Belonging by Nadia Nazary

Sections

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The Padlet is divided into 5 sections; Personal, Class, Year group, Location and School. These are the areas in which we are exploring belonging.

Please look at all 5!

Responsibility

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It is the responsibility of the class teacher to organize/facilitate the tasks unless it is stated otherwise.

Hopes and Dreams

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Getting to know you form

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Create a way for students to give information about themselves. This can include their preferred names, pronouns etc. Remember to respect confidentiality.

Language Profile

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:21:05 UTC

Students create a visual display of the languages that influence them. Must be displayed in or out of class.

Portraits

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Students can express their own identities by creating their own unique style or the class can use this as an opportunity to do an artist case study.

Mini-Me

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https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/88875792643312040/

This Is Me

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:24:26 UTC

Students introduce themselves in a video message (perhaps with some prompts to respond to) and their peers watch and respond to them. Could be shared across class or across Year Group. Good opportunity to introduce feedback protocols and/or digital citizenship responsibilities.

Me Box

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:25:26 UTC

Students decorate and bring in items, photos, letters that represent parts of who they are. Invite students to display one element of this so that every class member feels seen and represented in their classroom.

The Circles All Around Us

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Book in Rem Library - Link to video
Learn how we can spread love by making big circles and inviting others in.

Bucket Filling

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:26:58 UTC

^{The book is in the school libraries.}^{Follow the link for the online book}^.Bucket Filler & Bucket Dipper. How can we fill our community's buckets?

Four Icons, One Story

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:27:41 UTC

Using Noun Project.
Students select four icons which tell a story about themselves.

Loose Parts Portraits

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Letter to Future Self

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Class Mapping

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Use a physical map or a padlet map template to map connections students have to different parts of the world.

Invite family members into class

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Share a learning experience e.g. STEAM activity

Establish Essential Agreements

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What do we value? What do we all agree upon to create a safe classroom environment? Create a set of agreements based on the PYP as a class, have these displayed all year.

Pronunciation of Names

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:31:25 UTC

Take your time to practise, discuss and value students’ names until you and the rest of the class pronounce them correctly. Explore why this matters with this podcast.

Learner Profile - Personalized

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:32:16 UTC

Class create a personalised learner profile attributes poster using their home country languages. Can be of people they are influenced by, can be of themselves. Include the Learner Profile attribute and why they encompass this.

Belonging feels like, sounds like looks like...

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What does belonging look like, sound like, feel like? Dissect the concept of belonging. (Note- discuss with students that it is our responsibility to be our authentic selves, and make choices that promote the belonging of others)

Belonging Display

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Class create a display around the concept of belonging.

Class Diversity Quilt

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Letter to Hand Buddies

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:34:58 UTC

Link available on drive . Use Kimberly Mitchell's routine for students to make a connection with a peer in their class by having them compose a letter to the other.

Hexagonal Connections

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:35:35 UTC

Link to template
Each student fills 5-10 hexagons with unique interests, hobbies, languages, cultures, beliefs etc. Students then must find connections with others by relating their responses to others. Touching sides can have direct or indirect connections - whatever students notice.

Belonging Card Game

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:36:04 UTC

Play the conversation game with your students. Created by students at the International school Helsinki.

You will need to see what is age appropriate for your students, some of these are better for older students.
There are four card games - belonging, feeling, happy.
There are age references on the boxes but you can judge the questions for yourself, there are plenty of questions that are age appropriate.

Create a Team Flag

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Create a team flag where students include what is important for team work.

Weaving

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Each student uses an A3 piece of paper to paint colours and markings which express who they are. Once dry, paper is cut into equal parts amounting the number of students in the class, i.e., 17 pieces for 17 students. Each student is given one strip of each member of the class and they then use those strips to weave a representation of everyone. An example of possible way to weave these together is linked here. (instructions for these can all be found online).

Potion Making

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Creating recipes for friendship/inclusion/belonging/kindness/etc out of a huge range of traits.

What is a friend?

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Explore the word friend in different languages, read books with friendship theme, identify traits of good friends.

Friendship Color Mixing

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:38:44 UTC

Creating A Classroom Community Through Art: Red, yellow, and blue are great alone, but when you mix them you create something beautiful. This is how lasting friendships are formed. Two individuals coming together to create something beautiful - FRIENDSHIP.

Introduce and explore windows, mirror and sliding glass doors

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How can we be open minded readers? What does diversity in media look like?

The Key Jar

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:40:45 UTC

The key jar is something can be used for PSPE to help students open up and talk about a diverse range of concepts. Could be paired with a networking talking routine.

Discussion Starters

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 14:41:24 UTC

Links to a variety of question banks/methods of deep conversation starters for kids.
Go Fish. Discussion Cards.

