Tolerance.org: I Will Be Your Friend

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The classroom activities for all five themes of I Will Be Your Friend are available here.
	What's in a Name? Explore naming traditions around the world and in your classroom.
	A Quilt of Many Cultures Make a paper patchwork of collages representing the cultural backgrounds of you and your classmates.
	Songs of Gratitude Add new verses to a traditional Jewish song of thanks.
	Hello, World! Create a learning wheel of greetings in many languages.
	A Circle of Friends Play a traditional Chinese circle game and add a non-traditional twist.
	Love Is… Design a table-top screen featuring thoughts about love.
	Rhythm, Rhyme and Respect Compose a "chain rap" about what respect looks and feels like in your school.
	"F" Is for "Friendship" Create an acrostic about what it takes to be a friend.
	Kindness Counts Encourage students to act on their impulses of love and caring.
	Planet Poems Write poems from the Earth's point of view.
	A Path Toward Peace Research and design a peace project for your school, your community or your world.
	Earthkeepers Make a chart describing the interdependence between the Earth and its inhabitants.
	Picture a World Share ideas about solving problems that face the world community.
	Dance the Work Away Choreograph a dance celebrating the joys of teamwork.
	It Takes Cooperation Design banners featuring traditional proverbs about working together.
	Many Voices, One Song Perform a choral reading of a bilingual song.
	Classroom Connections Create a jigsaw puzzle about what makes a community.
	Different and the Same Design an "identity cube" and share it with your classmates.
	The Fight for Right Research and make a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement.
	With Freedom for All Research and report about different historical perspectives on freedom.
	Take a Stand Role-play situations that call for courage.
	Two-in-One Tales Pair up to look at historical events from two points of view.
	Hall of Heroes Create an exhibit about people who have made the world a better place.



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