Class buddy activities

Buddy classes in school are when two classes from different grade levels, usually a higher and lower grade, are paired together. There are many benefits of buddy classes!

Work BIG With This Fun Body Tracing Activity for Kids

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Fun, no / low prep Reading Buddy Activities for any grade! | That Fun Reading Teacher $

Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don't really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.

STEM Activity for Kids: How to Make Straw Rockets (w/ Free Rocket Template)- Fun for a science lesson, outdoor play activity, or unit on space! ~ BuggyandBuddy.com

Kids use team work to create this wheel.

These friendship activities for elementary students are a fun way to build a happy, caring classroom climate & teach social skills that will last all year.

Stuck for ideas for your buddy program? Check out these awesome activity ideas!

Looking to foster relationships among your students during back to school? This blog post is filled with fun Getting to Know You activities for kids! From icebreakers to games, get creative ideas to promote friendship and community in the classroom. Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, or 2nd grade, these activities encourage communication through making friendship bracelets. Explore these free back to school activities for exciting ways to build connections.

Happy Sunday friends! I'm sure you're not quite ready to hit the ground running tomorrow to start a new week - but that just means we are one day closer to summer - so there's a good way to look at it! I wanted to pop in and share an idea with you and a new freebie that's in my TPT store to help you with student behavior as we wind down the school year. Throughout the post, you may find Amazon Affiliate links, which means Amazon tosses a few nickels my way if you purchase something through…

The Bender Bunch: Set Up a Buddy Program at Your School

Send them off with a smile!

"...This was perfect for grade 1 through to 6 ❤️ I gave them the option to either write or draw, and some of the big kids buddies up with the younger ones to help them which was so lovely!" Thanks @teaandcountryteaching for these awesome action shots, and we love how it helped the kids to bond. 💚

Every year that I walk into a classroom, I have the same goal: build our class into warm, welcoming community that functions like a great, big extended family. We build classroom traditions and routine that help us to achieve this community, and it has worked year after year! Here are some of my favorite tried and true activities to help build community in an upper elementary (third, fourth, fifth) grade classroom.

7 End of Year Friendship Activities for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade that can also be used as end of year student gifts or station activities

Last week was finally our first week of school. It was great!! I was thinking about posting some of the cool things we did and realize...

The first few days are a bit tough at the beginning of a school year. The elementary school activities in this packet are designed to help you get to know your students, and to support your students to get to know you and each other. #backtoschoolactivities

Finding great team building activities can be challenging. This friendship wheel is a great way for children to collaborate and learn about each other as they create a beautiful friendship wheel.