Kid Activities | Random Acts of Kindness. Page 2. Updated February, 2. Feeding the hungry, donating presents to the poor, and performing errands for the elderly are all ways that people can donate time towards the community. Working together, kids learn to solve problems and make decisions and successfully contribute to their community. They connect local concerns with global issues and gain an awareness of others. All this will serve them now and years later as they transition out of school and into the adult world!____________IDEAS to Get you Started..• Plant trees or wildflowers.• Plant produce. Donate the harvest to a local food bank.• Plant seeds. Sell the flowers or plants and donate the proceeds to a local organization in need. Pick up litter at a park. Put on a play at your school, a fair or festival about local environmental or human needs issues. Hennings’s assumptions that his only options were community or non-selective colleges are typical for students whose families have no experience of college.Teaching Heart's Learning Centers Page. Below you will find pictures of centers, various links about centers, and printable centers that you may. We’re asking for your help. For over 20 years, the Learn.Genetics website has provided engaging, multimedia educational materials at no cost. Learn.Genetics is one. Collect items for atime capsule. Make treats for a local senior home. Improve the school grounds. Develop and maintain a recycling program at school. Collect food, warm clothing, toys, or personal care items for the needy. Deliver to shelters. Remember shelters are in need of supplies all year long! Hold a Teddy Bear and Friends (Stuffed Animals) Drive. Donate the collected animals to a Homeless Shelter for new arrivals. Also.. check with your local police station or fire station. Many are happy to take Teddy and Friends; a teddy bear can be a comfort to children in times of distress.•Collect unused make- up, perfume and other cosmetics for a center for abused women.•Make center pieces, holiday cards, birthday cards, and notes for assisted living facilities, children hospital wards, or meals on wheels.•Donate old eye glasses to an organization or place that recycles them for the needy. Collect old stuffed animals and dolls, clean them up, repair and then donate them.•Collect old clothes and donate them for a dress- up area at a daycare or family shelter.•Makea holiday basket for someone in need or crisis.•Writeletters to service men/women. Put together a care- package for service men/women. •Form a litter patrol on school or park ground.•In December contact a tree farm or nurseryabout donating a Christmas tree to a needy family, shelter or nursing home.________________________________________________LITERACY BASED SERVICE IDEAS …• Have kids practice reading a book and read it to a younger child who needs help learning how to read; a senior citizen who will benefit from companionship or a child in a special needs classroom in your school who is learning to read. Make a book on tape to contribute a local daycare center- -or pediatric patients. Have youth read a book that will teach them how to do something to help others and then do it! Examples: building a birdhouse, making toys for animals at the animal shelter, or planting a garden). Read a newspaper to an elderly person who can no longer read the small print. Adapted from Rahima Wade, service- learning instructor at the University of Iowa. BOOKMARKSfor your school or hometown library Make some pretty bookmarks; leave them in a basket on the library counter for other students to take one when they check out books. Making Bookmarks page here..)♥ Establish a PEN PAL PROJECTwith senior citizens in a nursing home; children in a local hospital, or children in another country. Hold a USED BOOK SALEafter school, or on an evening or Saturday at the school or the local library. Publicize the event to the school and local community. Donate collected funds to to a worthy cause. ♥ A book drive can also be organized to collect new- - and excellent condition used books- - FOR CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS to many books (poverty or disaster areas in the U. S., other countries, a local Head Start or homeless shelter). ♥ You can also visit the "First Book" website for ideas for book related community service activities such as "Speed Read".. PUT TOGETHER PACKAGES FOR A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL! Suggestions Include: •Books - activity books, board books, human body books, pop- up books, I Spy/Look- A- Likes/Where's Waldo books, talking books, Spanish books, vinyl books (new or gently used only) •Small Plush animals (brand new only) •Bubbles and flavored bubbles •Lullaby music, sing- a- long music (Raffi, Wee Sing, Pooh Corner, Spanish language, "Transitions" by Placenta Music, Inc.•Chapstick (variety of flavors) •Clear plastic shoebox size containers for craft storage and organization •Colored pencils•Decks of playing cards - regular •Gel pen sets •Gift cards for special event planning (Michael's, Target, Toys R Us, Blockbuster, and grocery stores for food activities) •Hair care items (brushes, big tooth combs, No More Tangles, pony tail holders, hair clips) •Koosh balls•Nail polish (individually wrapped & new) and nail stickers •Party packs of Play- Doh•Rattles (plastic only) •Uno cards •Word search books •Mad Lib books___________________________8 yr old triplets, Carly, Brian and Kailee delivered 5 wagons of toys and gift cards to Miami Children's Hospital on June 3, 2. The toy drive was organized by young Kailee and her 2nd grade class at American Heritage School in Delray and through community sponsors. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL..♥ BAND- AID DRIVE ... Kids love fun Band- Aids! Any kind of fun bandage is fine, but Band- Aid, Curad and Nexcare are some of the best. Current favorites are Scooby Doo, Sponge Bob, Dora the Explorer, Spiderman, and Batman. Latex- free Band- Aids are helpful. ♥ Make Handmade Blankets for Hospitals - various sizes for infants, children and teens - fleece blankets preferred.