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Meaningful Conversations

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Holly Winchell�

Sr. Director: HR, School Support, Marketing

Laura Wei�

School Success Specialist

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Agenda

Overview of Non-Verbal Hand Signals + Conversation Stems

Implementation Process

Friendzy Program Overview

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The Why

Friendzy’s Non-Verbal Hand Signals and Conversation Stems create a space for open-ended discussions where students keep their peers accountable, are actively listening, and have meaningful conversations.

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Non-Verbal Hand Signals

Agree

Disagree

Add-On

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K-2 Conversation Stems

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3rd-8th Conversation Stems

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Implementation Process

  1. Introduce agree and disagree hand signals
  2. Introduce “I agree” and “I disagree” sentence stems and practice with hand signals
  3. Introduce “I would like to add on” with hand signals
  4. Introduce “I would like to add on” sentence stems and practice with hand signals
  5. Introduce the last 3 categories of sentence stems

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Grade-Banded

Differentiation

K-2

3-5

  • Master all hand signals
  • Able to use a variety of “Agree”, “Disagree”, and “Add-on” sentence stems
  • Master all hand signals
  • Able to use a variety of all 6 sentence stems
  • Master “Agree” and “Disagree” hand signals
  • Able to use simple “Agree” and “Disagree” sentence stems

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Classroom Materials | Teacher Curriculum, Student Workbooks, Digital Teaching Supplements

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Teacher Support | Professional Development, Supplemental Downloads + Posters, Daily Check-in Tool, SEL Exit Tickets, + Five-Finger Full Value Contract

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Community + Family Outreach |

Parent Letters + Connect Thru Conversation Cards

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MORE THAN JUST CURRICULUM

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Next Steps

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  • Schedule an individualized program consultation or
  • Request an estimate

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Contact Laura at laura@friendzy.co

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Any

Questions?

laura@friendzy.co

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