Friendship Day...Perfect for End of the Year Fun or Class Behavior Award!

Friendship Day is such a special way to build appreciation for classmates and develop a deeper understanding about making friends.

I like to think of it as BUILDING FRIENDS...NOT BULLIES!

This packet contains a mini book focused on making friends... shown here.

Find the packet here.

Enjoy these cute "friend" page toppers.

There are activities to accompany literature selections not shown in this blog.

They include Frog and Toad, Martha and George, How to Be a Friend.

Students can write about their friend and then design a cut out of their friend.

Interview a friend and then write about them as well as compare and contrast.

Sort characteristics of a friend and write about them.

Share what friends like to do together.

Where might you find a friend?

If you are being bullied WHAT TO DO!

Word work with friendship.

Activities to promote class participation and communication!!

Kindness Counts

Kindness makes the world, people AND CLASSROOMS a happier place!

Meet the Kindness Heroes

As a teacher you can catch students being kind!!

There is colorful vocabulary and an anchor chart describing kindness.

Activities include:

I can show I care

How do you parents show they care

3 ways to help others (how did someone help you)

ABC Order, Making words with friendship, cut and paste friend/bully

Four wonderful stories lead to discussion about kindness.

Fine it here.

Friendship Day!

Friends...special people!

This packet is all about building and growing an appreciation for our friends.

These cuties are perfect for posting about friends.

And below see a friendship hug for the bulletin board.

There are also literature suggestions for reading and graphic organizers that focus on recall.

There are two posters for talking about your friends and a FIND A FRIEND activity.

Activities are included so that students can interview each other and make comparisons.

It helps to develop an appreciation for each other.

There is a making words with friendship, planning the perfect day with a friend and a making predictions sheet with friends.

The packet also includes a mini book about avoiding bullies and how to be a friend not a bully.

Not shown are writing pages as well as a send home note for a "friendship" snack.

Find it here.