♥ CRAYON & MARKER DRIVE ... Kids in the hospital use lots of art supplies! Children use Crayola crayons (small packs of 4 or 8 crayons work best), Crayola markers (bold, thin, washable, Color Wonder), Crayola colored pencils and construction paper. All supplies must be new. _______________________ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND: FIGHTING CHILDHOOD CANCER ONE CUP AT A TIME! This is something to share with parents, childcare providers,and educators! Alex passed away from Cancer at the age of eight- -however share her vision and give children the opportunity to engage in hosting an Alex's Lemonade Stand event. This is a project that kids, parents and educators can register on their own and receive resources and materials for the event. The Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation has raised over $5. Alex's initial stand- - much of this money comes from kids who hold stands in her honor. More information can be found on the homepage, or specifically for children on the Kid's Corner page.______________________________COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR ANIMALS AND ANIMAL SHELTERS1. Collect and donate items on animal organizations' wish lists: Example: Paper towels, dried dog food, milk substitute, portable cages, blankets and towels, cleansers, and food bowls. Raise moneyfor homeless pets or sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife- - by collecting coins. Sponsor a walk- athon, bowl- athon, read- athon, etc. Donate to local shelters or animal organizations. The following ideas are taken from the 'Kindness Category'..• Make a birdbath from a plastic dish and put it in your yard or on the windowsill. Keep it filled with water.• Maintain water bowls during cold months for both migrating and local birds. Make birdseed available as well.• Notify authorities immediately about pets left in hot cars. You may save a life.• Talk to younger children about why catching wild creatures such as frogs and turtles is not a good idea. Remind them that wild animals need to stay wild and free.• Offer to wash a neighbor's dog.• Make nutritional treats for dogs and cats, and give them to neighbors for their pets. Make extra for animal shelters. HELP THE PLIGHT OF ASIAN 'MOON' BEARS! For ideas visit the Kids' Page at Animals. Asia.. Animal Asia has extensive list ideas for children and teachers. There is information regarding.. What is a Moon Bear; Why do Moon Bears need help; What is the 'Bear Rescue'; How to help; Info for Teachers; Games and Quizzes; Downloads. Spend some time in different areas of the site and learn about the plight of Asian Bears and how we can help. ADOPT A BEAR or lion, tiger, whale, or other animal. Many zoos, aquariums, and animal sea habitats have adoption programs. In exchange for financial support, you often get a photo and biography of your new adoptee. ADOPT A POLAR BEAR, PANDA or one of many other animals. Visit World Wildlife Fund; donations start at $2. Donations are used in general support of WWF's efforts around the world. Learning Centers / Literacy Centers. Around the Clock. Here is a center game to reinforce clock numeral. For each game board, glue a construction. Label each of. several chips (in sets of 1. In turn have each player roll a 1. If a player rolls a numeral that has. Continue play until on numerals. Colleen: )/k- 3. French Fried Counting Getting an. Start collecting fry containers. Then write a different number on each box. Make. Place. the boxes and fries in a center. To do this. Colleen: )/k- 3. Jars of Learning Gather some jars. For each jar you. Now cut out the. shapes of the veggies and fruit. For each fruit or. For instance, one jar may be called apple. You would cut out apple shapes and. You may choose to. The student will. You might choose to name. The student will. Make as many jars as you would like (be creative). Colleen: )/k- 3. Edible Math Students can review a. Place a box of colorful breakfast cereal. The student fills one cup with cereal. Then she uses pieces to complete a variety of. Post the following tasks in the center and a. After the sheet is. Colleen: )/k- 3. Finger Spelling This activity is. Place a plastic shoebox, a. A student sprays a small. Or a. friend tells her a spelling word and she spells it. After she is sure the word is. Your thinking. "messy" aren't you. Actually, I did this. You may want to have four or five. If your students did not. Colleen: )/k- 3 Sequencing. Hang- up Hang a clothesline in your classroom and gather a. Program a set of seasonal. Also make an answer key for. A student. sequences numbers or alphabetize words by suspending them. Students. won't have any hang- ups about sequencing practice with. Colleen: )/k- 3 Dictionary. Detectives If you are working on dictionary skills or. Post a list of spelling words, vocabulary. Place. several dictionaries, pencils, and a supply of writing. Then have the. student repeat this for additional words. A good. Colleen: )/k- 3. Some Ideas From Other Teachers! Literacy/Learning Centers! I try to keep my eyes open for chats about the topic of. I then add them to this area. It is great to. read ideas from other teachers and maybe then use part of. We are. very lucky that teachers are so willing to help those. Here are some good ones I. Thanks to all the teachers that have ideas below.. You. are helping many! MATH MENU. GEOMETRY GRADE 2/3 1. With. a partner collect 1 basket of pattern blocks. Take turns. sorting blocks into two different groups and ask your. Some rules could be. Finish. these patterns: square triangle circle square triangle. Make up one more pattern. Look. around our classroom, draw: 2 things that are rectangles. Remember to color the. Grade 3 can also try to find a hexagon, an. Design. a robot using only one shape. Choose a square, circle. Everything in your robot. Havefun! We will put these pictures up on thebulletin board. Use. a set of tangrams to create a design. Trace around. theoutside of each shape. Choose. 