The jelly donut difference activities

Sprinkle Kindness throughout your school with this fun activity! I know most of y'all have seen "The Jelly Donut Difference" by Maria Dismondy posted about

In the beginning of the year (well, really throughout the whole year), we talk about friendships and showing kindness. This is such a huge part of year! I emphasize that we are a school family on day 1 to day 180. We do lots of activities and read many books learning how to accept, respect, and show love to each other. Our school motto is Love One Another, so they hear this a lot. They begin to become more aware that they are not the only ones in the class. They have to be patient, wait…

The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy is part of Clutter-Free Classroom’s Starts With a Story collection, which is a library of printable and digital resources for students in 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade. This picture book is great for the teaching concepts and ideas: kindness, predicting, summarizing, sequencing and message of the story. Your elementary students will love this read aloud and the related activities, worksheets and lesson ideas that are in the book companion. Scoop them up…

I just love all the books Maria Dismondy writes and this book is no different! The Jelly Donut Difference is no different! A book that teaches how to be kind is always a winner to me! She has a fantastic way of writing that really speaks to students of all ages. My students loved this […]

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Who's out for summer?!?! We got out last week and lemme' just tell ya'....I was itching for a summer break! There is just nothing better than having an excuse to stay in your pajamas until noon...or later! I wanted to pop in real quick and show you a free read aloud activity that is perfect for back to school. Have you read the book, The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy? My babies and I have read it just about every single night for bedtime story this week. It is such a sweet story…

The topic of kindness is a recurring topic of conversation in my classroom. Our school promotes kindness every day, and several times a yea...

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. You know how sometimes you come across an author and you just LOVE everything he or she writes? For the past two years, I have been loving all of Maria Dismondy's books. All of her books are written to make a difference and teach valuable life lessons. Her newest book, The Jelly Donut Difference, is no different! The Jelly Donut Difference is a quick read about a pair of siblings who learn that a small act of kindness can really change someone's…