Weekly Tribes 2020: Online Tribes for Mother’s Day
This comes from Megan in Budapest, Hungary. Her school, Happy Kids, has been closed for 5 weeks, but Megan continues to find a way to stay connected and help her students and families do the same. Here is her plan for a Zoom meeting with 10 people at a time (mom’s and kids): Greetings […]
When We Were Young
This comes from Megan, a teacher at Happy Kids School in Budapest, Hungary. Here, I am introducing the topic “When We Were Young”, where we will begin by comparing toys of the past and present. 1. Provide for inclusion: Use energizer “My Favourite People and Things”: In a community circle, I will start out by […]
Appreciations
Here is a starter list of creative, and fun ways to appreciate. Please send in your additions! Fantastic: Squirt three times, then wipe and say “Fantastic!” Attitude: One hand on hip, one hand snaps while you say “You go! [girl or boy]” Apple Polisher: Hold apple in hand, then rub on shirt 7-7-3-3: Clap 7x, […]
Graphing Feelings
TITLE: Graphing Feelings Submitted by Ana Guerra GRADE: Pre-school (age 4) MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED: Five Tribbles, p. 251 (cut into sections for easy graphing) PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION – A You Question, Energizer, or Linking Strategy: Community circle with Tribbles: How do I feel today? IDENTIFY THE OBJECTIVES: Content Standard: Create a graph and answer questions […]
Practicing Colors
TITLE: Practicing Colors GRADE: Pre-K MATERIALS/TIME REQUIRED: colored paper; 10-20- min. PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION – A You Question, Energizer, or Linking Strategy: “I like my neighbor”: Use colors in each sentence, for each round. Example: I like my neighbor who is wearing orange I like my neighbor who can tell me what color an apple […]