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Take a seat, make a friend- ice breaker
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHV4-N2LxQ
With your partner, discuss any or all of these topics:
TP 3,4,5,6
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J.O.Y. worksheet
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9xqGgi8VzBhZE9fZGZDVE90MFU
Fill out this worksheet. You are writing to your future self. The purpose of this is that you will pick when you receive this worksheet, and I will try my best to give it to you then. Hopefully it will happen on a day or at a time when you really need the encouragement and love.
Fold it in half and write your name on the outside and the month this school year that you would like to receive it.
TP 2,3,4,7
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Treat-Yo-Self Note
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rHgUMWo3BmnaCfkfZb-BOem0BnsvT6TspraYidCCEwo
Fill out this paper. You are writing to your future self. The purpose of this is that you will pick when you receive this worksheet, and I will try my best to give it to you then. Hopefully it will happen on a day or at a time when you really need the encouragement and love and a reminder of the future and goals you are working so hard for.
Write your name on it and when you would like to receive it back.
TP 2,3,4,7
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Diligence- Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC82Il2cjqA
TP 3,4,5,6,7,9
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Diligence- Growth Mindset
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf8FX2sI3gU
Discuss with a partner- What is growth mindset? What is something you learned about your brain and how it works?
Watch some of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UybwoT0DEw
How are these kids an example of growth mindset? Do you need to work on your mindset for a certain area in your life?
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Diligence- The Power of Grit
GRIT: PASSION + PERSEVERANCE in the face of DANGER
TP 3,6,7,8
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Diligence- Overcoming Obstacles (Embrace the shake) Circle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJu5zCCNCsE&t=0s&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv&index=4
Opener- What piece of art did you enjoy the most from the video? Why?
Working- What is an obstacle you have had to overcome? What did you learn from the process? If you don’t have one, do you know someone else who has overcome an obstacle whose story you can share instead?
Closing- Discuss one of the 4 A’s (a-ha moment, appreciation, apology (to yourself or someone else, action)
TP 2,3,4,5,6,7,10)
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Diligence- Overcoming Obstacles Interview
Interview someone in your life who is older than you (grandparent, parents, family friend, coach, etc…) and ask them about an obstacle they have had to overcome. Ask them these questions:
TP 3,4,5,9,10
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Diligence- Overcoming obstacles activity
Do the puzzle activity or the body parts activity and discuss after:
Discuss- How did it feel working with an obstacle? How did it feel completing a task that you had difficulties with? How to handle it when you encounter obstacles in life? Do you celebrate overcoming obstacles in your own life? Has this activity given you any insight into how you can handle things in the future?
TP 3,4,5,6
Respect- Self Respect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZRwJ0oHDDk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_iCIISngdI
Take 2 pieces of paper. On one, write down something someone has told you, or that you’ve told yourself, that isn’t kind, nice, or positive. On the other, write something good about yourself, something you like about yourself, something positive, encouraging, and uplifting. For example, what are you good at? What are your strengths? What make you a good person?
TP 2,3,4,5,6,7
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Respect- Respect of teenagers (Tupac)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_XT9-C5Qu8
Watch the intro and then from 0:00-5:15
1988? How do you think that compares to today’s world that you are
about to join? How can you show respect to the world around you?
TP 2,3,4,5,6,7
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The Power of Your Words- Teacher explanation
Do not show this slide to students.
Have the students decorate a blank piece of with their name. Give them 30 minutes or so, get them to really invest in making it look good.
Then ask them to write on a sheet of paper all the mean things they have ever been called or that someone has said about them. Collect these papers from the kids.
On another day, give them back their name paper and instruct them to crumple a tiny bit of their paper every time you read from the list of insults if someone has said that about them. At the end of the activity, they should have a crumpled paper. Explain to them how they can re-flatten out their paper, but those words did have an affect on the paper. Also, our words affect others and once they’re said they can’t be retracted.
