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

These empathy activities for kids foster empathy as a social emotional skill in children. Use the empathy beads to build this skill.

I can see quilt blocks put together like this... each block bound and finished then attached at the corners..... love it! Our classroom's friendship quilt! :)

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…

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…

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...