tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post6035256132906033667..comments2024-03-26T11:26:05.652-05:00Comments on The Corner On Character: A Wall of TrustBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10926426214201766983noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-56681241981742016462011-10-08T09:53:56.337-05:002011-10-08T09:53:56.337-05:00Thanks for a GREAT idea, Marty - that's SUCH a...Thanks for a GREAT idea, Marty - that's SUCH a cool visual for the kids . . . and grown ups, too!!!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926426214201766983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-8083371197119370762011-10-08T07:27:32.872-05:002011-10-08T07:27:32.872-05:00I like this. I need to start collecting those tiss...I like this. I need to start collecting those tissue boxes. Here's a spin-off activity I use. It is about taking down Walls and building Bridges. Walls keep us isolated. Walls keep us from getting along and feeling a sense of belonging with others. Bridges help us get from here to there. Bridges connect us. Bridges make the journey easier.<br /><br />We talk about the Bricks in a Wall which we create: selfishness, teasing, rumors, name calling, bossiness, etc...<br /><br />Then we discuss Planks in a Bridge: considerate, courage, polite, share, helpful, and so on.<br /><br />The idea is to plant seeds of awareness and be mindful of your behavior and ways of being. Take down the bricks in the wall and make a bridge to connect with others.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695551081526190351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-4090363105171221092011-10-06T07:37:29.105-05:002011-10-06T07:37:29.105-05:00Good Morning!
I'd like those prompts too (ple...Good Morning!<br /><br />I'd like those prompts too (please)... if you wouldn't mind e-mailing them to me... Hmmmm. How do we do that?<br /><br />When you mess up... fess up. I love that! I am using that today! Really. In two hours.<br /><br />We also point to a poster in ourroom (Argus, I think) (especially if we catch them before they do something not-okay)... Self-control is knowing you can and deciding you won't...<br /><br />Ahhh. 'Tweens!<br /><br />Happy day!<br /><br />Kim<br />http://joyin6th.blogspot.comKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596768050411395194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-34914267060786574862011-10-06T06:45:49.993-05:002011-10-06T06:45:49.993-05:00Thanks, Jo. I saw a blog post last week where the...Thanks, Jo. I saw a blog post last week where the teacher taped discussion starters under each Jenga block for another spin on that game. Let me know if you want the prompts and I can send them your way.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926426214201766983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647389869700092299.post-71999244338985401752011-10-06T06:34:36.753-05:002011-10-06T06:34:36.753-05:00this is a great activity. A take off of this is u...this is a great activity. A take off of this is using the JENGA wood block game to show friendship and support. Have students say putdowns or that a friend might do or say, and after each comment, a student takes a block out. Keep doing this until the tower starts to wobble or fall. Then have the students build it back up by making positive comments. They will realize that their actions can really affect a friendship and the support friends offer.Johttp://www.waunakee.k12.wi.us/faculty/jhoward./jo.cfmnoreply@blogger.com