Learn all about ColorOurCollections by visiting http://library.nyam.org/colorourcollections/

"#ColorOurCollections is a week-long coloring fest on social media organized by libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions around the world. Using materials from their collections, these institutions are sharing free coloring content with the hashtag #ColorOurCollections and inviting their followers to color and get creative with their collections.

#ColorOurCollections was launched by The New York Academy of Medicine Library in 2016. The next #ColorOurCollections will occur February 4-8, 2019."

September 25: Comfort someone when they need it.
September 26: Consider a new community service for your family.
September 27: Invite someone different to play with you at recess.
September 28: Write a letter to your grandparents or a dear relative.
September 29: Help make a meal for your family.

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September 18: Say you're sorry when you do something wrong.
September 19: Pay attention to how others are feeling.
September 20: Smile!
September 21: Invite a friend over to play.
September 22: Help someone with a task at school.

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September 11: Help your parent or grandparent with a chore.
September 12: Sit next to someone who is sitting by themselves.
September 13: Tell your parents and grandparents why you love them.
September 14: Talk to a classmate you don't normally talk to.
September 15: Listen. Really listen.
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Since monarchs migrate to Mexico in the winter, our second graders participate in a symbolic migration where we send paper butterflies to the schools surrounding the Mexican Monarch sanctuaries. In May we receive butterflies back along with letters from the students that kept our butterflies "safe and warm during the long norther winter" (Journey North). Since participating in the project, we have wanted to create a butterfly garden. Two years ago, fourth graders built raised beds for gardens. Last year, fourth graders built the fence around the garden and we planted milkweed and other butterfly plants and now we have monarch caterpillars and butterflies that will fly to Mexico when it starts getting cold!

September 5: Congratulate someone for something they've done.
September 6: Give a compliment.
September 7: Forgive someone who apologizes to you.
September 8: Ask an adult about their week.
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