Suggestions for the Caring Container

(1st grade level)

• Say please and thank you
• Pick up any trash that you see on the floor
• Respect each other's space
• Compliment others around you
• Be willing to share
• Play with someone new during recess
• Share a book with someone
• Smile at others around you
• Offer to help someone who is crying
• Work out a difference with someone
• Write a letter to a friend
• Let someone know that you care about him or her
• Tell someone that you are his or her friend
• Point out someone using a lifeskill
• Help someone who needs help
• Choose something that allows you to cooperate with each other
• Laugh with someone
• Bring a treat for the whole class to enjoy
• Make a book for the class library
• Say something nice to the principal
• Write a note to the Custodian
• Thank the Music Teacher