Week of 9/18- Introductions, shared backgrounds, reviewed confidentiality rules, and made bananas for our banana tree (Each banana represents a child in the middle of Mom and Dad that have peeled away from one another)
Week of 9/25- Finished bananas and listened to the song "Divorce" by Dan Conley. This song is from an album entitled "If You Believe in You" that we will be using a lot throughout the year.
Week of 10/2- Brainstormed the major themes of divorce that we heard in the song, and began a discussion of feelings (how they start, where they start, how they progress, types of feelings)
Week of 10/9- Reviewed feelings and used feelings chart to identify all of the feelings that are experienced with separation/ divorce. Students discussed individual examples of situations that brought on a feeling.
4th grade group (meets on Friday's):
Week of 9/18- Introductions, shared backgrounds, reviewed confidentiality rules, and made bananas for our banana tree (Each banana represents a child in the middle of Mom and Dad that have peeled away from one another)
Week of 9/25- Finished bananas and listened to the song "Divorce" by Dan Conley. This song is from an album entitled "If You Believe in You" that we will be using a lot throughout the year.
Week of 10/2- Brainstormed the major themes of divorce that we heard in the song, and began a discussion of feelings (how they start, where they start, how they progress, types of feelings)
Week of 10/9- Listened to the song "And I Need a Lot of Love" by Dan Conley. Discussion on how families show you they love you, and discussion on visitation schedules.
5th/6th grade group ( meets on Friday's):
Week of 9/19- Introductions, shared backgrounds, reviewed confidentiality rules, and made bananas for our banana tree (Each banana represents a child in the middle of Mom and Dad that have peeled away from one another)
Week of 9/25- Finished bananas and brainstormed ideas for major projects that will cover the school year.
Week of 10/3- Narrowed down ideas for projects, students will develop a children's book on divorce, a game on divorce, and pictures will be taken of all groups throughout the year, with the focus to develop a Banana Splits scrapbook. The ultimate goal is to have a "Banana Splits" table at the Health and Wellness fair scheduled for spring 2009 to share our knowledge and experience with divorce.
Week of 10/10- Began writing our book "The Three Little Kittens that lost their Dad".