Belonging activities for kids

Creating a paper chain of kindness with preschoolers to explain how our kind actions can impact others and set off a chain reaction, developing EQ

Harmony Day: Trace each child's hand and have them decorate with oil pastels. Wash over with edicol dye or food colouring and mount onto card. Our PYP central idea is displayed underneath

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...

This Learning for Justice aligned lesson is about understanding personal identity and the identities of others. It’s an important skill on its own and also a first step towards valuing diversity and standing up to injustice. It focuses on elements of identity (name, race, religion, culture, appearance, strengths, interests, family), knowing and liking who we […]

We had a lot of fun doing a height measurement chart with the kids today. The kids chose yarn and flower colors and we saw just how much they've sprouted! Inspiration for this chart came from Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers. They also link some other very interesting looking measurement activities! I was also inspired by their basket of measuring tapes, so I included the only one that I could find and added some strings, some taller and some shorter than their bodies. Let's just see…

Spring bulletin boards for classrooms and libraries are always a figurative breath of fresh air - even if the temperature hasn't quite warmed up yet.

Creating A Classroom Community Through Art Part 1 Red, yellow, and blue are great alone, but when you mix them you create something beautiful. This is how lasting friendships are formed. Two individuals coming together to create something beautiful - FRIENDSHIP. The children pick a friend to work with and were given a large sheet of paper to decorate. We used tempera paint (red, yellow, blue), flannel sheets, and plastic plates. We diluted the paint with water to make it easier for it to…