Respect- Respecting Others
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJJa9f0I8XQ&index=11&list=PLfxLc9oaYG3rL60b7c1SstIFZI-XqlsdV
TP 1,2,3,4,5,6,10
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Respect- Respecting Others 2
https://www.facebook.com/nasdaily/videos/977587759060043/
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Respect- Disagreeing with class
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghk-nDJB3Tk&t=0s&index=10&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv
Task: Find a light topic you and a partner disagree on (best flavor of ice cream, fast-food chain, soda, cats or dogs, etc…) Practice listen, pause, breathe, and love in a quick conversation. It’s ok to agree to disagree!
Challenge: before you text/post, take another minute to think if you are using an �example of keyboard courage and if so, rethink your words.
TP 1,3,4,5,6,7
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Respect- Micro-aggressions
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho_WW7M5E3A&feature=youtu.be
Give personal example of micro-aggression
Have students write on a small piece of paper a micro-aggression
Read them outloud to the class
Discuss what can students do in reaction to micro-aggressions. Maybe the phrase “let me offer to you… (new idea to educate the person in a kind way)”
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Respect- Implicit Bias 1 (Survey)
Have the kids take the Implicit Bias survey by Harvard
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Discuss how they felt while doing it, and how they might use any information like that in the future.
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Respect- Implicit Bias 2 (RIR)
When hearing a microaggression, try to follow this:
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Respect- Circle
Opener: If you could completely redesign the calendar, how would you change it?
Working: Share about a challenge you have had in your life with respect whether it be with yourself or others. What did you do? Should you have handled it differently?
Closing: Do one of the 4 A’s (ah-ha moment you’ve had, apology to yourself �or someone else, appreciation, or an action you want to take)
TP 1,3,4,5,6,7,10
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Integrity- Because I said I would 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lacwpfPk_HE
Pass out a 3x5 card to each student. Ask them to write a promise to themselves that they want to keep, a promise that should make them a better person, improve their life, etc… and write “because I said I would” at the end.
Challenges- Post a picture of your card on social media with the hash-tag #becauseisaidiwould. And/or tell others so they can help hold you accountable.
Teacher challenge- do it as well and share it with the class so they can hold you accountable. Have a discussion for the whole month to check in on each other �and discuss how to pick up with where you left off is you fall off the wagon.
TP 3,4,5,6,7,9
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Integrity- Because I said I would 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lacwpfPk_HE
In this video, Matthew Cordle uses the Because I Said I Would campaign to confess to drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter. Discuss:
TP 1,3,4,5,6,7
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Integrity- 16th second
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&v=348123474846494
Kyle Martin- Valedictorian shares important life lesson
Integrity- Social Media (Insta-Lie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EFHbruKEmw
What is social media addiction?
How has social media changed our friendships and interactions?
Do you think lying/stretching the truth on social media is a problem?
Why or why not?
Do you have any behavior on social media that you want to rethink or change?
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Integrity- (Adult) Friends 1 (Every kids needs a champion)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv&index=1
Personal journal writing:
TP 2,3,4,5,6,7
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Integrity- Friends 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM0egir_I0c
TP 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
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Integrity- Circle
Opener: If the rain could taste like any flavor, what would it taste like for you?
Working: Think about who you interact with (friends, family, online friends, etc…) What are their characteristics? Do they have a positive or negative influence in your life? Do you need to rethink any relationships you have?
Closing: What is something that you want to do as this year finishes or �the new year begins?
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Life-Long Learner- Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
Watch:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0yA1PNoFCo&index=25&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv
Then:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUWn_TJTrnU&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv&index=24
What is something you have changed your mind about?
What has been something you have struggled with? Did you overcome it?
What can you do in the future when you are presented with a new challenge?
TP 1,3,4,5,6,7
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Life-Long Learner- Neuroplasticity
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFzDaBzBlL0
Opener: What is something that was very hard for you to learn and you struggled with it for quite some time? Did you overcome that challenge or not?
Working: From this video, what can you learn about the human brain and how it works when learning something? What does this tell you about learning another language?
Closer: What can you do in the future when faced with a challenge of �learning something new with your new knowledge of how the brain works?
