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October


PBIS - Teambuilding and Classroom Community

Making Friends

You Will Be My Friend by Peter Brown
What makes a good friend?

Scholastic Article: The Buddy Bench
How can the Buddy Bench on the playground help?

**Suggestions on how to start when you see someone sitting on the Buddy Bench**
Start by saying hello. If you don't know the person, introduce yourself.
Make conversation. What's up? How are you? What games do you like to play?
Ask them to play with you or suggest an activity you can do together.
Don't make it the last time you hang out. Keep playing with your new friend.

The Name Jar
1. How did the character feel in her new home and school? Discuss with your partner.
2. Brainstorm how the students in the school could have made the character feel more comfortable in her new school.
3. Write your favorite idea to help down on a sticky note, and add it to the "Friendship" Jar.

The Juice Box Bully
What is the Central Theme of this story? What are your ideas on how the character could have changed?

Kindness is Cooler Mrs. Ruler
What would be better choices that these students' could have chosen?

Making Friends is an Art
Discussion Questions:
1. Why doesn't Brown have any Friends?
2. What did you learn about the other colors?
3. What does Brown learn from the other colors?
4. What did Brown learn about himself?
5. How can your help other students have friends?
6. How do you make friends?

What are three things you can do to make a new friend?
Use the "Pencil" handout to share your ideas.


Team Building early fall activity.

Are you a Bucketfiller?




Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller
Why are manners important? How do they help you become a Bucketfiller? Discuss at your table.


The Bucket Filler Song Video

Because You Are My Teacher
After listening to this story, discuss with your partner the resources we have available to learn about different topics.


REACH: Core Values - Respect, Effort, Achieve, Cooperation, Honesty

Effort: Online Books about this Value

Inspirational movie about the meaning of "Grit"
We use the word "perseverance" in math - this video explains what that means. Think of topics where you may have to show "Grit" and "Perseverance".
Use those ideas to set some personal goals.

The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School
A story about Growth Mindset and Effort. Song Version of Pout Pout Fish

You Can Do It by Tony Dungy
What do you dream about being? How will you get there? What are your goals?

The Tortoise and the Hare by Jerry Pinkney
What is the Central Message/Lesson of this story?

Shh! We have a Plan
What was the plan, and why didn't it work? Discuss at your table.

Sally Jean Bicycle Queen
1. How does the character in this story change?
2. Think of something that you have learned and how you have changed in a similar way.
3. Compare/Contrast using the organizer to show how you and Sally Jean are Similar/Different.


**Writing Connection: **
The Plot Chickens
Extra Credit Opportunity - Can you use the Writing Rules from the Story to help rewrite the story including some Leadership Rules?


How does our Brain help us learn?
These resources are intended to assist students understand how the brain helps them learn, and the importance of healthy activities to keep it growing.

Brain Jump with Ned the Neuron: Challenges Grow Your Brain

Mind in a Jar - Planting Seeds of Mindfulness Movie

How Mindfulness Empowers Us: An Animation Narrated by Sharon Salzber

**Brain Break and Workout**

Brain Break - Yoga for Kids
From the Learning Station

Milkshake - Koo Koo Kanga Roo - Go Noodle

Find Peace - Think About It - GoNoodle

Right and Left Brain Workout
Lets' practice building skills on both sides of our brain.

Quick Memory Test! How good is your memory?
This type of activity can help us strengthen our memory skills.

** Writing Connection - Brain Break **
Bear cub playing on Hammock
Directions: Use "dialogue" (a conversation between characters) to describe what is going on in this picture.
What is this character thinking? How does he feel about this activity?


Whole Brain Teaching:

Rule 1: Follow Directions Quickly
Rule 2: Raise Your Hand to Speak
Rule 3: Raise Your Hand to Leave Your Seat
Rule 4: Make Smart Choices
Rule 5: Make Your Dear Teacher Happy

"What if Everybody Did That?" by Ellen Javernick
Think about what the character did in this story and how what he did could cause a bigger problem.
Why is it important to think about our actions? Write your ideas on a sticky note.

