We started our day off with a people search in order to get to know a little bit more about our classmates. Then, we read the book, Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon. Molly Lou Melon was often made fun of because of her quirky and unique looks and personality. We discussed what it feels like to be made fun of. In their pods, the class had to share some not so nice things they have seen or heard and every time they said something, they squeezed a little bit of toothpaste out of the tube and onto their plate. Once all the toothpaste was on their plate, I challenged them to put all of the toothpaste back in the tube just as they found it. The class was very vocal telling me this was impossible. We related that to our words. Once you say something, it cannot be undone. We refer to those as "toothpaste" words. I told the class that this year, our goal is to make sure we are always treating each other with kindness and only using words to build each other up, not tear each other down. Even though we can say we are sorry, that doesn't undo the hurt that was already caused.
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