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- Keeping Resolutions
Students explore the notion that it's important to put
our whole heart into whatever promises we make to ourselves.
They explore the idea of being a more active participant
in all aspects of their lives.
Key Idea: Making resolutions as a way to reach
goals and dreams
Character Traits: Determination - Commitment -
Caring
Note: This message and lesson plan work well for
the New Year's holiday.
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- Did You do that on Purpose?
Life can be so random at times. It can be confusing and
challenging. For life to make sense, it has to have meaning.
It has to have purpose, and having purpose in our lives
is something we choose because when we do anything on
purpose, we do it deliberately. Students explore the importance
of choosing a worthy purpose in their lives.
Key Ideas: Deliberately choosing positive actions
- Goal setting - Self-absorption
Character Traits: Respect - Responsibility
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- Treating Our Bodies Well
Childhood obesity has become a serious health concern
for our nation. Shakespeare once said that "Our bodies
are our gardens, to which our wills are the gardeners."
With this special broadcast message and lesson plan, students
reflect on and discuss the importance of self-discipline
when it comes to creating and maintaining a healthy body.
Key Idea: Taking care of our bodies can take courage
and self-discipline.
Character Traits: Self-respect - Self-discipline
- Responsibility
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- The Importance of Love
Mozart was a musical genius whose compositions have entertained,
inspired, and moved generations of listeners. He believed
that love, not just genius, was at the heart of his compositions.
Students stop to consider how giving love and attention
to the small things of life can help them succeed.
Key Ideas: The life and birthday of Mozart (January
27th) - The genius of love - Accomplishments driven by
love
Character Traits: Caring - Respect - Enthusiasm
- Dedication - Commitment
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- Understand the Past: Black History Month
Knowing and appreciating the struggles and successes of
those who came before us helps us to better understand
and appreciate the freedoms and privileges we enjoy today.
These materials help students understand the importance
of examining the lives of famous African-Americans so
we can be inspired by their journeys and learn from past
mistakes.
Key Ideas: Learning from the past - Celebrating
the lives of African-Americans
Character Traits: Responsibility - Respect - Citizenship
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- Johnny the Bagger
This plan introduces students to Johnny the Bagger, a
real-life, everyday hero who has inspired millions of
people around the world through one simple, but kind choice.
It's a great reminder to students that every human encounter
this school year is an opportunity to make a difference
in someone else's life.
Key Ideas: Making a difference at school - Johnny
the Bagger - Power of the heart - People with disabilities
Character Traits: Kindness - Responsibility - Respect
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- The Words We Speak
Students stop to consider that the words we choose to
speak are a reflection of who we are. Either words earn
the respect of others, or they can cost us respect when
others hear our bad language.
Key Ideas: Bad Language - Cursing - Abusive language
Character Traits: Respect - Responsibility - Civility
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- Birds of a Feather
George Washington was a great leader who understood how
peers influence us, for better or for worse. He also understood
the need to treat one another with civility and respect.
With this special message and lesson plan, students explore
the notion that choosing friends wisely is very important.
Key Idea: Our peers influence us, for better or
for worse
Character Traits: Responsibility - Respect - Trustworthiness
- Citizenship
Note: This broadcast message and lesson plan work
well for Washington's Birthday.
Message and Lesson Plan*
- What's in a Name?
Remembering someone's name may seem like a small gesture,
but it can have a big impact. Calling others by their
names is an important skill that can help students succeed
both at school and in the workplace. These materials will
help students understand that remembering the names of
others is an act of courtesy that affirms that person's
individual value.
Key Idea: The importance of remembering and calling
others by their names
Character Traits: Respect - Courtesy
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| March |
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- Cheap or Charitable?
Journalist John Stossel once did a television report called
"Are Americans Cheap or Charitable?" Students
explore the great American tradition of giving to those
in need, and consider ways they can carry on this tradition.
Key Ideas: Helping others - Charitable giving -
The privilege of giving
Character Traits: Respect - Generosity - Caring
Note: This message and lesson plan also
work well for Red Cross Month: March.
Message and Lesson Plan*
- Heroes of a Different
Kind
Avoiding school violence starts
with creating a more caring school climate. It takes a different
kind of hero to extend kindness and compassion to those who are being
put down, left out, or
ignored.
Key Ideas: School violence - School culture - Reaching out to
the lonely and neglected
Character
Traits: Kindness - Compassion
Message and Lesson Plan*
- Sticks and Stones
We've all heard the words "Sticks
and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt
me." That's not true, is it? Anyone who has
been the victim of harmful gossip knows that — unlike broken
bones that will eventually mend — harmful gossip can leave
wounds that never
completely heal.
Key Ideas: Harmful gossip - Not participating in
gossip
Character Traits: Respect - Caring - Human
dignity
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I'm
Listening
It's important that we learn to listen to one another in order to
build successful relationships at
school, at
home, and in the community. Active listening is an acquired skill.
When we listen
deeply to one another, we convey
respect and caring and make the world a better place to
be.
Key Idea: Active
listening
Character Traits: Respect
- Civility -
Caring
Note: This message and lesson plan work well for
International Listening Awareness Month in March.
Message and Lesson Plan*
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