Wiggle Fidgets: I Don't Know Why I Do What I Do
Good story to discuss actions


Habits of Learning:

7 Habits of Leadership

7 Habits Song
Reviews the habits of being a leader.

Unstoppable Me by Dr. Wayne Dyer
1. Did you hear "Habits of Leadership" in this story? Brainstorm ideas with your partner.
2. What REACH core values did the narrator share? Write down as many examples as you can.
3. Did you make any "Connections" to ideas in this story to your own life? Draw an example to share.

Mary's Extraordinary Deed
1. Discuss and work with your partner to list the sequence of events in this story.
2. Think about "Cause and Effect" events during the story. (Something happened which caused something else to happen.) Fill out the Cause/Effect Organizer.
3. How does this story show Leadership Habits? How was Mary's Deed Extraordinary?
4. Put your ideas on the Anchor Chart.
5. What "5" things can you think of to do for others this week?


Begin with the End in Mind (setting goals)

Begin with the End in Mind
Presentation to explain.

Students Explain "Begin With the End in Mind
Let's set some goals.

The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians
How did the character use Leader Habits in the story? Discuss at your table.

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

The North Star
How does this story support "Begin with the End in Mind"? What goals do you have? What ideas do you have on how you will meet your goal?

Inch By Inch by Leo Lionni
How is this story an example of "Begin with the End in Mind?" What was the problem and the solution?

There
A story about thinking about the future and what it has in store.

If I Never Forever Endeavor by H.Meade
What was the lesson in this story? How can we use this lesson to get out of our own comfort zone and challenge ourselves?

Writing Activity: Interview on Grit/Perseverance
The Perseverance Walk
You will be interviewing someone who you think has shown grit. We will use the interview to help us create learning goals.

Teaching Grit Cultivates Resilience and Perseverance
**Teacher resource - use the student video clips to show students examples of students elsewhere showing goal setting and grit.**


*Science Tie-In*

Ada Twist, Scientist
1. How does Ada use Leadership Habits to understand the world around her?
2. Discuss the details you heard in the story to discuss with your Science Group.
3. What Science Inquiry skills did you hear?

November

PBIS - Teambuilding and Classroom Community


Making Friends

Nugget and Fang
Discussion Question: How can differences be fun and helpful in a friendship?


Team Building activities.

Are you a Bucketfiller?

The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
Complete the Can You See Me Chart using your own thoughts after hearing this story.

December

PBIS - Teambuilding and Classroom Community


Team Building
PBIS - Winter Recess Expectations

The Worst Day of my Life...Ever! by Julia Cook
An important lesson about listening and following directions.
Did you make a connection with the character? What can you work on to help with listening and following directions?
Think about RJ - what words can you use to describe him? Use evidence from the story to help explain.

Lacey Walker Nonstop Talker
Another listening lesson story.



Are you a Bucketfiller?


What stones of kindness can you write to help our class water bucket ripple?

Kid Presidents' 20 Things We Should Say More Often
Good suggestions

Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon
1. Choose a character from the story. How did they change from the beginning to the end of the story?
2. How did the behavior of your character change?

The Bucket Filler Song Video


REACH: Core Values - Respect, Effort, Achieve, Cooperation, Honesty

Cooperation: Online Books about this Value


What is the Central Theme/Message of the story One? Discuss at your table.

Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson
Can you think of times when people didn't cooperate, and how working together would have make it easier?
How can sharing tasks and jobs help get a task done faster? How can our table jobs help with group work?

A Rainbow of Friends
How does a variety of friends make our lives more interesting?

Miss Fox's Peace Week
Good time to review our "Class Constitution" to reflect on how it is going, and make any changes.
Discuss at your table what is going well, and what needs some work.


