Foster a sense of belonging and inclusion from day one with All Are Welcome activities! These thoughtful and engaging resources are perfect for building community, sparking conversations, and celebrating the unique identities within your classroom. Whether you’re kicking off the school year or reinforcing classroom culture, these activities help students connect, share, and feel seen.

As a result of the included activities, students will be able to:

• Trace and color a school building.
• Draw a flag that represents your personality.
• Decorate a lunch box or name tag that shows who you are.
• Draw a lunch that includes food that is special to you.
• Complete sentence starters related to the story.
• Match rhyming words from the story.
• Write sentences with story vocabulary.
• Define story vocabulary.
• Apply Writing Skills with included writing templates and prompts.
• Practice Reading Comprehension with included discussion questions for the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
• Engage in Social Skills with included whole group prompts and activities.
• Develop Fine Motor Skills with included coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing activities.
• Participate in a Welcome Circle.
• Participate in a Welcome Walk.

These All Are Welcome activities are the perfect way to open hearts, open minds, and open the school year with meaningful connection and celebration.

💙 Ready to celebrate every child’s story? These inclusive activities make your classroom feel like home.

💙After downloading the All Are Welcome activities, bring the story to life with the soundscape in your Novel Effect app!

About the Book

Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yarmulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps.

Don’t have the book yet? Grab your copy here and help every student feel seen, heard, and celebrated!