Friday, October 6, 2017

Kindergarten and 6th Grade Learning Buddies

Some of my favorite experiences for my students to have in kindergarten are our Learning Buddies activities.  We first introduced our buddies to each other last Friday.  They spent their first day getting to know each other with a interview.  The 6th graders brought their Chromebooks and asked their kindergarten buddy some questions.  The kindergartner then asked their buddy the same questions.  The 6th grader recorded their responses and will add the pictures we took of them with their buddies into the google doc.  The first day was a great success!


Usually, the next time we meet our buddies we go outside for some team building activities.  Today, the rain prevented us from going outside for team building, so we created a fall craft instead.  I was amazed at what a great job they did!  The 6th graders are so thoughtful and caring toward their kindergarten buddy and the kindergartners adore their buddies!  




For our fall craft, we started by having the 6th graders trace the kindergartners' arm and hand onto a white construction paper.  Then, the kindergartner painted the arm brown and the 6th grader painted in the hand.  This was the start of our fall tree.  






Next, the kindergartner dipped the eraser of their pencil into different autumn colors to make dots around the tree branches for leaves.  





The 6th graders were so patient and helpful by giving suggestions to the kindergartner.  The kindergartners were so creative in their choices and even had some leaves fall to the ground around the base of the tree.





The buddies have created wonderful connections already, we can't wait to see their relationships build throughout the year.  We are excited for some team building with our buddies next week!

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