** Brain Break and Workout**

Penguin Song - Brain Break

Banana Banana Meatball - Blazer Fresh - GoNoodle

Brain Gym - Skip Count by 2's and Move
An intro to Brain Gym and a Math Connection - we are starting multiplication.

Memory Test: Rapid Memory Test
Look at the objects carefully and then answer the questions.

** Writing Connection - Brain Break **
Baby Elephant Likes to Cuddle
Directions: Use "dialogue" (a conversation between characters) to describe what is going on in this picture.
What is this character thinking? How does he feel about this activity?


Whole Brain Teaching:
Rule 1: Follow Directions Quickly
Rule 2: Raise Your Hand to Speak
Rule 3: Raise Your Hand to Leave Your Seat
Rule 4: Make Smart Choices
Rule 5: Make Your Dear Teacher Happy

Whole Brain Teaching: Make Smart Choices

Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy
What was the problem and solution in this story? What leadership skills did you hear?

The Way I Act by Steve Metzger
A story about making good choices


Habits of Learning:

7 Habits of Leadership


7 Habits Song in the style of Happy by Pharrell
Sing along with the words.


The Can Man
1. What is the Author's Message in this story?
2. Discuss with your partner. What was the evidence that you heard?


Think Win-Win

Reach for the Stars
Good ideas on how to set goals and meet them.

Be a Team Player
Work with your tablemates to re-write the story to show how Howard could be a team player throughout the story. Use your table jobs to complete the activity.

What do you do with a problem?
1. How did the character change from the beginning to the end of the story?
2. How did "Think Win-Win" change the problem?
3. Discuss with your table group. Use Group jobs

Something Beautiful
How did the character use leadership skills to turn this story into Win-Win?
Discuss at your table, and write your ideas on sticky notes.

"Wherever You Go"
1. What is the Message/Central Idea of this story? How do you know?
2. Discuss at your table.

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale
What ideas/thoughts could you set aside to help you have a calm mind? Think Growth Mindset to help.

It's Tough to Lose Your Balloon by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Message about keeping the positive in mind.

January

PBIS - Teambuilding and Classroom Community


Team Building Activities.

Are you a Bucketfiller?

Say Something by Peggy Moss
What is the Main Idea/Central Theme of this story? Why is it important to speak up?

Kid President Has a Dream!
What are your dreams? What dream do you have for the world we live in?

Kid President & Glad to Give present How Good Spreads
What ideas can your tablemates come up with to spread "Good"

Wilma Jean the Worry Machine
Write down "1" worry that you have and write it on a sticky note. Put your sticky on the anchor chart either in the "Worries I Can Control" section,
or the "Worries I Cannot Control". Once everyone has their sticky on the chart, we'll discuss the different worries and how we can handle them. Some of
the ideas on stickies may change location once we start talking about them.

Enemy Pie
1. Why was Jeremy on the little boy's enemy list?
2. Why did Dad suggest making Enemy pie?
3. How do you think Jeremy would have felt if he knew what the little boy was saying about him?
4. Words can hurt or help friendships. Decide what words/phrases from the story would hurt or help the friendship.
*Decide whether it was something that would help (fill a bucket) or hurt (dip in a bucket) and sort your list.

The Bucket Filler Song Video


REACH: Core Values - Respect, Effort, Achieve, Cooperation, Honesty

Honesty: Online Books about this Value

The Empty Pot by Demi
How does this story show honesty? Are there other examples of Leadership in the story?

Something Funny Happened On The Way To School This Morning by Davide Cali
1. What is the importance of being honest?
2. What are some reasons students may not be "ready" for school?
3. Brainstorm ideas to be "Proactive" in those situations.

Listen and Then Be Truthful
1. How does honesty help when things go wrong?
2. Discuss at your table and be ready to share out about "choices" using table jobs.

Ricky Sticky Fingers
What is the important lesson from this story?

