The Treats for Troops drive was a big success! We ended up with SEVEN copy paper boxes full of candy, plus a few additional bags and smaller boxes. Thank you so much to all parents, teachers, and students who supported this project. I am sure the soldiers will be so excited when they receive our candy, letters, and cards! I hope it was meaningful for you and your children. Here are a few pictures of just a few of the sweet treats we got, and how much the candy filled up my car!
I'm starting a new lesson in second grade today, and we'll learn about conflict resolution. We will play a fun "Wheel of Fortune" game and discuss 6 ways to solve conflicts with siblings or friends:
- Share
- Take Turns
- Decide With Luck- flip a coin, do rock-paper-scissors, draw names from a hat, etc.
- Make A Deal- compromise, so that nobody gets everything they want but everyone gets something they want. Everyone needs to agree that the plan is fair.
- Take A Break- walk away and take some time to calm down. Come back and solve the problem later if it still seems important.
- Talk & Listen- each person tells their side of the story without interruptions, and you try to talk the problem out and come up with a solution.
I hope these strategies will help our students resolve disagreement at home with siblings as well as at school with peers. Look for your second grader to bring home a small booklet with these 6 ideas and a few other tips in them after we have our lesson. If you have any other great ideas for conflict resolution that work well with your children, please feel free to share them by commenting on this post!
This week I'll do the lesson with Frith, Hamner, Dover/Peake, Johnson, Singley, Horst, Smelley, Phillips, and Bowlin. All other 2nd grade classes should have the lesson next week.
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