Resources for the classroom and beyond!
Story Exchange
Art Exchange
How can the art story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?
Skill Building
Milling With Open Sentences
How can brief interactions with people in our community change our perception of one another?
Best Practices
Pairing Read Aloud with the Story Exchange
How can we use mentor texts to connect students to the story exchange and story exchange prompts? In this article,…
Best Practices
How to Dig Deeper Into Students Strengths
What questions can we present to students to have a better overall understanding of who they are and how they…
Best Practices
Artifact of the Week
How can students explore real world experiences and stories? In this article, Nicole Walker walks us through a process of…
Story Exchange
Story Exchange Lesson Plan
How can the story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?
Story Exchange
Telling My Story
How can sharing our own stories build our confidence in our ability to share?
Story Exchange
Brainstorming Stories
How do we decide on a story to share during a story exchange?
Skill Building
Compassion Roleplaying
How does empathy and/or compassion support others in our community?
Skill Building
Goal Setting
How does setting goals help us to make positive changes in our lives?
Skill Building
Relationship Building Game Show
How can we be effective communicators?
Skill Building
Uncommon Commonalities
How can similarities we share with others bring us closer together as a community?