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Plan Ahead
Secondary
Here's what you can expect for August and September 2008. Your
May and June materials are
available now!
These materials include special broadcast messages dealing with current
or calendar events, or pressing issues. Also included are correlating
lesson plans, worksheets, discussion generators, and follow-up activities
for all academic areas.
If you are planning to use the weekly or monthly themes, it's important
to know that because the ERS content addresses many calendar events, these
topics may or may not fit within the theme you choose for any particular
week. Consider setting aside one day per week to broadcast these special
messages schoolwide (or use as classroom read-alouds), and then implement
the corresponding lesson plan. These tools work really well for weekly
advisory, character education, life skills, or enrichment classes.
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- Strength of Habit
Beginning of the School Year
Aristotle once said "The habits we form from childhood make
no small difference, but rather make all the difference."
Students explore the idea that it is easier to form positive
habits now than to break bad habits, and that our habits
shape our character and our character determines the outcome
of our lives.
Key Ideas: Creating good habits - Habits help form
our character
Character Traits: Self Respect - Self Responsibility
- Citizenship
- Playing by the Rules
It's a new school year and it's time to talk about the
rules. Rules help us maintain order, fairness, and safety.
Most rules are established for an excellent reason and
are intended to benefit the whole community. Students
explore the rationale for rules, responsible ways to challenge
rules, and the need to follow rules as responsible members
of society.
Key Ideas: Rationale for rules - Following rules
for the benefit of self and others - Golden Rule
Character Traits: Responsibility - Citizenship
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- At the Core
Roy Disney, nephew of Walt Disney, once said that "It's
not hard to make decisions when you know what your values
are." Students explore the notion that deciding which
core values will guide them through life is one of the
most important decisions they will ever make.
Key Ideas: Making choices is easier when you know
what your values are - Determining one's core ethical
values
Character Traits: Integrity - Respect - Responsibility
- Making Amends
We all make mistakes. Sometimes our mistakes hurt someone
else or someone else's property. That's when an apology
is required, and many times, that's when it's necessary
to make amends as best we can. Students will explore the
notion that making amends is not a sign of weakness, but
of self-respect and strong character.
Key Ideas: Making amends requires both humility
and strength of character - Learning from mistakes
Character Traits: : Self-Respect - Humility - Integrity
- Look Who's Watching
We may get by with some poor choices when we think nobody's
looking, but there's one very important person who is
always watching - ourself, and our opinion of ourself
matters. Students explore the importance of self-awareness,
realizing that they are always watching their own behavior
and the choices they make.
Key Ideas: Character is who you are when no one's
looking - Right choices build self-esteem
Character Traits: Self-Respect - Self-Awareness
- Learning to Learn
National School Success Month: September
Learning how to study not only helps students become better
learners, it can help them become better people. September
is National School Success Month, a great time to remind
students that they deserve all the great benefits that
come with learning strong study skills.
Key Ideas: Being a successful student requires
strong study skills - Learning how to study
Character Traits: Responsibility - Self-discipline
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| Archived
Messages and Lesson Plans |
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Check out
previously posted messages and lesson plans.
> Calendar Events
> Life Skills/Pressing
Issues
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"Even when I think students may not be listening to the message,
I find they do. When the high school kids come back to visit,
they remind me of the Words of Wisdom!"
Carolyn Hummel, Principal
Fremont Middle School
Fremont, MI
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