Make a copy of this Padlet. Have a class discussion about how to make everyone feel welcome in your school. Give students time to add ideas to the Padlet and talk about their thoughts.
Create fortune tellers to use as an icebreaker to start conversations with new friends. Follow along with this lesson which includes blank template for students to come up with their own questions to get to know someone. Pair with the Padlet idea above to create a class brainstorm space.
Use the Animate a Name Tutorial on Scratch to create personalized name tags. Have students share their work and explain what makes them unique. Click here to view example.
Penguin Teacher's Guide- Discussion questions plus activities to extend and explore the text
Unleashing Readers Review- Discussion questions
The Curriculum Corner Book Study- Includes 12 task cards to pair with the book and variety of printable worksheets