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Getting to Know You Activities for Elementary Students

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Back to School Friendship Study cover: Peanut Butter and Cupcake story map, We Go Together Like and Friend Wanted sheets
Overview of the first-week friendship activities
Teacher notes: pair the lessons with the book Peanut Butter and Cupcake by Terri Border and stop for prediction questions
Read first to plan the read-aloud and the follow-up tasks
Read-aloud questions for Peanut Butter and Cupcake: before, during and after reading prompts on prediction and feelings
Question guide to keep beside you during the read-aloud
Story retell chart for Peanut Butter and Cupcake: Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then prompts for beginning, middle, end
Whole-group anchor chart to fill in after reading
Somebody Wanted But So Then retelling organizer with a name line: students write the character, problem and solution
Student copy for independent retelling practice
Friend Wanted directions: students think about traits they want in a friend; photo shows a finished drawn poster
Directions and a model to show before students start their posters
Friend Wanted poster template: students draw and label traits and activities they want in a friend
Blank poster for students to complete and display around the room
We Go Together Like directions: partners share things they like and draw them; a finished partner sample is shown
Explains how to pair classmates for the getting-to-know-you task
We Go Together Like partner sheet: students write both names, share likes and draw them to remember a new classmate
Partner activity sheet for the first days of school
Attributes
Grades

Grade 1, 2, 3

Types

Activities

File

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About This Product

Back to School Friendship Study

The Back to School Friendship Study is a teaching resource designed with the intention of helping kids in their initial academic years; specifically, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades, enhance their social and reading skills at the start of a school year. The theme revolves around friendship, utilizing elements from 'Peanut Butter and Cupcake', an engaging children story about finding friends. The book can either be bought via Amazon or viewed for free on YouTube.

A Comprehensive Lesson Plan

This comprehensive lesson plan provides students with activities that delve deeper into exploring various aspects of friendship. A central objective is to stimulate creative thinking about what they expect from friendships while also understanding each other better within their class context.

  • Spirited discussions about each individual's expectations from friendships ensure enjoyable learning experiences.

  • Promotes more profound interpersonal relationships within your class

Focused Reading Skills-Building Activities

The prime focus remains on developing essential reading skills such as retelling a story along with comprehension questions aiming at fostering analytical thinking among young learners. The academics-focused efforts coupled with personal interactive sessions based on peer interactions make a balanced platform for students’ overall growth – both educational & social!

Versatile Nature & Wide Usability

This study unit has been primarily designed considering back-to-school periods or holiday subjects - however it fits perfectly fine throughout the year due to its versatile nature! As printable PDF files containing various types of student-oriented activities skillfully crafted towards instilling vital abilities crucial for kids.

It's essential we remind our children often -We don't eat our classmates-, but equally significant is reminding them they can support each other and grow together.

The Back To School Friendship Study teaching resource harmoniously meshes learnings focused on human relationship-building as well as efforts aiming at academic improvement - thereby promising not just character development but also consistent pedagogic enhancements under guidance by dedicated educators like you!

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