• Grade 2
• A Ball for All – Activity #2: “Two Ways to Join In”

Activity #2: “Two Ways to Join In”

This activity allows the students to practice the ideas of joining in from Activity #1. They will role-play and also write down the type of language that should be used when joining in within various contexts.

Materials:

• ‘Two Ways to Join In’ worksheet (provided)

Teacher Preparation:

• Print each ‘Two Ways to Join In’ worksheet for each student.

Step by Step:

Step One: Have students sit in pairs and provide each student with the ‘Two Ways to Join In’ worksheet.

Step Two: Have students think of two different scenarios that would cause them to want to join in.

Step Three: In their pairs, Student A writes in the conversation bubble a “joining in” statement.

• Example: “That game looks like fun!”

Step Four: Student B then writes a positive response in the second conversation bubble.

• Example: “It is! Would you like to have a turn?”

Step Five: Students think of a new scenario and reverse roles.

• Student B initially writes a possible “joining in” statement and Student A responds in a positive manner.

End Result:

Students have role-played scenarios where they had to develop their own positive ideas to joining in. They have also created a visual, written reminder of what these positive conversations should sound like.

*This activity is taken from Teaching Friendship Skills: Primary Version by Pat Huggins, Larry Moen, and Donna Wood Manion

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