Boulan Buddies

Every Thursday we get together with Mrs. Summers class and have Boulan Buddies.  At Boulan Middle School there is a class called Effective Teens.  They learn ways to mentor and help younger kids.  Each week we plan a project or game that our kids could use extra support with.  Last week with our Boulan Buddies we used shape stencils to create shape scenes.  This week the kids were each given a bag of shapes and they needed to fit them together like a puzzle to make Pete the Cat.  The Boulan Buddies helped the kids to manipulate the shapes and glue them down on the paper.  Unlike 4th grade buddies, we do not have one assigned buddy for each kiddo.  The Boulan students work with small groups of kids to help them.  This is a great way to get to know other kindergarten students that are in Mrs. Summers class as well.