Sticky Note Activity
If you feel anxious, sad, or want to run away and hide, Create a Sticky Note, and put it on your bathroom mirror.
Read it every day:
- StopBreathThink-become aware and mindful of your responses to the world around you
- Break down a difficult task when it feels overwhelming or too big for you
- Have a routine to begin every day that you enjoy
- Talk to yourself. It can help you control your emotions and plan how to respond. Have a saying that you repeat over and over if things get hard: “I’m not alone, I’m not broken, I have superpowers!”
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Classroom Activities
Talent Show Time!
Show off your talents and learn more about your classmates. This talent show is a bit different: your goal is to surprise us. You can show any talent you like, big or small, but try to pick something we would NOT expect to see you do.
Steps:
1. Choose a talent to show the class. It can be a feat of skill or something simple. It should surprise the class.
2. Present or post videos demonstrating your talent.
3. Comment on each other’s talents. Ask “why” and “how” questions.
4. Emphasize looking at the audience (eye contact) if comfortable.
5. Reflection: Which peers surprised you most? Which talent would you like to learn? Pick someone else’s talent you want to try. Present/submit videos of themselves trying a new talent and describe why they chose it.
Spooky Stories
Steps:
1. Turn off the lights and have them tell some spooky stories they already know.
2. Students write or create a scary (appropriate) story. Use a graphic organizer for items to include.
3. Tell/record the story in a scary voice using sound effects (creak, squish, etc.). This is a good activity to share on Halloween and emphasizes creative ideas, entertaining peers, and focusing on enjoyable activities.
At Home Activities
Fairy Cake Recipe
Adapted from the BBC food team
Prep: 30 min, Cook time: 10-30 min. Makes enough for a fairy party. This easy fairy cake recipe is perfect for baking with children and fairies. Decorate with drizzly icing and plenty of sprinkles; go for the whole fairy effect.
Ingredients:
4 oz softened butter
4 oz sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 oz self-raising flour
1-2 tbsp milk
Icing:
10 1/2 oz icing sugar
2-3 tbsp water
2-3 drops food of food coloring
Hundreds and thousands of rainbow sprinkles
Fairy Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream butter and sugar in a bowl until pale. Beat in eggs, a little at a time, and stir in the vanilla extract.
3. Fold in flour using a large metal fairy spoon. Add a little milk until the mixture is soft, dropping consistency, and spoon the fairy mixture into a cupcake pan.
4. Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden and fairy brown.
5. For the icing, sift the sugar into a large mixing bowl and stir in enough water to create a smooth mixture. Stir in the food coloring.
6. Drizzle the icing over the cakes, add thousands of sprinkles, and set aside until the icing hardens.
Dr. Suzy Gray 