2 geometric solids. Write 3 facts about how they are. For. example: a ball has 0 corners,a cube has 4 corners. Think about their edges, vertices. Use. a geoboard and create a shape with 1 elastic. Copy the. shape onto dot paper. Now use 2 elastics to create a. Use. pattern blocks to trace different shapes out of. Use these shapes, string, straws to. I. love to use math menus from Marilyn Burns. I divide mine. into appetizers, entrees and desserts. Everyone has to do. The desserts are more challenging, so they are. I try to build learning from one menu. Geometry. Appetizer. Using a basket of pattern blocks fill in one or more. Count how many you. These geometric puzzles indicate. Geometry Entree. 2. Using a basket of pattern blocks and a baggie of. Fill in the. first puzzle using the shapes indicated. Now, using the. same puzzle design, recreate using other pieces by. Count and record how many you used of. Geometry Dessert. Using a basket of pattern blocks and a blank piece of. Trace around the. Count and record howmany you used of each shape. Give the traced pattern. See if both of you. Try it again with another friend. Remember to count. The Pattern. Block: a game for 2 children How. Children. play this game in pairs. Children take turns rolling the die and moving their game. After each turn, the child takes the number of pattern. When the game is finished, each child creates a design. Materials. pattern blocks of each color 2 teddy bear counters for game pieces 1 game board. Posted. by jenny/2/oh on 4/2. HI,I see many. people are taking about centers. I have done them. I. have been working on my centers since I began. I have a workable solution but it changes. I find some classes need different. This year I have a. This class loves to listen to stories on tape. I am horrible at writing but this. I do almost daily. I have 4 stations that my students rotate through on days. I want to work with small groups. This would be my. I teach. specific strategies that the group needs. I do not. Studetns. change groups often as their needs dictate. I try. On these days it. Groups vary in size from 2- 3 to a maximum of 6- 7. Each group is a color name. Roughly the lighter the. I have a chart with group assignments on the. Each station has a colored game for that. Yellow group always takes the yellow folder. At the beginning of the year I teach every game at my. My goal the first week. Slowly I add a game to each. My games are all leveled so the beginning. I make most of my own games but. LAKESHORE). I do. I teach at a very low SES. Setup - I. have 4 stations. I try to have 4 groups of desks to. I rotate room 4 times a year that. I choose the areas for each. It might be a. carpet, group of tables or desks or just an area. My lowest group always starts at staionnumber 1 and moves. This is easiest for them. I. At the beginning of the year. By the end of the year they might last 2. It depends on the day. Stations - . I have my games divided into comprehenion blending. IN the past I was lucky and had a helper. I no longer have any. High Frequencey games. Comprension. - beg of year listening to books on tapes and coloring a. Later writing book report end of year. I often read books on a casette and kids. This might even be a. I try to keep the. This is a. great way to see what they are understanding. Blending. and Segmenting - Beg of year. If I have enough. I use computers. for this station. If not I do amkaing words type. I record my voice on a tape. Kids. They start and. stop as needed. I also stress beg sounds at this. I have many games. I have made that use these strategies. One of the. I found picture and put the name on the back. CAT on the. back). Kids sit at a cocokie sheet with. They use. the letters to spell the word. For my lowest they might. I have lots of picture made and sorted by work. Written. Communications - beg of year this might be dittos from. I do. here) At the end of the year this is more a free. I often leave a. stuff animal or small plastic toy at each desk. They write me all about the item, or a story about the. They can work on this for days. Each. High. Frequence - Bingo with HF words, Wordo with HF words. Checkers with HF words and any other game I can think. Kids take turns being the caller on BINGO or. WORDO (tic- tac- toe with words). I control the. They might be a spelling pattern we are. I am. hearing many mistakes on. Each group will have. Kids love this station as they think. My station. - this is where I target skills a child or group of. It gives me a change to hear every. I will also use this setup on days I need to test but I. I call out indivuals to be. I see myself using this with some of the. I have taken from OSG. I can see her. I hope this is not too confusing. CATSTockton, c. AI used a pocket. It was so easy. to flip my cards from morning to afternoon and also to. I made one set of student. I would place that card first. Then I. For instance. the "Reading Nook" was duplicated four. I post a matching card at each center. I usually have four centers that are required. The four. centers are lined up after their name card. I then. It just takes a minute to slide them all. The kids seem to do better when I don't. I then have "Happy. Face Places" that are marked around the room. The. children can visit a HFP anytime they have completed and. I have a center file box set up by. They file their center work as they. Not all centers will have. By the end of the year, I have. Reading Nook." I. I also. can ask a child to bring me his/her center work if I. HFP prematurely. This. The kids seem. to understand it after only a day or two of. I hope this helps! Have a great day!
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