2nd grade classroom: sponsoring this group (Monday–Friday)
The leader knows how a sponsor funds the manual, the activity books, and the flashcards, and how to ask. This Monday–Friday plan is for 2nd grade children in a classroom group.
about 7 and 8- 5 to 10 minutes missions
- Monday–Friday
Sponsoring this group for 2nd grade in a classroom group
The leader knows how a sponsor funds the manual, the activity books, and the flashcards, and how to ask. In this classroom, 2nd grade children (about 7 and 8) practice with “The wiped lunch table.” Mr. Alvarez, the lunch helper, he wiped the table so the children had a clean place to eat. The Monday–Friday calendar is the one that fits: This is the Monday–Friday format from the first half of the Operation Thank You Manual. You see the same children on five school days. Each day is one mission of 5 to 10 minutes. The note is the work of the later days, not of Monday.
The classroom teacher leads. The block has to end on time. Five to ten minutes is the whole lesson, not the introduction to a longer lesson. Children answer in a flashcard on the rug or the board, then quiet writing. The spoken line is “Thank you for wiping our table..” The note line is “Thank you for wiping the table before we ate..” Alison Gilham’s program supplies the manual, the activity book, and the flashcards; this page is the plan for this group and this kindness.
Five 2nd grade missions in the classroom
Monday in the classroom belongs to the classroom teacher. Look only. Put a cloth and a clean spot where crumbs were where 2nd grade children can see it. Name Mr. Alvarez, the lunch helper, and say the kindness: he wiped the table so the children had a clean place to eat. It happened at the lunch table. Ask “What did his hands do before you sat down?” Stop at 5 to 10 minutes. No note yet. The block has to end on time. Five to ten minutes is the whole lesson, not the introduction to a longer lesson. If they freeze, Point at the clean spot on the table and ask one child to touch only that spot, then say who made it clean.
Words to say about Mr. Alvarez
This is a script the classroom teacher can say with 2nd grade children during sponsoring this group. It uses “The wiped lunch table,” a practice situation for this plan. It is not a list of the 30 printed flashcards. Those cards stay in the set and match the activity book. Use this script when you need the words in the room.
The note for Mr. Alvarez
Ask them to read the note aloud to a partner before it is finished. The partner’s only job is to point out whether the person and the kindness are both clear. For this kindness the sentence is “Thank you for wiping the table before we ate.” It has to mention the lunch table or a cloth and a clean spot where crumbs were, not a general compliment to the lunch helper.
Age tips for 2nd grade (about 7 and 8)
Second graders can handle a fuller thank-you note. They still need the flashcards, because a picture keeps the talk on one kindness instead of a lecture about manners. The same situations appear in the activity book, so the class can discuss and then write with more independence. For this classroom plan, keep the mission inside 5 to 10 minutes. a flashcard on the rug or the board, then quiet writing.
Copy-ready lines for “The wiped lunch table”
Spoken line to practice: “Thank you for wiping our table.” Reply children may hear: “You are welcome. Enjoy your lunch.” Note line to write: “Thank you for wiping the table before we ate.” Spanish line for the same kindness: “Gracias por limpiar la mesa.”
Who is in the classroom
A public, private, or charter classroom can run the Monday–Friday missions from the first half of the Operation Thank You Manual. The same children are there each day, which is what the daily format was written for. The teacher keeps the manual. Each child keeps a classroom activity book.
What Mr. Alvarez's lesson needs
The Operation Thank You Manual is 98 pages. The first half is the Monday–Friday classroom sequence. The second half is the once-per-week sequence for clubs. Each child needs Why and How To Say “Thank You,” the classroom edition: a saddle-stitched activity book with situations for saying thank you, the How To Write A Thank You Note template, and extra pages to practice. The flashcard set has 30 cards, 8.5 by 11 inches, colorful, with rounded corners. The cards mirror the activity book so the group can look at one situation before writing. The manual, the activity book, and the flashcards are available in Spanish. The MISSION Reminders Supplement can be added when some children speak Spanish. Extra activity books are sold in packs of 10. For “The wiped lunch table,” also set out a cloth and a clean spot where crumbs were. If the books are not in the room yet, practice the spoken mission anyway, and tell families how a sponsor or an order supplies the printed set.
Classroom and group notes for the classroom
A public, private, or charter classroom can run the Monday–Friday missions from the first half of the Operation Thank You Manual. The same children are there each day, which is what the daily format was written for. The teacher keeps the manual. Each child keeps a classroom activity book. The block has to end on time. Five to ten minutes is the whole lesson, not the introduction to a longer lesson.
If 2nd grade children stall on Mr. Alvarez
Point at the clean spot on the table and ask one child to touch only that spot, then say who made it clean. A child who keeps thanking the classroom teacher is avoiding Mr. Alvarez. Send them back to the lunch helper and the moment at the lunch table. Whispering “Thank you for wiping our table.” counts.
Home work after The wiped lunch table
Thank the person who clears the table after a meal at home, and name what they carried. Write that in the activity book so the family sees Mr. Alvarez's kindness, not a blank “say thank you.” Ask them to read the note aloud to a partner before it is finished. The partner’s only job is to point out whether the person and the kindness are both clear.
Spanish materials in this group
If any child in the classroom speaks Spanish at home, order the Spanish activity book for that child and keep the same situation. The Spanish line for this plan is “Gracias por limpiar la mesa.” The English line remains “Thank you for wiping our table.”
Books for this classroom 2nd grade group
This page is about getting the set into the classroom: the manual, one activity book per child, and the 30-card flashcards, so “Thank you for wiping the table before we ate.” can be written about Mr. Alvarez. The leader asks on Find a Sponsor at no cost. Alison Gilham matches a sponsor or takes a chosen group in any U.S. state, then calls the leader before shipping. Payment is due when the package is ready. Groups over 30 add books in tens. Spanish copies use “Gracias por limpiar la mesa.” beside “Thank you for wiping our table..” Email info@cultureofthankyou.com or call 971-265-8262.
Before Mr. Alvarez comes up in the classroom
The classroom teacher should be able to say the kindness in one breath: Mr. Alvarez he wiped the table so the children had a clean place to eat. If that sentence is fuzzy, 2nd grade children will write a vague thank-you. Keep a cloth and a clean spot where crumbs were in reach and keep the mission inside 5 to 10 minutes. The block has to end on time. Five to ten minutes is the whole lesson, not the introduction to a longer lesson.
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