Mmm, Cookies!
Does this story remind you of another child who didn't tell the truth? (hint* There is a wolf involved)
How are the two stories similar and different? Use a Venn Diagram to Compare/Contrast the stories with your tablemates.
What writing strategy did the Author use to make the words in the story more interesting?


** Brain Break and Workout**

From Your Seat - Brain Break

Don't Read Like a Robot - Blazer Fresh - GoNoodle

New Earth Brain Gym to Music

The Listening Walk
1. Look for an opportunity to participate in a listening walk and take note of what you learn.
2. How could this activity help with your writing? How can you describe your walk?

Quick Memory Test: How good is your memory?
Study the pictures to see what you remember.


** Writing Connection - Brain Break **
Raccoon Antics
Directions: Use "dialogue" (a conversation between characters) to describe what is going on in this picture.
What are these characters thinking? How do they feel about this activity?


**Writing Link**

Hear a Pickle, and Smell, See, Touch & Taste it, Too!
1. Think of a favorite food to enjoy and while eating it, take notes using the 5 senses.
2. How can you expand your description to help the reader experience tasting your food choice.


Whole Brain Teaching:

Rule 1: Follow Directions Quickly
Rule 2: Raise Your Hand to Speak
Rule 3: Raise Your Hand to Leave Your Seat
Rule 4: Make Smart Choices
Rule 5: Make Your Dear Teacher Happy

Habits of Learning:

7 Habits of Leadership

Oh, The Places You'll Go By Dr. Seuss
The New Year is a good time to reflect on your learning so far, and set some goals with activities to help get there. Write down your ideas.

UpSide Down by Jack Johnson
Listen to the words of this song - what habits of learning do you hear? Share out at your table.


Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood (Communication Skills)



1. What is the "Central Idea/Message" of "Ruby The Copycat?".
2. How do you know? Discuss at your table specific details/evidence from the story and record your ideas to share as a class.

Thanks for the Feedback by Julia Cook
Important lesson to help learners improve. Lets' practice using the Constructive Feedback chart to give feedback on an activity.

Mean Jean The Recess Queen
How did the characters change from the beginning to the end of the story? Discuss with your tablemates and use your table group jobs to complete the activity.

Listen to Get Along Better with Others
1. What are the reasons why this character had problems with his classmates?
2. What are some ideas that you have to help him get along better?

Listen Better Lesson
How can listening help you understand better?

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt or
The Day the Crayons Came Home
1. Listen to one of the stories above.
2. Choose your favorite color - think about how it might feel when it is used.
3. Write a postcard from your color, using the habit: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood.
4. Use the Writing Process we use in class.

The Sandwich Swap
How is this story an example of "Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood"? Discuss at your table.

I am the dog, I am the cat
A great example of animals that are different - what are some examples of how are people different? Are there similarities?
How does recognizing different character traits help us get along with different people?
Produced by Melrose High School

My Name is Yoon

Four Feet, Two Sandals

Moses Goes to a Concert

Don't Call Me Special


Snow Day!
1. After listening to this story, how can you connect to the snow day.
2. How can you "Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood" to connect with the characters?

February

PBIS - Teambuilding and Classroom Community


Team Building activity.

Are you a Bucketfiller?

You Be You
A story describing differences - how are learners different? Discuss your ideas at your table.

What Do You Do With An Idea? by Kobi Yamada
What ideas do you have about the science topic we are working on now. Write your ideas in your science journal and share out with your science tablemates.

How To Change The World (a work in progress) Kid President
What are your ideas with this message? Do you have additional ideas?


The Bucket Filler Song Video


REACH: Core Values - Respect, Effort, Achieve, Cooperation, Honesty

Respect: Online Books about this Value

Just Kidding by Trudy Ludwig
A lesson in compassion and how the better choice is to show respect.
1. How did the character solve the problem?
2. What are some ideas that you have, that could have helped the character in the story?
3. Share and write your ideas with your table group.


