Kid Congress tells us about all the beautiful things that can come from listening to others.
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KID CONGRESS Episode 9: The Big Hearing
Good News Resources:
Collaborative Writing Tools:
Publication Tools:
KID CONGRESS EPISODE 8: Policy for the People
The Global Happiness Meter in the Kid Congress headquarters is LOW! But luckily, Zoie is here to help make the world happier with her Policy for People.
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Collaborative Writing Tools:
Digital Citizenship:
KID CONGRESS EPISODE 7: Animals Know What's Up
Here's 10 things us humans can learn from animals. Which is your favorite?
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Tools to generate lists:
Safe Search Engines:
Create a Cartoon:
Tweet About It:
Speak It Out:
What Do You Meme?
Title It:
Write a Story:
Act It Out:
Top Facts List:
KID CONGRESS EPISODE 6: 10 AWESOME THINGS WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW
PSA: Things don't have to stay the way they are! YOU can make a difference!
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KID CONGRESS Episode 6: 10 Awesome Things We Can Do Right Now
Tools to Share Feelings:
Blog Tools
Local School Challenge
Give Your Time Challenge:
Pizza!! (Party for Others):
Compliments:
Gratitude:
Make Supplies to Give to Those In Need:
Ribbon Ceremony:
Silence:
Listen:
Write a Song for Someone and Perform It:
KID CONGRESS EPISODE 5: WORDS MATTER
Leyla is here to show you how one letter can change the course of history.
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Kid President in the Classroom Facebook Community
15 Ways to Bring More Positive Language into Your Classroom and School
Ideas for writing letters:
Let’s TACO ‘Bout How Awesome You Are printable
Digital Word Collection tools:
KID CONGRESS EPISODE 4: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Jackson has a thing or two to say about being a good neighbor.
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KID CONGRESS EPISODE 3: THE YOUNG ARE AT THE GATES
The young are at the gates! It's time for us to listen to them!
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Collaborative Writing Tools:
KID CONGRESS EPISODE 2: WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER
Let's celebrate of all the good we can do together...because together...WE'RE LOUDER!
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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat from Google Arts and Culture website
Pixel Art Options:
Put colorful sticky notes on the walls (Examples)
Color squares in graph paper (Printable graph paper)
Use fuse beads
Create digital pixel art using Pixel Art Maker or ABCya Pixel Maker
Create pixel art in Excel or Google Sheets
Use Mosaically website to create art that can be shared digitally (It is free to create and share links to zoomable photo mosaics online but there is a fee to print completed mosaics)
Use pieces of painted paper/cardboard or scraps of construction paper (Example)
Tools for digitally sharing pixel art:
Pixel-based toys:
KID CONGRESS EPISODE 1: THERE ARE KIDS
The world might seem dark, but it’s important to remember that there is hope. There are kids!
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Options for Research
Artistic Representation of a selected trait examples:
Word Cloud Generator:
How To Change The World (a work in progress) | Kid President
KID PRESIDENT: ARE WE THERE YET | BRIDGES
Robby and Brad travel to Selma, Alabama to meet some kids making a difference and a woman who was a freedom fighter during the Civil Rights Movement.
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YouTube video: A Message for People Who Want to Change the World | Kid President Travel Show Ep2
See-Think-Wonder thinking protocol
Digital Gallery Walk Tools:
Resources for digitally collecting ideas:
Publishing Options
Historical Extensions
Information about the importance of Selma, Alabama in the fight for Civil Rights (Including a “Then and Now” sliding photo)
Use Google Street View to virtually walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge
Rep. John Lewis Reflecting on his Experience Crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge (Video intended for older students)