Share Your Thoughts On Moving To A New School!
Create a feelings poster and a short letter about moving to a new school, practice expressing emotions, planning steps, and sharing with an adult.
Step-by-step guide to share your thoughts on moving to a new school
Step 1
Gather all your Materials Needed and find a comfy table to work at.
Step 2
Pick a big fun title for your feelings poster like My Moving Feelings or New School Adventure.
Step 3
Use your pencil to draw three boxes and one larger box for a plan on your paper.
Step 4
In the first box write one feeling word and draw a face that shows that feeling.
Step 5
In the second box write a different feeling word and draw a face that shows that feeling.
Step 6
In the third box write a third feeling word and draw a face that shows that feeling.
Step 7
Under each face write one short sentence that explains why you might feel that way at a new school.
Step 8
In the larger plan box write three simple steps you can do when you feel nervous or excited.
Step 9
Take a new sheet and write a short letter to your new teacher and classmates telling your name one thing you are excited about and one worry.
Step 10
Add colors stickers or glue decorations to make your poster and letter bright and happy.
Step 11
Ask an adult to sit with you so they can help and listen.
Step 12
Read your letter out loud to the adult while you show them your poster.
Step 13
Ask the adult for one helpful idea to add to your plan and write it on the poster if you want.
Step 14
Share your finished poster and letter on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use instead of stickers, glue, or large poster paper if we don't have them?
If you don't have stickers, glue, or big poster paper, use notebook or printer paper taped together for a larger sheet, and decorate with magazine cut-outs or colored paper fastened with tape or stapler instead of glue or stickers.
I'm stuck drawing faces and writing the short sentences under each one—what should I do?
If drawing faces or writing the one-sentence explanations in the three small boxes is hard, trace simple circle faces with pencil and use sentence starters like 'I might feel ___ because ___' to finish each under-face sentence.
How can this activity be changed to suit younger children or older kids?
For younger children, have an adult draw the three boxes and help write the short sentences while the child picks feeling words and stickers, and for older kids, encourage a longer letter to the teacher, more detailed three-step plans in the larger box, and extra decorations or digital sharing.
What are some fun ways to make the poster and letter more special or to keep using them after finishing?
To enhance the project, add a photo, a small map to the new school, role-play the three-step plan with an adult, and record the child reading their letter to upload to DIY.org or keep as a confidence-building video.
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🎨 Making a feelings poster uses colors and pictures—art is a powerful tool for understanding emotions.
😊 Most kids feel at least a little nervous when they move to a new school — that's totally normal!
🗣️ Sharing your plan with an adult can reduce worry because problems feel easier when someone helps you think them through.
📋 Turning your move into step-by-step tasks (like a checklist) makes the whole change feel more like an exciting plan you can follow.
📝 Writing a short letter helps you put your thoughts in order and can make big feelings feel smaller.
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