1. Inclusion – Making Connections www.inclusionproject.org /inclusionproject@includingkids@hallteam5

2. Inclusion begins with You

3. Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. - Abraham Lincoln -

5. Inclusion… Everyone can Participate Everyone can Belong

7. Believe! Every child can make a friend. Every child can participate. Every child can be successful.

8. Believe? Check! What’s Next?

10. Prepare! People are people first. Be purposeful with your words. Mistakes are ok as long as you learn from them.

12. Ok…So why are connections so important?

14. Seed Planting

17. How? Be intentional. Know your kids: Personalities, Love Languages, Likes & Dislikes, Triggers Emphasize similarities. Be open to questions: “What do you mean?” Take away the mystery. A a

19. How? Be intentional. Know your kids: Personalities, Love Languages, Likes & Dislikes, Triggers Emphasize similarities. Be open to questions: “What do you mean?” Take away the mystery. Aid and fade! Celebrate Connection!

20. A Few Practical Tips Connections – Emphasize Similarities – Answer Questions – Aid & Fade Activities – Keep Kids Engaged – Dang! Oh Cool! Families – Give them the benefit of the doubt – Help them be part of the solution

22. We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say "It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem." Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes. - Fred Rogers

24. Thank You!!!

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