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Building a Classroom Community from the Very First Day (Activity)

July 12, 2019 by Kristin Young

I love a good community building activity. In fact, I may have more books on feelings, emotions and appreciating uniqueness than I do on any other subject!

Maybe it’s because I know first-hand the effects bullying can have on a kid {or teenager} or maybe it’s because part of my passion in working with little ones is that I honestly believe I can help transform them into good, loving people.

I really do believe it’s a super power only people who are called to teach possess!

A teacher I used to work with and very much look up to as an educator and all-around great person introduced me to the book A Rainbow of Friends by P.K. Hallinan.

From there, this activity was born.

Building a Classroom Community from the Very First Day

I initially used it with a reproducible from Mailbox magazine but I’ve seen the picture passed around Pinterest so many times {how fun is it for your own activities to pop up?!} that I figured I’d make a similar version that I CAN share.

Building a Classroom Community from the Very First Day - tshirt printable

Come get both versions {for girls or boys} at my blog. I think you’ll find it to be a fun First Day of School activity as well as a beautiful representation of your class that you’ll want to keep up all year long.  🙂

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– Originally posted on Teaching Blog Addict

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A parent once called me "Little Miss Glamour" in a conference. She didn't mean it as a compliment, but I'm taking it as one anyway. Come along with me and my adventures with my favorite people on earth... kids.

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