Throughout Blackwell, buddy classes have paired up to give older students a chance to work with younger students, and younger students get to know our older students. Kids and teachers enjoy this program!

 

Quotes from teachers:

“It’s been exciting for me as a teacher to see some of the kids that I had as 2^nd grade little buddies now be the responsible big buddies.” Carol Nicholson

“The kids love little buddies.” Cathy Ellis

 

Some of the Big & Little Buddy Activities that occur at Blackwell:

• Big buddies read to little buddies
• Get to know you activity—play a game together
• Make an art project together
• Thanksgiving Feast: We dress up as the pilgrims & big buddies are the Native Americans.
• Work on our Books & Balls for Bolivia Fundraiser together & enjoy a presentation together
• Valentine’s Day Friendship Party
• Big buddies help us with a science experiment
• Celebrate our earth together by doing “Earth Care Rotations”: Picking up garbage, weeding, planting new flowers
• We do something outside together - fly kite, play with balloons, treasure hunt
• Make cards for each other
• Write back and forth between classes like pen pals
• Picnics together
• Sing songs
• Help with projects