** Brain Break and Workout**

Chili Chili - Brain Break

Water Cycle - Blazer Fresh - GoNoodle

Selective Attention Test

Number Box Mind Game


** Writing Connection - Brain Break **
Owl Antics
Directions: Use "dialogue" (a conversation between characters) to describe what is going on in this picture.
What are these characters thinking? How do they feel about this activity?


Whole Brain Teaching:

Rule 1: Follow Directions Quickly
Rule 2: Raise Your Hand to Speak
Rule 3: Raise Your Hand to Leave Your Seat
Rule 4: Make Smart Choices
Rule 5: Make Your Dear Teacher Happy

Habits of Learning:

7 Habits of Leadership

"See the Leader in Me"
Sung to the tune of Shut Up and Dance - by Sutton Elementary Students


Synergize (Working together)

What I Like About Me
What is the central message/theme that the author wants you to think about in this story?

How I Became A Pirate
What are some examples of teamwork from this story? Discuss with your partner.

Jack Johnson - Better Together
1. As you listen to this song, write down activities that you think are best done with others?
2. Make a poster showing the activities and write why working together is "better".

Good People Everywhere by Lynea Gillen
What is the Central Idea/Message in this story? Discuss at your table.

If The World Were A Village
1. Choose a location from the story. Compare/Contrast that location with where you live.
2. What ideas do you have to improve some of the challenges that some locations in the world have?


"Uncle Willie's Soup Kitchen"
1. What are the different leadership habits that you heard in this story?
2. What could we do as a class to support a similar effort?


**Social Studies Tie-in - President's Day Biographies **

Abe Lincoln's Hat Read Aloud
What details support how Abe was a Leader?

March


PBIS - Teambuilding and Classroom Community


Team Building activity.

Are you a Bucketfiller?

Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
What gets you stuck in learning? What ideas do you have on getting "unstuck"?

The Dot by Peter Reynolds
How does the main character change in this story? How did the author show a growth mindset? Put your ideas on a sticky note and add it to anchor chart.

For the Heroes: A Pep Talk from Kid President
Who is someone you think could be called a "Hero" - write down your reasons why.

The Bucket Filler Song Video


REACH: Core Values - Respect, Effort, Achieve, Cooperation, Honesty

Effort: Online Books about this Value

The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
Why is it "ok" to make mistakes? How do mistakes help us grow as learners?

Tops and Bottoms
1. Compare and Contrast the two main characters in the story - use a Venn Diagram.
2. Use evidence from the story to describe REACH values and how one character used them more effectively.
3. How did Bear change at the end of the story? Use evidence to describe the changes.


** Math Tie **
More-Igami
1. How did the character in the story show leadership habits?
2. Did the character show "effort" in learning this skill? How do you know?
3. Try doing "Origami" yourself now that we have reviewed 2D shapes in math.
Think about Growth Mindset - and reflect on how easy or hard you think this activity is.


MCAS Conversations

Testing Miss Malarkey by Judy Finchler
Let's talk about MCAS and how you can use the strategies you've practiced this year. You are ready!
What leadership habits have you been practicing to help you get ready? Discuss it at your table.

The Big Test at Massey Ranch
Good time to review basics of getting ready for MCAS. You already know what you need to know to take MCAS. Question and Answer Time after the story.

Anti Test Anxiety Society
Discuss at your table the Growth Mindset and Fixed Mindset details that you heard in this story. How can you help the character change her attitude about testing.
Create a poster that explains your ideas to help students. What strategies have you used that you can share with the character?


** Brain Break and Workout **

Move and Freeze - Brain Break

Do The Dab with Blaze Fresh - GoNoodle

Disco Brain - Awesome Sauce - GoNoodle

Brain Game and Workout

Concentration Challenge-Can You Count the Bounces?

** Writing Connection - Brain Break **
Panda Antics
Directions: Use "dialogue" (a conversation between characters) to describe what is going on in this picture.
What are these characters thinking? How do they feel about this activity?


