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Messages and Plans:
What's New
Elementary
Here are your May and June messages and lesson plans.
There are several ways you can implement this content:
- Take 10 minutes to read the message (either on the PA system,
in-house television system or as a class read-aloud), and then follow-up
with the discussion generators.
- Take 20, 30 or more minutes and choose one of the outstanding
follow-up activities written for different grade levels by an accomplished
reading specialist and childhood literature expert.
. . . The choice is yours.
You’re going to discover that these plans follow a consistent, easy-to-follow
format that provokes meaningful reflection and dialogue about issues that
really matter.
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Reading
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- Honoring Those Who Teach
Teacher Appreciation Week: May 4-10, 2008
Students learn that all people, young and old, like to
feel appreciated and that showing appreciation can be
as simple as saying, "I think you are a very kind
person. I want to be a kind person like you." But
living the lesson that a teacher has taught them is one
of the best ways they can show their appreciation.
Key Idea: Showing appreciation for teachers
Character Traits: Caring - Kindness - Respect -
Citizenship
Message and Lesson Plan *
- Brave Hearts
There are two kinds of courage. One kind of courage is
physical courage like when a person has the courage to
climb a big mountain or travel in space. The other kind
of courage is when someone is brave enough to do the right
thing even when it's very hard to do.
Key Idea: Acting upon core ethical values often
requires moral courage
Character Traits: Courage - Kindness - Honesty
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- Everyone Has a Gift
Every person on Planet Earth has a special gift to give
the world, a special talent or skill he or she can use
to make our world a better place. Each person's gift is
important and it's important to know what our gift is
so we can use it to make the world a better place.
Key Ideas: Each of us is gifted for something -
Discovering one's special qualities and gifts - Making
a difference in the world
Character Traits: Self-Respect - Responsibility
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- Endings and Beginnings
Elementary Promotion
Students consider the successes they enjoyed in elementary
school, while also thinking about poor choices they may
have made. Remembering some of their personal strengths
and learning from their mistakes may help them move into
the next phase of their lives with more wisdom and confidence.
Key Ideas: Elementary promotion - Learning from
past mistakes - New beginnings
Character Traits: Self-Respect - Self-Responsibility
- Wisdom - Confidence
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- Safe or Sorry
Student Safety Month: June
Every day, young people are injured unnecessarily. They
break bones, injure eyes, become permanently disabled, or
even lose their lives because some safety precaution wasn't
taken. Students explore the benefits of taking safety precautions
and the consequences to themselves and others when they
don't observe safety rules.
Key Ideas: Staying safe during outdoor summer activities
- Safety Rules
Character Traits: Responsibility - Respect - Citizenship
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- Directing Your Own Life
Every time students act responsibly, they earn more trust.
With that trust usually comes more freedom to choose.
Being trustworthy can mean making some tough short-term
choices, but long-term, it can mean having greater control
over one's future. Students explore the idea that the
benefits of making responsible decisions far outweigh
the costs.
Key Ideas: Taking responsibility for one's choices
and actions - Directing one's life story - Goalsetting
Character Traits: Responsibility - Respect - Self-Management
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"Words of wisdom that keep you inspired and remind you that
you are not alone in the world of children and education."
Desha Lashley,
Guidance Counselor
Jay Elementary, FL
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