Lesson Students create plays around a theme or topic, creating in-depth stories with backdrops and characters. A great way to introduce perseverance. Create a play about a character or characters that succeed with determination. Project Idea Perseverance, theater, body kinesthetic Recommended Ages Preschool to early elementary Historical Art Examples or …
Lesson Students create butterflies out of non traditional materials. Project Ideas Compassion, Science, Intra-personal, Theatre, Body Kinesthetic. Recommended Ages Preschool Vocabulary Insects: animal with six legs and typically one or two pairs of wings Metamorphosis: process where an insect goes into its adult form Wings: part of some animals’ bodies …
Project Title: Counting the Hours Description: Students make paper watches and document the most important time/hours of their day. A great way to introduce responsibility and discuss how students spend their time. Project Ideas: responsibility, mental health, intrapersonal, Author: Peter Grade Level: preschool early elementary Materials: construction paper, scissors, glue, markers, crayons, colored pencils, …
Description: Made from paper plates, this project is a great back up project for kids around Halloween. Teaching kids to respect differences by using different personas. You can also have the kids create a group Halloween play on acceptance. Project Ideas: respecting differences, acceptance, recycling, body kinesthetic, theater Author: Kashief Butler, …
Project Title: Storyteller Description: Students make their own books out of white paper. Using the classic tale of The Lion and The Mouse as a reference shares the concept of compassion. Promoting students to make their own meaningful stories to share with others. They can even use this project as a way to reflect on …
Title: Bird Origami Hand Puppet Description: Students make hand puppets using a single sheet of paper and folding paper like a traditional origami fortune teller. This project is a great way to introduce compassion as a theme. Students relate to the different characters and the stories they create. Project Ideas: theater, interpersonal, compassion, body …
Title: Snowflake Project Description: Students make snowflakes glued to a separate sheet of paper, pass it around while students add words of encouragement. A hands on way for kids to express compassion and empathy towards each other. Project Ideas: empathy, compassion, mental health, social health, Objectives:1. Students show fine motor skills when …
