Activities for friendship

Friendship Week - Friends - Preschool - Toddler Artwork - Flowers - Handprint - Paint

Hello to my Preschool People! I’m sharing a lesson on friendship today through the story of David and Jonathan. This is a great lesson if you are a weekday preschool teacher to integrate with a “friendship” theme in your classroom. […]

Do you have little girls (or boys!) who love to make and wear jewelry? Then you can make these simple friendship bracelets with your little ones!

Use this puzzle as a springboard to discuss the qualities of a good friend. Play, help, share, respect, and care are all listed on the puzzle pieces. Students may cut, color, and glue them back together while engaging in conversation about how they can apply these traits to help make new friends!

In the interest of transparency, I have to tell you that I was asked to review this book - Friendship is Like a Seesaw. It is a book in the A BIG HUG series by clinical psychologist and author Shona Innes. For my USA readers - we call teeter-totters 'seesaws' here in Australia. You can find these books stocked in the USA HERE I didn't have to think twice, I didn't need to be convinced and I didn't need to go and buy the book! It was on my shelf already (you may have noticed that I shared it…

How is it possible that January 2017 has already come and gone? How is your focus on that one little word helping you? Mine is hope; here's what spoke to me today. I like the idea of being joyful in hope. And our nation is going through some turbulent times, so I connect with being patient in affliction and faithful in prayer. Tonight, a quick post, to express my gratitude for this uplifting visual display. Here's how this beautiful bouquet came to be: I saw a variation of this as a door…

It’s back to school time! So today’s Perfect Picture Book Friday

Does your class need a reminder of how to be kind? These crafts about kindness are the perfect way to help bring kindness back to your class!