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Life-Long Learner- The Adaptable Mind
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptKuq0GVwWA
Discuss some or all of these questions:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1f0cnBBaoxujI_PkEyV-OlB_MGh4kHrXc
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Life-Long Learner: Mindfulness
Dan Harris was a news anchor on Good Morning America who had a panic attack on live television in front of 5 million people. Watch this video about what he learned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAcTIrA2Qhk&t=133s
Watch: Introduction to mindfulness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_v6qr18sOo
Now let’s try a simple mindfulness exercise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFZ6C2XhJAc
If you are interested in doing more on mindfulness, try these
free apps!
TP 1,3,4,7
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Life-Long Learner- Circle
Opener: If you and your family had to move another state, where would you move to and why?
Working: What have you learned this month about your brain, mindset, and how it affects your ability to learn? Do you need to make changes to how you approach learning?
Closing: Being a life-long learner is staying curious about life and being open �to always learning something new. What is something that you want to start �or continue learning? (hobby, language, skill, etc…)
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Leadership- Forgiveness lesson 1
Watch either or both videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEvGf_U9soc&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv&index=20 (Mom forgives her son’s murderer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOpsfbiJlA&index=21&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv (man gets mugged and shows kindness to attacker)
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Leadership- Forgiveness lesson 2 (The Rock)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8D2eTmHG4I
Why is forgiveness/empathy an important quality in a leader?
Has someone shown you forgiveness, maybe when you feel like you didn’t deserve it? What was the situation? Was that person showing a good example of leadership?
Have you had to show someone forgiveness? What was the situation? �Were you showing a good example of leadership?
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Leadership- Forgiveness lesson 3- Song by Matthew West “Forgiveness”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMn0QNdiuGE Watch music video with lyrics. Do a personal journal writing about any/all of these questions.
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Leadership- Finding your Spark/Purpose 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt7_pazQJ_U
The steps in the video were:
Reflect about yourself for these topics and write about when you’ve �experienced each one. Share with a partner and give each other feedback �on things they might be good at for both a future career and also ways to �give back to others.
TP 2,3,4,5,6,7,10
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Leadership- Finding your Spark/Purpose 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzxpES35o8Q&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv&index=5 Ryan’s well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE5gSHJkusU&index=6&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv Malala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcZVGjG6LWM&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv&index=7 Kid President
All 3 of these people took situations they saw or experienced and turned it into their spark and purpose to make the world a better place. Think and discuss with a partner: What problems exist �in your school, community, country, world that bother you? What could be something you could �do to change/improve the situation? Partner- listen and give at least 1 piece of �advice/suggestion to improve upon their idea.
TP 3,4,5,6,7,10
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Leadership- Finding your Spark/Purpose 3
Take the http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths-Survey it should take roughly 15 minutes.
View your results and think about how you can use your strengths to contribute to your purpose and our society?
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Leadership- Gratitude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHv6vTKD6lg&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv&index=19
Show someone how thankful you are for them. It can be a teacher on campus, another staff member on campus, or someone in your personal life. Write them a note of gratitude and give it to them personally, call them and read it to them, or make a post on social media and tag them in it. Make sure you say the reasons why you are grateful for them!
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Leadership- Gratitude (medals)
Writing prompt:
If you could give a medal to someone, who would you give it to and why?
You are encouraged to read your writing to that person and if possible, give them a medal (from the link in the teacher notes)
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Leadership- Circle (gratitude)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCV-mEsASLA&list=PL2CE6uQGQehJscLeifF7M03MQ22XqxMPv&index=17
Opening: Talk about 3 things (not people) that you are grateful for. Why are you grateful for these things?
Working: Talk about someone who you are grateful for. Why? What would �your life be like without that person?
Closing: Something you have learned from your peers today
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Empathy- Sympathy vs. Empathy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObYLerYbzts https://youtu.be/KZBTYViDPlQ?si=03uzDCHXdw-ki_fv
Can someone explain for the class what is the difference between sympathy and empathy?
Tell your partner about a time in your life when you were very scared. As your partner tells you their story, listen and don’t say anything. When they are done, practice giving an empathetic response.