Whole Brain Teaching:

Rule 1: Follow Directions Quickly
Rule 2: Raise Your Hand to Speak
Rule 3: Raise Your Hand to Leave Your Seat
Rule 4: Make Smart Choices
Rule 5: Make Your Dear Teacher Happy

Habits of Learning:

7 Habits of Leadership

Seven Little Habits - Leader in Me
Played by The W.E.Bluegrass Band - sing along


*ELA Tie-In - Persuasive Writing*



1. After listening to this story, what were the leadership habits that you heard in this story? Discuss at your table.
2. Did Harry use the habit - "Begin with the end in Mind"? What details from the story support your opinion.
3. Use a T-chart with your table group to list details that support "Yes" or "No" to answer the above habit question.
4. Use table group jobs and use specific details/evidence to persuade the class on your opinion/position.
*Use OREO* as a strategy.


*Science Tie-in*

The Most Magnificent Thing (Stop Motion) by Ashley Spires
1. Work with your table partners to write down the sequence of events in the story.
2. What science process steps did the author include in the story?
3. Use table jobs to work on this activity.


Sharpen the Saw (Healthy Habits and Having Fun)

**Show Brainpop Video: Fitness **



Sharpen Your Saw - Healthy & Fun choices

A Quiet Place
1. Everyone needs a quiet place to Sharpen the Saw. Where is your Quiet Place? How does it help you.
2. Draw your Quiet Place with activities you enjoy doing there to help explain this location.

Owl Moon
1. How is this story an example of "Sharpen the Saw"? Discuss at your table.
2. What activities did you hear to support your ideas?

Nothing To Do by Douglas Wood
What are your favorite activities to help "Sharpen the Saw"

Totally Bored Boris

April

PBIS - Teambuilding and Classroom Community


Team Building beginning of the year activity.

Are you a Bucketfiller?

Ish by Peter H Reynolds
1. How can you and your partner use "Growth Mindset" phrases to rewrite this story?
2. Use our writing process to rewrite the story.

The True Story of Kid President
You have been watching "Kid President" since the beginning of school. Now hear his personal story - how has he shown a growth mindset?


The Bucket Filler Song Video


REACH: Core Values - Respect, Effort, Achieve, Cooperation, Honesty

Achieve: Online Books about this Value

How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
1. How did this boy achieve his goal?
2. Was it the same goal as when he started?
3. How can you use the lesson from this story with your own learning?

The Curious Garden
1. How does Liam use our REACH core values and the 7 Habits of Leadership to "Achieve"?
2. Create a poster showing evidence from the story to support your response.



** Brain Break and Workout **

Tarzan - Brain Break

Turn - GoNoodle

Melting - Flow - GoNoodle


** Writing Connection - Brain Break **
Cubs Play themselves to Sleep
Directions: Use "dialogue" (a conversation between characters) to describe what is going on in this picture.
What are these characters thinking? How do they feel about this activity?


Whole Brain Teaching:

Rule 1: Follow Directions Quickly
Rule 2: Raise Your Hand to Speak
Rule 3: Raise Your Hand to Leave Your Seat
Rule 4: Make Smart Choices
Rule 5: Make Your Dear Teacher Happy

Habits of Learning:

7 Habits of Leadership


1. What are all the learning strategies that you heard in this story?
2. Make a list with your tablemates and decide which habits/strategies were most important.


Someday a Tree by Eve Bunting
What are examples of leadership that you heard in the story?


*Social Studies tie-in*

Redcoats & Petticoats
1. How did the characters in this story use the habit of "Synergize" to accomplish their goal?
2. With your table group, list the different events and strategies they used to help their cause.
3. Use table jobs to complete this activity.

Wnat to know more about the "Culper" Spy Ring, check out this link for more information about The American Revolution Spies.
Ducksters: American Revolutin for Kids: Spies

When Jessie Came Across the Sea
Immigration theme. What are details that support the 7 Habits that you heard in the story?

May

PBIS - Teambuilding and Classroom Community


Team Building beginning of the year activity.

