird -- Warrior 3, mouse, rain, child's pose, flower

Four Aces

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