2nd grade daycare: thank you in English and Spanish (once a week)
Children practice the same kindness in English and Spanish, with materials that match the language they speak. This once a week plan is for 2nd grade children in a daycare group.
about 7 and 8- 5 to 10 minutes missions
- once a week
Thank you in English and Spanish for 2nd grade in a daycare group
Children practice the same kindness in English and Spanish, with materials that match the language they speak. In this daycare room, 2nd grade children (about 7 and 8) practice with “The blocks back in the bins.” Eli, the classmate, Eli stayed after play and put the blocks back in the right bins. The once a week calendar is the one that fits: This is the once-per-week format from the second half of the manual, written for groups and clubs that do not meet daily. One meeting carries the mission. A single home task goes in the activity book. Do not try to compress five school days into one hour.
The daycare lead leads. Mixed ages share the room. The youngest children answer out loud. Older children write. Nobody waits while the other group finishes a long craft. Children answer in a flashcard on the rug or the board, then quiet writing. The spoken line is “Thank you for cleaning up the blocks with me..” The note line is “Thank you for putting the blocks away..” Alison Gilham’s program supplies the manual, the activity book, and the flashcards; this page is
One once a week meeting in the daycare room
This is the once-per-week format from the second half of the manual, written for groups and clubs that do not meet daily. One meeting carries the mission. A single home task goes in the activity book. Do not try to compress five school days into one hour. In the daycare room, the daycare lead has one sitting with 2nd grade children, about 7 and 8. Do not replay a school week. Mixed ages share the room. The youngest children answer out loud. Older children write. Nobody waits while the other group finishes a long craft.
Who is in the daycare room
Daycare days are full. The program is built for that: short missions, a manual with a once-per-week option, and materials that work for mixed ages 4 to 9. There is no cost to the provider when a sponsor funds the package. Register on Find a Sponsor and Alison matches the room with a business or an individual.
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 daycare plan, keep the mission inside 5 to 10 minutes. a flashcard on the rug or the board, then quiet writing.
The note for Eli
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 putting the blocks away.” It has to mention the block corner or two bins of blocks, not a general compliment to the classmate.
Words to say about Eli
This is a script the daycare lead can say with 2nd grade children during thank you in English and Spanish. It uses “The blocks back in the bins,” 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.
Copy-ready lines for “The blocks back in the bins”
Spoken line to practice: “Thank you for cleaning up the blocks with me.” Reply children may hear: “The long ones go in this bin.” Note line to write: “Thank you for putting the blocks away.” Spanish line for the same kindness: “Gracias por guardar los bloques.”
The same kindness in Spanish
Say the English line “Thank you for cleaning up the blocks with me.” and the Spanish line “Gracias por guardar los bloques.” on the same kindness. Do not save Spanish for a different week. Children should see that Eli did one thing: Eli stayed after play and put the blocks back in the right bins.
Classroom and group notes for the daycare room
Daycare days are full. The program is built for that: short missions, a manual with a once-per-week option, and materials that work for mixed ages 4 to 9. There is no cost to the provider when a sponsor funds the package. Register on Find a Sponsor and Alison matches the room with a business or an individual. Mixed ages share the room. The youngest children answer out loud. Older children write. Nobody waits while the other group finishes a long craft.
If 2nd grade children stall on Eli
Scatter five paper squares. Cleanup is not done until the thanks names the bins, not just “helping.” A child who keeps thanking the daycare lead is avoiding Eli. Send them back to the classmate and the moment at the block corner. Whispering “Thank you for cleaning up the blocks with me.” counts.
Books for this daycare 2nd grade group
Spoken practice about Eli can start in the daycare room today. The activity-book template matters when 2nd grade children are ready to write “Thank you for putting the blocks away..” If a sponsor is funding this daycare group, parents get a sample letter, and shipping is included on full and partial packages. The leader can ask at no cost.
What Eli's lesson needs
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. 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 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. For “The blocks back in the bins,” also set out two bins of blocks. Teach one kindness, then say the thank-you line in both languages. Children use the book that matches the language they are writing in.
Home work after The blocks back in the bins
Put one set of toys back where they belong and thank the person who usually does that alone. Write that in the activity book so the family sees Eli'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.
Before Eli comes up in the daycare room
The daycare lead should be able to say the kindness in one breath: Eli Eli stayed after play and put the blocks back in the right bins. If that sentence is fuzzy, 2nd grade children will write a vague thank-you. Keep two bins of blocks in reach and keep the mission inside 5 to 10 minutes. Mixed ages share the room. The youngest children answer out loud. Older children write. Nobody waits while the other group finishes a long craft.
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