Post Election Processing
Learn about Our Government and Express your Hopes For the US
--Something they're hopeful about in their lives or in the world. OR...
--An issue in the world that they care about deeply. (Hunger, Education, Immigration, Peace...)
Emphasize and encourage positive language. ("I hope that..." rather than "I'm scared that..." or "I am concerned about peace in the world" rather than "I hate war".)
Today we're going to talk a little bit about how our government works and balances power, and then we're going to create some space to explore values and convictions. What are some ways we can be kind and compassionate toward each other while we have these kinds of discussions? (Take some answers...for example: listen actively, acknowledge others' points of view, use kind language, etc).
What's Next... (Two Options, or Both!)
(Could offer drawing as an alternative to letter writing!)
Option 2: We talked in the beginning about an issue you care deeply about. Write a few sentences down about that issue and why you care about it. Then we'll get into partners and share our issues. After discussing with your partner, find another pair and share the issues of concern among all 4 students. Any common themes? After the group of 4 discusses, let's come back as a whole class and make a class list of issues that concern us. We will compile all these lists from each class and make a school-wide list of issues that concern Fulmore students, to be shared with the district and beyond! (could use chart paper and post-its for this, do as a gallery walk, etc)