Below find activities and tips to help guide your sessions
General
- Virtual Volunteer Activities and Games – list of subject related games and enrichment activities
- CIS Volunteer Icebreaker Activities
- Conversation Starters pdf- questions to consider when meeting with your student
- Breathing and Mindfulness Activities– exercises to incorporate at the end of sessions
- Closure Tips – guidelines around closing the relationship
Building Safe & Lasting Relationships
- Youth Developmental Stages and Implications
- Relationship Building and Effective Listening – tips for making conversations work and building healthy relationships
- Boundaries and Self-Disclosure– best practices around boundaries and self-disclosure
- Student Safety – guidelines on how to respond to potential scenarios
Reading Buddies
- Oxford Owl User Guide – instructions on how to set up an account
- Reading Buddy Tips and Developmental Reading Standards
- Literacy Activities – exercises to explore with your student
Mentors
- Mentoring Stages and FAQS – best practices around each stage of the mentoring relationship
Tutors
Pen Pals
- Pen Pal Best Practices – tips for writing letters
Articles
- Developing Social-Emotional Skills Through Literature
- The Life Cycle of Mentoring Relationships
- Overcoming Relationship Pitfalls
- Developmental Relationships Framework Flyer
- Developmental Relationships Framework Article
- How Self-Compassion Supports Academic Motivation and Emotional Wellness
- Seven Common Growth Mindset Scenarios and Responses
- Teaching Tolerance – race and ethnicity resources