Creating Classroom Communities with Sanford Harmony

and he wants to die poor. At 81 years old, his net worth is 1.77 billion dollars–you can read his bio HERE and HERE.

I’m sure you’re wondering why I’m writing about T. Denny Sanford…well, he recently donated 25 million dollars from Sanford Harmony to schools in the United States. Sanford Harmony is a research based, teaching strategy that helps strengthen classroom communities.

It is a way to redesign your morning meetings through sharing of items/stories/ideas, buddy conversations, creating Harmony goals for the entire class, and problem solving and highlighting goals. There is a classroom kit that contains all the materials needed to complete the lessons (which are already pre-planned!)

Here’s a sample lesson for K-2 on the The Meet-Up and a 3-5 sample lesson on Buddy-Up.

The best part of this is that the kits are free for your entire school! Click here for more information

I actually left my PD feeling excited to try this! My kit hasn’t been delivered to the classroom yet, but when it does, you know I’ll be like a kid in a candy shop 🙂

I’d love to hear your thoughts about Sanford Harmony! Anyone use it? Or you can comment below with one favorite activity you like to do during morning meetings!