Children are no different. They need to be uplifted and encouraged just as much, if not more, than adults do. As a class we decided to make "Friendship Books" for each child in the classroom. Each child thought of something nice about each one of their classmates. We wrote it down, and they drew a picture.
About two weeks into the project, Lilly came to me and asked, "What are you and Ms. Mali going to do when you get sad? Maybe we should make books for you too!" So each child made a page for us as well. That's 15 pages for each child! It took over a month to complete and compile everything but we finally have finished "Friendship Books" for all of the Bumblebees to take home and treasure.
My favorite part was seeing the children's faces light up when they heard the nice things their friends said about them. Our hope is that these books will always bring those smiles to their faces.
- Diana Koppa, Bumblebee Teacher
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| The Bumblebees pictured with a favorite page of their "Friendship Book." |
