Inclusion – Making Connections

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Inclusion – Making Connections www.inclusionproject.org /inclusionproject @includingkids @hallteam5

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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 philosophy. your results. your attitude. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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.

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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