Accepting Yourself and Your Herd
A workshop on identity and empathy
11 - 11:50 am; West Wing
Accepting Yourself and Your Herd
A workshop on identity and empathy
We are all wonderfully unique individuals with herds who love and support us. Sometimes, however, that can be hard to see. And, even harder to feel. Especially for kids. This interactive workshop continues the conversation on empathy and offers specific resources and activities for readers to recognize and celebrate their unique traits and herds. To reflect on identity, self-acceptance, and empathy.
In this session, we’ll discuss ways to create empathy ambassadors in your school, use Flip Grid as a tool for empathy, introduce the Unfolding Identity Project, and create Smart Cookie Jars as ways for readers to embrace their idiosyncrasies and look beyond the traditional family to the whole “herd” of people who love and support them.
Empathy Resources:
Empathy Flipgrid - https://flipgrid.com/empathyambassadors Password: empathy!
Unfolding Identity Project (accepting yourself) - http://ellyswartz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Finding-Perfect-Unfolding-Identity2.pdf
Smart Cookie Activity (accepting your herd) - http://ellyswartz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Smart-Cookie-Activity.pdf
Kids + books - http://www.jacquelinedavies.net/blog/2018/7/22/its-not-that-complicated
#KidsNeedMentors #KidsNeedBooks - http://annbradenbooks.com/2018/05/kidsneedmentors
#cyberPD 2018: BEING THE CHANGE
Jesse Lewis Choose Love curriculum https://www.jesselewischooselove.org/
Elly Swartz, Author, Presenter
Elly Swartz loves writing for kids, Twizzlers, and anything with her family. Her debut novel, FINDING PERFECT (FSG 2016) is about twelve-year-old Molly, friendship, family, OCD, and a slam poetry competition that will determine everything. In her second book, SMART COOKIE (Scholastic, 2018), you meet the spunky and big-hearted Frankie. Frankie’s all about family with a dash of mischief and mystery! And then in 2019, you will say hello to Maggie in GIVE AND TAKE (FSG).
Elly is a graduate of Boston University and Georgetown University Law School. She has two grown sons who reside on opposite coasts and lives in Massachusetts with her husband and beagle named Lucy.
Where to find me:
Website; http://ellyswartz.com/
Twitter; @ellyswartz (https://twitter.com/ellyswartz)
Instagram; @ellyswartzbooks (https://www.instagram.com/ellyswartzbooks/)
Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/elly.pitaskyswartz
Web series with Victoria J Coe #BooksintheKitchen https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkOp2zBQIr4_1mrpbR3EwyQ