Kindergarten -- Responsibility
Mr. Stanley Responsibility Video
What are your jobs? Home?
Play Classroom Scavenger Hunt
To celebrate success--Chant, "_____________ was responsible! ___________ followed through! Way to go, _____________!"
Career Day by Anne Rockwell
Make connections--match talents/interests to a right fit job
Will.i.am Sesame Street Video, "What I Am"
1st Grade -- Active Listening
Howard Wigglebottom Learns to Listen
What is active listening? What do you need to do it?
Listening Kit
Practice with Mrs. Broam, process
Practice with a partner, process
Listen Buddy by Helen Lester or Listen to My Trumpet by Mo Willems
Kindergarten -- Respect
Spell RESPECT like a cheerleader: Gimme an R, "R!"
What does RESPECT mean in Kindergarten words? Taking care of, Being kind
3 kinds of respect: others, self, school (property, stuff)
Check for Understanding -- drag ideas to others, self, school categories on SmartBoard slide
The Respect Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgidfFs-j4M
(havefunteaching.com)
Thankful Hearts are Happy Hearts
I'm Thankful by Todd Parr
Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Draw a Thanksgiving Turkey and add "Thankful" feathers!
Friendship Fun and Fatigue
Chicken in the Family by Mary Amato
3's a crowd . . . Roller Coasters are built for 2 . . . Begin with End in Mind, know there will be bumps
Work them out with a PLAN
I-Messages
Practice
Too Many Frogs by Sandy Asher
Sometimes friends don't even have a clue how they are bothering/hurting you. An I-Message let's them know in an A-Okay way.
Check in with class for real life examples. Reinforce learning/application of skill.
Song Study
Sing Frog Kissing. Break it down.
What is this song teaching me?
When have I felt like I was covered in a green, warty hide?
How can I help someone who is covered in a green, warty hide?
What do those phrases mean to me?
Sing Little Boy Went First Day of School
What is this song teaching me?
When did I felt I had to color the flower green and red?
When could I use all the colors of the rainbow?
What do those phrases mean to me?
You Tube--American Idol (English)
Pitch Wonder
Other Songs to Explore:
Howard Gray
The World is a Rainbow
Fireworks?
Cats in the Cradle
1st Grade -- Heart Talk
Review Howard Wigglebottom Learns to Listen--eyes, ears, heart, head, not mouth, not hands
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson -- how does the story make you feel? why? chit chat
Ripple HD iPad App -- share a kindness, start a positive ripple
Introduce Heart Talk
Model with Puppets
Practice with Puppets
scenarios -- called me a name, didn't like my shirt, didn't like my artwork, cut in line
Heart Talk Bookmark
Advertise Duckies for those who practice "heart talk" when in conflict