Food Sharing

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Have picnic or share food with one another. What are appropriate behaviors to have during eating times? How can we spread a sense of belonging during eating times?

Rights of the Child

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 15:22:20 UTC

Explore the UN Rights of the Child

Class Mural

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Class Motto

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PSPE Adventure Challenges

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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VP3UYOTVCNEYPldyRY9NcBQlT8fmbUGm?usp=drive_link

Collaborative Stem Challenges

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 15:24:46 UTC

https://www.bp.com/en_gb/united-kingdom/home/news/press-releases/new-bp-ultimate-stem-challenge-competition-asks-students-what-would-you-reimagine.html

You Belong

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On the bus

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As the wild wind blows

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Finding Commonalities

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Have you ever...

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Create display posters that show belonging

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Book Reflection

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Choose a book from the Library with the theme of 'Belonging'. Students respond to the book, an illustration in the book or part of the book through drama, art, dance or writing.

Photo Display/Gallery

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K20 Bento Box Image

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Caption This

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 15:37:58 UTC

from K20, Caption This invites students to analyze images related to a topic, then create captions to demonstrate what they have learned about the topic. Utilize images of teamwork, belonging, inclusivity, representation etc.

Class song

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Year Group Connections

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All year groups should organise a time to come together for at least one activity. Emphasis on opportunity to establish relationships with students and teachers across the year group.

Host a Passions Museum

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 15:40:26 UTC

✨Passion Museum Year 4✨ Following from our PLC, the Year 4 team completed their own Passion Museum from @kjinquiry. It is so heartwarming to see children showcasing their passions and exploring connections with others! Go Team Pete! ♥️ #TRUEinquiry

DEIB/Belonging Word Cloud

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 15:41:19 UTC

This can be done as a class/year group. Can use the Belonging see, sound feel thinking routine as preparation for the wordcloud. Could be used as an interactive/student build belonging week display.

Letter to Hand Buddy

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 18:51:27 UTC

Link available on drive . Use Kimberly Mitchell's routine for students to make a connection with a peer in their class by having them compose a letter to the other.

Team Building Activities

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 18:52:02 UTC

Explore The benefits of teamwork

Challenge in Gym

Pairs to carry a ball from one side of gym to the other side on a newspaper page
Trust game: Blind fold your partner and lead him/her to the other side
Two teams use 2 gym mats each and move the mats across the gym without standing on the floor.

Year Group Songs

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Affinity Groups

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Toilets

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 22:54:32 UTC

Discuss toilet etiquette - pee well be well, respect the privacy and space of others, keep it clean, no food in toilets.

Boys/Girls/Unisex

Location Wide - Procedures and Expectations

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 22:56:19 UTC

Think about essential agreements - walking in building, etc but also fire procedures etc.

Belonging Ribbon Display

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 22:57:00 UTC

Idea from Van Gogh Museum
students each write what belonging means to them on a ribbon and tie it to the string. Ribbons to be purchased in the IPS school colors.

Open Hour

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 22:58:56 UTC

Team building across classes - mixing for all year groups

Plan for learning engagements in all of the location spaces

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- inquiry garden

- library

- playground

- gym

You Belong Here

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Include posters to show that our school is a safe space.

Affinity Groups

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Language, culture groups

Factilitated by....

Take What You Need

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 23:01:58 UTC

A beautiful idea from here

Students can leave messages and words of inspiration for others.

Buddy Class

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 23:03:12 UTC

Establish a connection with a class within your location which will become your buddy class for the year. Buddy classes don't just have to read to one another...they can do anything!

Who are the staff in our school?

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 23:04:59 UTC

Make children aware of whole all the staff in the school/location are.

Invite different members of the learning community to join various learning engagements taking place during the week.

School Mission and Motto

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 23:05:23 UTC

Share the school mission and motto with the students. Use the school motto as the basis for a reflective task.

Possible prompts:

- This year we hope to inspire ____. This year we hope to experience ______.

- Headlines

- Class Motto

Parent Coffee Morning

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 23:05:42 UTC

Friday coffee morning facilitated by Juliska, with a theme of belonging.

Morning - Rem

Afternoon - Mon

Parents choose which they like to attend

Affinity Groups

splummer16 — 2025-01-31 23:07:12 UTC

Language, culture groups.

Facilitated by....

Pupil Passports

nadianazary — 2026-06-26 09:30:27 UTC

You can use the powerpoint attached or make a copy of the canva template.

https://canva.link/711ygtbpbx3zou3

Do these with the student and support them in completing. See last slide for guidelines

Must dos

nadianazary — 2026-06-26 09:38:32 UTC

All must do's are highlighted in purple