May NJSOC Spotlight
Livingston Park Elementary School
"Reflection and Celebration"
Livingston Park Elementary School
"Reflection and Celebration"
Painted Faces
(Click here to download lesson plan)
Our student population is very diverse at Livingston Park. Looking back at the year, our Painted Faces activity was an event that taught the children a very important lesson… that we are all the same on the inside, no matter what mix of colors we are on the outside.
The students were given the choice of using antique ivory, brown, tan, olive, mahogany, mustard and/or peach for their skin color.
Each student worked with an adult to mix colors that most resemble their skin. The adult in charge mixed paint on the students’ hands until the colors were blended close to matching their true skin color. 
The students were then able to create their face using different shapes of eyes and different colored yarn for hair.
Family Circles
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Once a month students around the school in grades 1-5 take part in a Family Circle mixed with students in all grades. Families have 10-12 members. Students stay with their Family Circle Teacher for all of the years that they are here at LP. 
At the end of the year, each family circle meets to attend our school-wide award ceremony together. Dividing the students into their families for the ceremony allows the younger students a chance to see their older family circle “brother or sister” go up on stage to receive an award for something positive they’ve accomplished during their time at Livingston Park.School wide programs and activities
School wide programs and activities coincide with the themes of Project Harmony to help students learn conflict resolution and problem solving skills year-long.
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Take a walk on the Peace Path in a 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade classroom.
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Students with good character are recognized as “Cougar Award Winners”!
Livingston Park Students who are recognized as “Champs” are nominated anonymously by their classmates and by their teachers. Cougar Winners receive an award and an ice cream party at the end of each marking period! Their pictures are displayed on a bulletin board in the front of the school for all to see!
Resources for "Painted Faces" activity:
Sample "Painted Faces" student reflection: Click hereSuggested books:
All the Colors of the Earth, by Sheila Hamanada
Black is Brown is Tan, by Arnold Adoff and Emily Mccully
The Colors of Us, by Karen Katz
The Skin You Live In, by Michael Tyler
The Skin I’m In: A First Look at Racism, by Pat Thomas (Author), Lesley Harker (Illustrator)
Whoever You Are, by Mem Fox
Am I a Color Too?, by Heidi Cole (Author), Nancy Vogl (Author), Gerald Purnell (Illustrator)
We’re Different, We’re the Same (Picturebook), by Bobbi Kates (Author), Joe Mathieu (Illustrator)
Black is Brown is Tan, by Arnold Adoff and Emily Mccully
The Colors of Us, by Karen Katz
The Skin You Live In, by Michael Tyler
The Skin I’m In: A First Look at Racism, by Pat Thomas (Author), Lesley Harker (Illustrator)
Whoever You Are, by Mem Fox
Am I a Color Too?, by Heidi Cole (Author), Nancy Vogl (Author), Gerald Purnell (Illustrator)
We’re Different, We’re the Same (Picturebook), by Bobbi Kates (Author), Joe Mathieu (Illustrator)
Kerry L. Fleming is School Counselor at Livingston Park Elementary School
Livingston Park Elementary School
North Brunswick Township
Ridgewood Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Contact telephone number: (732) 289.3300 x33323
URL:
http://www.nbtschools.org/nbts/Schools/Livingston%20Park%20Elementary%20School/Visitor%27s%20Guide
Livingston Park Elementary School is a 2008 New Jersey School of Character
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