There will be plenty of excitement and energy in your kindergarten classroom with the Friendship unit. This unit will add some sunshine as the students discover the importance of being a good friend and of having friends in their lives. Your students will be involved in a variety of activities, including:

• graphing the number of letters in our names
• investigating different ways to make a number (e.g., the number 7 can be: 5 + 2, 3 + 4, 6 + 1)
• making patterned heart necklaces
• measuring different parts of the human body (e.g., arm, leg, foot) with popsicle sticks
• counting by 2’s to 20
• identifying, sorting, and constructing three-dimensional objects
• reviewing basic sight words in the weekly poems, as well as identifying rhyming words and descriptive words
• creating his/her won actions to new and familiar songs and poems
• discussing the importance of the heart and healthy eating
• talking about his/her feelings and being sensitive to others
• reviewing manners and the need to be respectful to one another
• creating a “Friendship Fruit Salad”

And much more!

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about the author

Joni Bowman

Joni Bowman, BA, M.Ed., MCDTA, is a former elementary school teacher who has taught all subjects in the primary and junior divisions in regular, gifted, and special education programs.  As co-author of the Hands-On Science and Technology, Hands-On Social Studies, and Hands-On Mathematics programs, she is committed to providing active and engaging learning experiences for students.  Since 2003, her focus has been on creating developmentally appropriate, activity-based programs for Pre-K and Kindergarten students with her business, Springboard for Learning.  Joni resides in Burlington, Ontario, with her supportive husband and four inspirational daughters.