The Making Friends Program : Supporting Acceptance in Your K-2 Classroom PDF
by Paddy C. Favazza, Michaelene M. Ostrosky, Chryso Mouzourou
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Bullying prevention starts with helping young children understand and accept diversitythe earlier the better. Thats why your school team needs this ready-to-use resource, a simple, fun, and effective way to promote social acceptance in the critical early years of attitude development.
Perfect for K2 classrooms, this book presents the field-tested, research-based Making Friends program, a toolbox of adaptable, practical strategies that fit right into your regular school day. Youll help students respect and accept each others differences through three methods: 1) reading diversity-themed stories and conducting brief whole-class discussions; 2) forming small learning groups that encourage children from diverse backgrounds to play and interact; and 3) sharing the storybooks you read with families so they can continue discussions at home. Aligned with DEC/NAEYC recommended practices and the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards, this proven program will boost students social and academic skills as you create a welcoming, inclusive, and culturally responsive classroom.
USE THIS PROGRAM TO
- enrich your existing classroom activitiescircle time, class discussion, cooperative playwith important lessons on social acceptance
- strengthen students literacy skills while they learn to accept and celebrate differences
- support friendships among children of diverse abilities, backgrounds, and family structures
- lay the groundwork for bully-free school environments
- choose books, toys, and other materials that reflect our diverse world and give young children a sense of belonging
- implement a universal design for learning (UDL) approach to address the needs of diverse learners
- think on your feet to work lessons on acceptance into small teachable moments and everyday conversations
- increase the home-school connection with strategies parents can use with their children
- strengthen understanding of how acceptance is developed through reflective activities for teachers and school-wide teams
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: The book includes a complete package of reproducible, adaptable materials for implementing the Making Friends program, including a sample activity schedule, discussion guides, and forms to send home with families. Youll also get step-by-step directions on working the activities into your school day, extensive lists of diversity resources, vignettes that model positive interactions, and more.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:152 pages
- Publisher:Brookes Publishing
- Publication Date:05/11/2015
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- ISBN:9781681250519
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:152 pages
- Publisher:Brookes Publishing
- Publication Date:05/11/2015
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- ISBN:9781681250519