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Today was a tough day, but such a great lesson. As students walked in I called my even numbered kids to come see me and I put a green star on their hand. I did not tell them anything about it. During the day I called my green star kids to line up first, they got to go to the board, they got to go to the bathroom first, they got to relax while others did our afternoon clean up, etc... Needless to say my kids were confused and a little hurt. It BROKE my heart to see them upset. After they (and I) had enough I called them to the rug and asked them what fair meant to them. We had such a great, open dialogue about being treated fairly, celebrating differences, and even bullying. Today was tough, but we now truly understood and empathized with those that get left out. The picture of Ken says it all. I tried to get him by surprise. This picture was taken right before I revealed that it was part of a lesson,. He looked so defeated and sad. Notice Reece in the background. That is what it looks like when a child is always left out. He was so frustrated! Don't worry parents - it really was an eye opening lesson for us all and your kids then came back and had great ways to make sure no one EVER feels that way.
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