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Inclusion – Making Connections
www.inclusionproject.org
/inclusionproject @includingkids @hallteam5
Inclusion begins with You
Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and
I will spend the first four sharpening the
axe.- Abraham Lincoln -
your philosophyyour belief cr
eate your attitude
your actions crea
te your results
Inclusion…
Everyone can
Participate
Everyone can
Belong
Believe!
• Every child can make a friend.
• Every child can participate.
• Every child can be successful.
Believe? Check!
What’s Next?
Prepare!
• People are people first.
• Be purposeful with your words.
• Mistakes are ok as long as you learn from them.
your philosophyyour belief cr
eate your attitude
your actions crea
te your results
Everyone can ParticipateEveryone can Belong
Every kid can make a friend.Every kid can participate.
Every kid can be successful.
People are people first.Be purposeful with words
Learn from mistakes.
Ok…So why are connections so important?
Seed Planting
How?• Be intentional.
• Know your kids: Personalities, Love Languages, Likes & Dislikes, Triggers
• Emphasize similarities.
• Be open to questions: “What do you mean?”
• Take away the mystery.
• A
• a
How?• Be intentional.
• Know your kids: Personalities, Love Languages, Likes & Dislikes, Triggers
• Emphasize similarities.
• Be open to questions: “What do you mean?”
• Take away the mystery.
• Aid and fade!
• Celebrate Connection!
A Few Practical Tips
• Connections– Emphasize Similarities– Answer Questions– Aid & Fade
• Activities– Keep Kids Engaged– Dang! Oh Cool!
• Families– Give them the benefit of the doubt– Help them be part of the solution
We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say "It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem." Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.- Fred Rogers
Thank You!!!
Stay in Touch!
www.facebook.com/inclusionproject
@includingkids www.youtube.com/inclusionproject
www.inclusionproject.org
[email protected]/bigthinking
@hallteam5
