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Grade two activities

Victory laps - (Able)

Purpose: To celebrate achievements and be active.

Materials: Race track picture or bulletin board, a race car template for each student.

Activity Description: Students design their race car templates and the class sets a goal of how far they want to travel collectively – maybe 100 km. Students then set daily goals and move their race car along the big race track as they achieve these goals. For every goal achieved, they get a lap on the track with their friends and move their cars forward on the race track bulletin board. On Friday or any other given day, the class gets to dress in school colours, use face paint, attach streamers to their clothing, go outside and walk/run or skip their laps around the school or the track with their friends and enjoy some free play.

Guiding Questions:

  1. How did we decide on a goal?
  2. Was it easier or more difficult to achieve the goal as a class?
  3. How did you contribute to the class goal?

Compliment Central - (Caring)

Purpose: A central place for students to share nice things they have seen.

Materials: A tree made out of paper, a small artificial tree or a small statue, squares of paper and gel pens or fancy markers.

Activity Description: Students write a complimentary message to their classmate and leave it on the tree to be discovered later. Compliments can also be left for the class from the teacher, from parents or from administration. Teacher ensures each child is recognized for something great. Students can also draw names and be given the leadership role of giving the student on the paper a compliment to ensure everyone receives positive recognition.

Guiding Questions:

  1. How do compliments show we care?
  2. Did you feel happy to receive a note?
  3. Did you challenge yourself to compliment someone in the class you don’t know well?

All about Me - (Able)

Purpose: To increase awareness of all of the talents in the classroom.

Materials: All About Me Sheets

All about _________________________________

1) ______I play the piano_____________________

2) ______I want to play floor hockey ___________

3) ______I do magic tricks_________________

4) ______I can stand on my head ___________

WHO AM I ? ____________________________________________________

Activity Description: Students write down 3-5 facts about themselves that not everyone would know right away. The papers are collected and posted in the classroom.

Students have a week to guess which paper belongs to which student. On Friday, the authors of each sheet are revealed.

Guiding Questions:

  1. Why is it fun to learn new things about classmates?
  2. Did you take the time to find out more about your classmates?
  3. Where else could you use this activity?

Helpful Handball - (Caring)

Purpose: To learn how to collaborate and collectively problem solve.

Materials: A ball, two boxes/crates or nets, and an open space.

Activity Description: The teacher has a box of problems or questions in a box. They can be math problems or hypothetical social situations. The group is divided into two teams by random assignment. Each team is then divided in half so that groups are smaller; approximately 5-6 students and together, the teams play handball. One game is being played on each half of the gym or field. They must pass to at least three people before scoring in the net. When the team scores, they work together to suggest a potential solution for the problem presented. The teams keep playing until the problem has a solution.

Guiding Questions:

  1. Can there be more than one solution for a problem?
  2. How does helping someone solve a problem show them you care?
  3. How did you show you cared when playing the game?

Silly Scavenger Hunt - (Belonging)

Purpose: To build teamwork.

Materials: A list of fun things to find. For example:

  • A shoelace
  • Pencil with an eraser
  • Tennis ball
  • Carrot
  • Picture of a horse
  • Toothpaste
  • Leaf
  • A shirt that is pink
  • Blue socks
  • A penny
  • Playdough in the shape of an apple
  • Soccer Ball
  • Pylon
  • A mitten from the lost and found
  • A friend
  • An autograph from a person with a loose tooth
  • A book about healthy food
  • A citrus fruit

Activity Description: Students work in teams of two or three to find as many things as they can on the list. They get points for the items as well as enthusiasm, cheers and teamwork.

Guiding Questions:

  1. What was the hardest item to find? How did your team manage to find it?
  2. How did working together help you do well in this activity?
  3. In what ways did you show enthusiasm and happiness?