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Room 213 Celebrates Kindness

January 20, 2017 by Room 213 Leave a Comment

 
I‘m thrilled to be joining The ELA Buffet and Desktop Learning Adventures, hosts of The Secondary Smorgasbord, as we spread some kindness, something the world always needs a little more of. Be sure to read to the end of the post to grab a freebie from me and many others!
Our students belong to a generation of young people who are much more tolerant than previous generations — but are they more accepting? These are some of the questions I’ll be exploring with my students this semester, and these posters will be decorating my classroom walls as a reminder.


My new tenth grade class starts the first week of February and, as we have in the past, the class will spend the semester investigating the following inquiry questions: Where does intolerance come from? How can we build a more accepting society? 


All of the texts we read during reader’s workshop and full class studies will provide them with a place to discover answers to these questions. A Separate Peace  will show them that sometimes the enemy is within. To Kill a Mocking bird will teach them not to fear the unknown and to empathize with others. We will also do other short stories, poems and essays that will help them on their search. The end result will be a multi-genre project that illustrates what the students have learned about the roots of intolerance, and their suggestions for how to plant acceptance and kindness in the world instead. 


We will begin by creating a class code of conduct for discussions, so everyone in the room will feel comfortable sharing their views and experiences. Then, the students will work through a series of reflections and discussions that will hopefully lead them to a new understanding of why we treat others as we do. The posters will be part of the reflections that the students do. I will use them as a powerpoint for writing prompts, and after we discuss the students’ responses, the poster will go on the wall. 

Would you like to try something like that? You can grab the free posters here. Activities for teaching kindness and acceptance in the secondary classroom.
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  1. Nouvelle ELA says

    January 20, 2017 at 2:27 pm

    Creating a culture of kindness in the classroom is so important! Thanks for sharing this valuable (AND ADORABLE!) resource for secondary classrooms.

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  2. Amy Brown Science says

    January 20, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    Love these posters! Thanks!

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  3. Michele Luck says

    January 20, 2017 at 4:39 pm

    Teaching kindness is such an important lesson! Thank you so much for sharing your experience and creativity!

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  4. Danielle Knight says

    January 20, 2017 at 8:44 pm

    I love your resource – it is not easy to find decor for secondary classrooms and to find ones with a positive message. Great job and thank you for sharing.

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  5. Leah Cleary says

    January 20, 2017 at 9:53 pm

    I appreciate that you distinguish between tolerance and acceptance and have created these wonderful posters to help others' do so! Thanks so much!

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  6. Tammy M says

    January 21, 2017 at 1:04 am

    The posters are great. We need more classroom decor on TpT that's on the secondary level.

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  7. Stephanie Icenogle says

    January 21, 2017 at 1:34 am

    Your posters are simply amazing! I love the idea of creating a class code of conduct before beginning discussions to ensure that everyone feels comfortable. Thank you for sharing the posters and wonderful ideas!

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  8. OCBeachTeacher says

    January 21, 2017 at 1:49 pm

    Love the Dalai Lama quote! Teachers are so fortunate to be able to impart these messages to our students.

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  9. Mrs. Spangler in the Middle says

    January 21, 2017 at 11:29 pm

    I am hanging these posters in my classroom on Monday! They are perfect! Thank you!

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  10. Darlene Anne says

    January 22, 2017 at 3:01 pm

    These are going up next week! I especially love the Dalai Lama quote. Thank you so much!

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  11. Room 213 says

    January 22, 2017 at 3:31 pm

    Thanks, everyone!

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  12. Maryann Saylor says

    January 23, 2017 at 5:48 am

    Having students create their own code of conduct practically ensures that it will be followed. Instead of disseminating my own rules for discussions, I'm going to give this method a try. Thank you for the posters and the great ideas!

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