Friendship
Fourth Grade Friends Fourth grade is one of those pivotal years when it comes to friendships! Some students have been friends for many years, meeting each other in preschool or kindergarten. Others are making new friends each year in their new classroom. Whatever the case may be, there's always a lot happening with friendships on the playground, in the lunchroom and during class time. While the students are at recess, I'll take a moment to go outside or watch through the window to get a better sense of which students are playing together. When students come to me about something that has happened outside, knowing a little bit about their friendships helps them maneuver this part of the school day. As a class we have been focusing on "kindness" this year. Mostly, we have been focusing on the topic through reading books. Some have included Have You Filled A Bucket Today: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud; Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed...