Caring for Our School

These three short activities help kindergarten through grade two students care for their school. Each activity is simple, warm, and easy to run in one class session.

At a Glance

• Activity Type: Clean-Up, School Pride, and Helping Others
• Duration: One class session
• Class Size: Whole class
• Age Group: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Learning Objectives

• Students will care for their school.
• Students will help keep their school clean and safe.
• Students will show pride in their school and help others in it.

Materials Needed

• Cleaning supplies suitable for young students, such as cloths for wiping surfaces
• Paper and crayons or markers for drawing or writing

Exercise 1: Keeping Our School Clean

1. Ask the students to help clean up the classroom or school by picking up trash, wiping down surfaces, or organizing supplies.
2. Encourage them to think about how they can help keep their school clean and safe.
3. Once they have finished, have them discuss with the class what they did to help and how they can continue to do so.

Exercise 2: Showing Pride in Our School

1. Ask the students to think about what they like about their school.
2. Ask them to describe why they like these things and how they make them feel.
3. Then, ask them to come up with a specific way they can show pride in their school, such as drawing a picture of the school or writing a poem about it.
4. Have them share their ideas with the class and then encourage them to put their ideas into action.

Exercise 3: Helping Others in the School

1. Ask the students to think about who might need help in the school, such as a new student or a teacher who is feeling stressed.
2. Ask them to come up with a specific way they can help these individuals, such as welcoming a new student or offering to help a teacher with a task.
3. Have them share their ideas with the class and then encourage them to put their ideas into action.

Discussion Questions

• What is one thing you like about our school?
• What is one small job that helps keep our school clean and safe?
• Who in our school could use a helping hand, and how could we help?

Assessment

Look for each student taking part in the clean-up or a helping action, sharing an idea with the class, and naming one way to keep caring for the school.

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