Over the last two weeks, we've continued on our journey to kindness by exploring gratitude and empathy both in our classroom and in classrooms across the country!
Our first act of gratitude was making Valentines for Veterans, which will be delivered to military men and women via the Pease Greeters! We wished them a Happy Valentine's Day, and thanked them for serving our country and keeping us safe.
Later that week, we had a Mystery Skype with a class in Michigan! After we guessed which state they were from, we played some games to get to know each other and we all made a pact to smile at three people before leaving for the school day.
During our skype, we brainstormed a list of people who work for our schools who don't always get the appreciation they deserve, and we made thank you cards for our custodians, cafeteria workers, office staff, nurses, and our bus drivers! We also got together with the Elephant Class for some safari time and read the book Sam's Pet Temper before going through some of Teaching Tolerance's empathy resources.
We continued with our "Kindness Hot Seat" as well, and we are hoping to get everyone in the hot seat by the end of next week!
Next week we will continue to focus on Empathy with a "mix it up" day at lunch and some more great books!
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