Lunch Bunch this week started with one word written on my whiteboard: HAPPY It also started with two questions: “Can you spread happiness to others?” “Have others’ happiness had an effect on you?” Then we watched this you tube video by Pharrell Williams: There are definite immediate effects from
To celebrate Random Acts Of Kindness Week, my Lunch Bunch groups decided to spread kindness to all our teacher on campus. As they entered my room, I had this written on the White Board. My secretary Kimmie, who is originally from Japan, wrote in Japanese the word “fortune” on
This is what I had on my bulletin board when the students came into Lunch Bunch today. ( I copied it from this pin on Pinterest.) I know that they have been writing memoirs in ELA and our video project that we having been working on for weeks is
We finished this Lunch Bunch Project just before break, but I have not been able to post until now. We made these these little books for each student. I gave each student an envelope with their name on it and blank note pages inside(I used my Big Shot and a
Don’t you just love when you had a good idea and then you think of something to make it even better? Last year in Lunch Bunch I made these necklaces with my 7th and 8th graders. It was a project that was inexpensive and much loved by the girls.
Today was the day of Mean Stinks’ Biggest Assembly Ever. Host Alexis Jones and Disney Star Zendaya lead a discussion about it is not OK to be a bully. Students have the power to change the world. It may not be easy, and sometimes they may need some help from
Whew. . .what a whirlwind of the past few days. Exciting, but fast and crazy! In my last several Lunch Bunch sessions, we talked about becoming a thrower of starfish and to also be the lone nut and the first follower. These were good lessons to start with as a discussion for
I first saw this video about a week ago, and I instantly fell in love with it. Why? I often feel like I am the lone nut. With my groups, I try to help them discover their leadership skills; I find that I am trying to inspire them to be
Do you know the Verizon commercial where a guy is sitting at a table with a bunch of kids and he asks them questions? You never know what the kids are going to say and sometimes their answers just make you say, “huh!?” Sometimes I feel like that guy. The one who is
Our School Psychologist and I have been trying to think of nontraditional ways to support kids. With all the emphasis on Global Youth Service Day, we came up with an idea to help out the community, as well as, to provide students a volunteer opportunity. I have to admit it
I receive emails from National Service Briefings. The last email contained this video. Here are some of the words:“When you ask me, who I am: What is my vision? And do I have a plan?Where is my strength? Have I nothing to say?I hear the words in my head, but I push
Icebreakers are important when meeting with new groups of students, or even groups that have been together for a while. I use icebreakers to begin new topics, encourage dialog, help everyone have equal opportunities to share his/her thoughts with the group, and to help everyone to get to know each
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