Are you a Bucketfiller?

Kids President's Sleepover Under The Declaration of Independence
Can you make a connection to Kid President?

Kid President & Peanuts/Life is like a Comic


The Bucket Filler Song Video


REACH: Core Values - Respect, Effort, Achieve, Cooperation, Honesty

Cooperation: Online Books about this Value

The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
1. What are some examples of cooperation in this story?
2. What are some ways you've cooperated this week?


** Brain Break **

Exercise Song for Kids - Brain Break

Rainbow Breath - GoNoodle

** Writing Connection - Brain Break **
Hummingbird Happiness
Directions: Use "dialogue" (a conversation between characters) to describe what is going on in this picture.
What are these characters thinking? How do they feel about this activity?


Whole Brain Teaching:

Rule 1: Follow Directions Quickly
Rule 2: Raise Your Hand to Speak
Rule 3: Raise Your Hand to Leave Your Seat
Rule 4: Make Smart Choices
Rule 5: Make Your Dear Teacher Happy

Habits of Learning:

7 Habits of Leadership


**Social Studies Tie-in - Biographies**
Challenge Opportunity: Choose 1 of the activity options below
1. Choose a biography to read, and create a slide show on your person explaining the leadership habits they possessed.
2. Use a Venn Diagram to compare/contrast 2 of the names below. Create a poster showing the Venn and Illustrations to explain.

They Called Her Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell
After listening to this biography, what leadership skills did she exhibit?

Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell by Tanya Lee Stone
What were the Leadership Skills that Elizabeth exhibited?

Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta
How did Ben show leadership?

Ben and Me
Told from the viewpoint of the Mouse. What leadership skills were shared?

A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver
Discuss with your partner the leadership qualities of George.

Albert Einstein Biography for Kids

The Story of Ruby Bridges

Manfish, The Story of Jacques Cousteau

Elizabeth Leads the Way
Elizabeth Stanton and Women's Rights

Harriet Tubman - Mini Bio

June

PBIS - Teambuilding and Classroom Community


Team Building beginning of the year activity.

Are you a Bucketfiller?

Lizzie and the Last Day of School
1. As our school year comes to a close, what have you enjoyed in Third Grade.
2. What are your Hopes and Wishes for next year?

Last Day Blues
What were some "Bucketfillers" that you heard in the story?

I Knew That You Could
My lasting message to you all. :-)

Dear Graduates - A Message from Kid President


The Bucket Filler Song Video


REACH: Core Values - Respect, Effort, Achieve, Cooperation, Honesty

Honesty: Online Books about this Value


Cooperation:

Mrs. McBloom Clean Up Your Classroom
Humorous story to help us clean our classroom at the end of the school year. :-)


Brain Break

Rainbow Breath - GoNoodle

** Writing Connection - Brain Break **
Hummingbird Pool Party
Directions: Use "dialogue" (a conversation between characters) to describe what is going on in this picture.
What are these characters thinking? How do they feel about this activity?


Whole Brain Teaching:

Rule 1: Follow Directions Quickly
Rule 2: Raise Your Hand to Speak
Rule 3: Raise Your Hand to Leave Your Seat
Rule 4: Make Smart Choices
Rule 5: Make Your Dear Teacher Happy

Habits of Learning:

7 Habits of Leadership:
I'm so proud of all of you for all of your hard work in becoming Learning Leaders.
Enjoy your summer! These are skills/tools that you will carry as life-long learners.


"Roar" 7 Habits Style
Sung by Elsberry R-2 School District

The Raft by Lamarche
1. How did the character in this story change from the beginning to the end of the visit with Grandma?
2. What did the boy learn from his summer visit? Discuss with your partner and include specific evidence.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague
1. What are some examples of "Sharpen the Saw" in this story? Discuss with your partner.
2. Do you have any ideas to "Sharpen Your Saw" this summer? Make a poster with your ideas.

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