2nd grade daycare: sponsoring this group (once a week)
The leader knows how a sponsor funds the manual, the activity books, and the flashcards, and how to ask. 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
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 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 the plan for this group and this kindness.
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.
Open on “The blocks back in the bins.” Tell the group that Eli, the classmate, Eli stayed after play and put the blocks back in the right bins at the block corner. Put two bins of blocks in sight. Ask all three questions, one at a time: “Which part of cleanup is easy to leave for someone else?” “What thanks sounds fair if you both worked?” “What thanks sounds fair if Eli did your part too?” Children answer in a flashcard on the rug or the board, then quiet writing. Stop answers that are only “they were nice.”
Say the spoken line together: “Thank you for cleaning up the blocks with me.” Then each child says it to a partner. 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. The daycare lead listens for Eli's name and for two bins of blocks.
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 sponsoring this group. 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.”
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 guardar los bloques.” The English line remains “Thank you for cleaning up the blocks with me.”
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
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 putting the blocks away.” can be written about Eli. 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 guardar los bloques.” beside “Thank you for cleaning up the blocks with me..” Email info@cultureofthankyou.com or call 971-265-8262.
What Eli'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 blocks back in the bins,” also set out two bins of blocks. 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.
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.
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