We live in a Wonderful World. But it’s a world where we hear awful things every day – on the news, from our students, and many, many other places. While I do not shy away from the “bad” things that happen in the world, I try to enlighten my students with the good in the world as much as I can. And these What a Wonderful World activities really can brighten things up!
I’m sharing my favorite ways to show the students there’s a bigger world than just what’s in their backyard!
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I will often share stories with my students from two of my favorite Facebook pages I follow.
Love What Matters
Love What Matters shares quick real-life stories of people helping other people in simple ways. If you want some daily encouragement that there are still good people in the world, follow along!
Kid President
Another favorite page is Kid President! His encouraging words, ideas and fun videos from his YouTube channel are relatable for young children!
Kid President’s Guide to Being Awesome is a BIG hit in our classroom library! It has great advice and thought-provoking quotes for kids!
Related: Best YouTube Videos About Math
What a Wonderful World
While trolling Barnes & Noble one wild Saturday night, I stumbled on What a Wonderful World. I absolutely love the gorgeous illustrations that accompany the infamous Louis Armstrong song!
First, we listened to the song {you can easily find videos worth sharing on YouTube!}. Then, I asked the students to illustrate one line of the lyrics. Since there are just 18 ‘lines’ a few kids paired up for their illustrations!
I could stare at these beautiful illustrations all day! I hung the finished pictures on my cabinets, but I’ve included a cover page in case you’d like to turn it into a class book!
To finish the lesson, we then read the book! I didn’t want the kiddos to just copy the illustrations in the book, so I saved it for last!
Ready to do this activity with your class? It makes such a fun class book or bulletin board display!
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This is so sweet! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing this! We did this project at the beginning of the week and it came out adorable! I can’t wait to share it at Parent Teacher Conferences!