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Special Activities
Activities on their way!
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Suggestions or requests? Send me an email, found in the ASK ME tab or at the bottom of this page.
Zones of Regulation
Created for Ms. Gough
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Before students watch the video, ask students what it might mean to be in the red zone, green zone, blue zone, or yellow zone? What feelings might be attached to those colours.
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As a hook, have students watch this read aloud. During the read aloud ask students to pause and remember a time when they felt the same way the character does. Would that same incident make them feel the same way, or different?
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Send home the attached document 1 and ask students to organize some emotions/feelings into the four categories. There is a prompt to help them think about what they saw in the book and what emotions fall into what category.
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Students can check in with the second document where there are examples of what the zones of regulation look like.
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Then ask students to open document 3 and draw/write about a time when they were in these zones.
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In document 4 students can brainstorm ways in which we can help ourselves in each zone, with the goal of getting back to the green zone.
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In document 5 there are examples of what students can do in each zone.
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Challenge students to take note of their zones everyday or even throughout the day by writing about it, drawing it, or creating something unique. Attached is an example of an art activity students can engage in when recording their zones of regulation.
Kindness
Created for Ms. Gough
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Before students watch the video, ask students what it means to be kind. Have students write/draw/present what kindness might look like.
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Have students watch this short film called Joy and Heron. As they watch, as students to keep track of how the dog and the bird might feel during their interaction. What does it feel like to be mean? What does it feel like when someone is mean to you? What does it feel like to be kind?...
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Optional: Watch the video a second time and fill our the Joy and Heron Emotions document. This worksheet asks students to draw/take note of the emotions Joy and the Heron are feeling throughout their interaction.
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After they watch the video, revisit what they initially brainstormed about kindness. Does it match? Did you think of another way to be kind? How are they similar? Do they make you feel the same way?
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Create a kindness plan. Ask students to devise a plan on how they will be kind in the future. There is a couple documents to the side of what you could use, depending on how you want to approach this assignment.
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Ask students to follow through with their plan. Come back to their plan the following week and ask students how their plans are going. Have they followed through? Are they trying their best? Are they being kind when they can be?
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Here is a link to a second video of Joy the dog if students want to watch another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4wFLWJ8MG4&t=186s
Earth Day 2020
Created for Ms. Gough
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Before students watch the video, ask them what Earth Day means, and what it means to them. Then have them think about things they have been doing themselves to take care of the earth.
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Ask students to watch the video attached to the side here. This is a read aloud of Todd Parr's The Earth Book.
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While they are watching, ask students to reflect upon the different ways the character is taking care of the planet.
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After they watch the video give them the Earth Day Challenge sheet I created and as them to complete as many tasks as they can!
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As an extension, ask students to create a plan that will map out how they will continue to take care of the planet.
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You can ask students to reflect upon their plans as the year goes on to see if they are still working to be kind to our planet.
Star Wars Day
Created for Mr. Solo
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Calling all Star Wars fans! May the fourth is coming up and I have created a Star Wars challenge sheet for you and your class. ​
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Download one of the documents below as a PDF and add in your name to the blank spots in the introduction. Send it out to your class and voila! I incorporated a variety of subjects in the challenge to give students lots of choice. Hope you enjoy and may the force be with you.
Jean Up Challenge
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This is a challenge for you and your class this May! BC Children's Hospital has upped their game this year from Jeans Day to Jean Up month! Download the links and enjoy!
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Mental Health Challenge
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Yes sometimes it is a challenge, HA! A wise teacher of mine once said, "everyone needs a bit of therapy", and here is what I can offer folks. This challenge is really age appropriate for all grades and has simple tasks that students can do at home with their loved ones.
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Random Challenge
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Let's face it, lots of stuff seems random right now. Random FaceTimes from your grandparents, random weather changes, and random bouts of what-am-I-doing?! So this weeks challenge is RANDOM! Random little fun activities for a random feeling time. Enjoy and happy teaching folks.
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