2nd grade daycare: 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 daycare group.
about 7 and 8- 5 to 10 minutes missions
- Monday–Friday
Sponsoring this group for 2nd grade in a daycare group
The leader knows how a sponsor funds the manual, the activity books, and the flashcards, and how to ask. In this daycare room, 2nd grade children (about 7 and 8) practice with “The heavy door held open.” Ms. Ortiz, the office manager, she held a heavy door so a child with a box could walk through. 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 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 holding the door..” The note line is “Thank you for holding the door while I carried the box..” 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 daycare room
Monday in the daycare room belongs to the daycare lead. Look only. Put a box and a heavy door where 2nd grade children can see it. Name Ms. Ortiz, the office manager, and say the kindness: she held a heavy door so a child with a box could walk through. It happened at the office doorway. Ask “What would have happened to the box if the door had swung shut?” Stop at 5 to 10 minutes. No note yet. 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 they freeze, Give a child a box and a closed door. They may not say a long sentence. One clear line is the goal.
On Tuesday, 2nd grade children (about 7 and 8) stay with “The heavy door held open.” Say the line. 2nd grade children tell a partner, “Thank you for holding the door.” 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. If the kindness disappears, point back to a box and a heavy door. 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 they freeze, Give a child a box and a closed door. They may not say a long sentence. One clear line is the goal.
Words to say about Ms. Ortiz
This is a script the daycare lead can say with 2nd grade children during sponsoring this group. It uses “The heavy door held open,” 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 Ms. Ortiz
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 holding the door while I carried the box.” It has to mention the office doorway or a box and a heavy door, not a general compliment to the office manager.
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.
Copy-ready lines for “The heavy door held open”
Spoken line to practice: “Thank you for holding the door.” Reply children may hear: “I have it. Go ahead.” Note line to write: “Thank you for holding the door while I carried the box.” Spanish line for the same kindness: “Gracias por sostener la puerta.”
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.
What Ms. Ortiz'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 heavy door held open,” also set out a box and a heavy door. 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 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 Ms. Ortiz
Give a child a box and a closed door. They may not say a long sentence. One clear line is the goal. A child who keeps thanking the daycare lead is avoiding Ms. Ortiz. Send them back to the office manager and the moment at the office doorway. Whispering “Thank you for holding the door.” counts.
Home work after The heavy door held open
Hold a door for someone at home and also thank the person who usually holds it for you. Write that in the activity book so the family sees Ms. Ortiz'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 daycare room 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 sostener la puerta.” The English line remains “Thank you for holding the door.”
Books for this daycare 2nd grade group
This page is about getting the set into the daycare room: the manual, one activity book per child, and the 30-card flashcards, so “Thank you for holding the door while I carried the box.” can be written about Ms. Ortiz. 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 sostener la puerta.” beside “Thank you for holding the door..” Email info@cultureofthankyou.com or call 971-265-8262.
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