3rd grade youth club: 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 3rd grade children in a youth club group.
about 8 and 9- 5 to 10 minutes missions
- Monday–Friday
Sponsoring this group for 3rd grade in a youth club group
The leader knows how a sponsor funds the manual, the activity books, and the flashcards, and how to ask. In this club meeting, 3rd grade children (about 8 and 9) 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 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 youth club leader leads. Attendance may change week to week. Begin with a one-sentence reminder of last week’s kindness so a new child is not lost, then do today’s mission. Children answer in a brief discussion the children can lead, with the adult keeping it on one kindness. 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.
Five 3rd grade missions in the club meeting
Monday in the club meeting belongs to the youth club leader. Look only. Put two bins of blocks where 3rd grade children can see it. Name Eli, the classmate, and say the kindness: Eli stayed after play and put the blocks back in the right bins. It happened at the block corner. Ask “Which part of cleanup is easy to leave for someone else?” Stop at 5 to 10 minutes. No note yet. Attendance may change week to week. Begin with a one-sentence reminder of last week’s kindness so a new child is not lost, then do today’s mission. If they freeze, Scatter five paper squares. Cleanup is not done until the thanks names the bins, not just “helping.”
On Tuesday, 3rd grade children (about 8 and 9) stay with “The blocks back in the bins.” Say the line. 3rd grade children tell a partner, “Thank you for cleaning up the blocks with me.” 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 two bins of blocks. Attendance may change week to week. Begin with a one-sentence reminder of last week’s kindness so a new child is not lost, then do today’s mission. If they freeze, Scatter five paper squares. Cleanup is not done until the thanks names the bins, not just “helping.”
Who is in the club meeting
Clubs and community youth programs can run the program without a full school week. The package is the same three parts: the Operation Thank You Manual, activity books, and the 30-card flashcard set. Alison coordinates shipping to the leader.
Age tips for 3rd grade (about 8 and 9)
Third grade sits at the top of the program’s age band. Children can explain why thank you matters and write more of the note themselves. Missions still last 5 to 10 minutes so they do not crowd reading and math. Community thank-yous fit well at this grade. For this youth club plan, keep the mission inside 5 to 10 minutes. a brief discussion the children can lead, with the adult keeping it on one kindness.
The note for Eli
They draft, then check three parts: who, what the person did, and a closing that is not a joke. The extra practice pages in the classroom book are for the draft. The note that goes out can be copied clean. 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 youth club leader can say with 3rd 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 club meeting 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 club meeting
Clubs and community youth programs can run the program without a full school week. The package is the same three parts: the Operation Thank You Manual, activity books, and the 30-card flashcard set. Alison coordinates shipping to the leader. Attendance may change week to week. Begin with a one-sentence reminder of last week’s kindness so a new child is not lost, then do today’s mission.
If 3rd 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 youth club leader 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 youth club 3rd grade group
This page is about getting the set into the club meeting: 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.” They draft, then check three parts: who, what the person did, and a closing that is not a joke. The extra practice pages in the classroom book are for the draft. The note that goes out can be copied clean.
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