February
2
JDAIM Storytime – Inclusion
We read;
Fast Friends by Heather M. O’Connor and illustrated by Claudia Davila
and
Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts
Our Activity: Inclusion Posters
As a class, brainstorm ways that you can make everyone feel included. A few examples are;
- ask someone who is alone at recess to play
- ask someone to be in your group for a project who is feeling left out
- listen to others if they feel sad or upset
- smile and say hello to someone who isn’t a friend
- let’s celebrate our differences by talking about what makes us special
- compliment someone on something they do well
Divide students into groups of 2 or 3. Each group will be provided with a large sheet of paper on which to make their inclusion poster. These posters will focus on one of the ways we can help others feel included. Posters can include art and text.
Have students each fill in 3 post-it’s with ideas for a random act of kindness that can be done at school. Each day upon entering class, students pick one post-it from the jar and need to find a way to fulfill that act of kindness before the end of the school day. Ideas could include;