Developed by:  Ellen Fugatt Chamberlain 

Level:  3-5

Make a New Friend

Standards Learning Expectations	This activity will help students acquire competencies which relate to the following standards: 7.   Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others  The student will:    7.2 Identify and explore feelings in an appropriate manner    7.5 Demonstrate appropriate communication skills    7.6 Recognize meaningful relationships    7.7 Demonstrate an appreciation for individual and cultural differences
General Approach	The general approach is for students to use personal information to create a book that will explore making a new friend.
Activity Steps	Session 1:  1. Go to the following web site:  http://www.tolerance.org/pt/new_friend/index_friend.html  When you have accessed this web site, click on start and enter personal information.   2. Each student will need to have access to a computer for approximately 5 minutes to input his/her personal information to personalize the story.  3. Print the story using your computer's printer.  4. Color the story's illustrations using crayons or markers. * Note: In Session 1, the students may not have enough time to finish coloring the pages.  If this is the case, begin with completing the coloring of the book in Session 2.  Session 2:  5. Using a three-hole punch, make holes along the sides of the       construction paper and cardboard pieces.  6. Assemble your book's cover page.  Using child-safe scissors,       cut the cover image and text out of the page that your computer       printed.  Glue the image and text on one side of your pieces of      cardboard.  Make sure the holes on the cardboard are on the      left-hand side.  7. Assemble your book's pages.  Using child-safe scissors, cut out      each page's illustration and text and glue them onto a piece of      construction paper.  Make sure the holes on the construction       paper are on the left-hand side.  Keep the pages in order; you      can use the page numbers as a guide.  8. Assemble your book.  Place your cover page and the inside      pages in order.  Put the remaining piece of cardboard behind      the book's last page.  Align the pages' holes.  Thread the string      through each of the holes and tie a bow with "wiggle room"       for turning the pages!  9. Read your book, share it with your family and friends and then      store it on a shelf or in your desk.  Read and share it again! Session 3: This session will be necessary if coloring the pages of the book is necessary in Session 2.
Time Required	First session: Each book will take 5-10 minutes to input personal information. Allow approximately 10 minutes for each book to print.  Place each student's book aside to work on next session. Have 45-60 minutes to work in this session. Second session:  It will take approximately 45 minutes to assemble books.
Resources Needed	1.  Access to computer and Internet  2.  Personalized copy of "A New Friend", printed from computer  3.  Computer paper, 18 pages each (It prints instructions every time)  4.  Markers or crayons  5.  Construction paper, 15 pages  6.  Cardboard or poster board, two 8 1/2 x 11" pieces  7.  Glue  8.  Child-safe scissors  9.  Three-hole punch  10.String, 3 pieces, about 4 inches long
Performance Indicators	Students will be able to:        1. have a better understanding of how our actions affect             other people's feelings        2. have a better appreciation of differences in people            and learn to accept others