How can this be helpful for you in the future?
TP 2,3,4,5,6,7
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Empathy-Discrimination
How did the people in this video show empathy?
Have you ever felt like you have been discriminated against before (for any �reason)?
How can empathy prevent situations �like that?
TP 3,4,5,6,7,10
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Empathy- Cross the line
Teacher explanation*** Do not show this slide to students.
Open this document: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_8NBthDq8cnQTliekpVOC05Zk0
Have the class get in a whole group circle. Explain that this activity needs to happen in silence. Explain that before each thing you read, any student is invited to take one step forward if it pertains to themself or anyone they are close to. Read the statements and give a pause to let students step forward. Then ask them to step back before reading the next one. �Feel free to skip any if you want. �At the end discuss as a class: Were there any surprises during the activity? �Why is this activity helpful for empathy?
TP 2,3,4,7,10
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Empathy- What’s in a Name?
Share with your partner:
Discuss with your partner:
Why is it important to try to learn someone’s name correctly?
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Empathy- Cultural Iceberg
Discuss with a partner a few of the most important parts of your culture (both surface and deep). Are there parts of your family’s culture that you don’t also agree with or don’t want to have as you become an adult?
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Empathy- Privilege
If the world were 100 people...
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Empathy- Kindness/Compassion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-Egp0lECk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMWJo2XCpQM
Watch either or both videos. How does it make you feel to watch people being kind to each other? Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfMBfZZCGjU
You don’t need to change the world, you just need to #impactONE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4CoWUGZyKI
Your assignment is to do one kind act to someone else today (preferably each �day this week)�
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Empathy: I wish my teacher knew...
Watch first 2 minutes of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k1-KExA9p8
On a post-it, write either “I wish my teacher knew” or “ if you knew my story” and fill it in how you want. Your post-it can share a happy thing or not. It’s up to you. MAKE SURE YOUR NOTE IS ANONYMOUS!
Teacher*- collect them all day long and read through them to understand your students better. Put them all up in the classroom for the rest of this week and �let your students read where their peers are coming from and how �understanding someone might have a deep struggle is part of empathy.
TP 3,4,6,7
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Empathy- Circle
Opener: If your appearance completely changed overnight, would you still be you?
Working: How is empathy, kindness, and compassion all related? What would our world look like if everyone was empathetic?
Closing: What is one change you can make to be more empathetic?
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Responsibility- #whyyoumatter Suicide Awareness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWbI4dIjDwo
Give each student a piece of paper. Have them write their name largely on it. Have your class pass the papers around the room to anyone. Instruct them to only write a POSITIVE reason on why that person matters to them. If they have nothing nice to say, they can simply pass along that paper to someone else. Teacher should also participate in the writing. Before students pass back paper, ask them to look over the one they have to make sure everything is positive and then hand it to the person�it belongs to.
Optional- take a photo of each student with their favorite reason written on a whiteboard and display in the classroom.
TP 3,4,5,7, 10
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Responsibility- Self Sabotage
Read the quote and then discuss:
With your group, discuss & come up with 2-3 ways to help yourself/others overcome self-sabotage?
TP 3,4,5,6,7
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Responsibility: ANTs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2zRA5zCA6M
As you watch this video, take notes on the ANTs that you struggle with.
Make the 3 column chart with Record, Rationalize, and Replace at the top.
Pick one (or more) of those ANTs you struggle with and think of a scenario where you were affected by it. Fill out the chart to record, rationalize, and replace that thought with one more positive.
Share your chart with your partner and make sure their replace is positive and �you think will help them.
TP 3,4,5,7,10
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Responsibility- Mindfulness
Reminder about the importance of mindfulness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lACf4O_eSt0
Trying a few minute meditation with Dan Harris and Sharon Salzberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtsdz_jhB7c
TP 1,3,4,7
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End of Year- academic circle
Opener- What was the hardest part of this school year?
Working- What do you need to do to finish this year strong?
Closing- What has been the most fun part of this year?
End of year Driller Way Circle
Opener: If you could make a new discovery/invention, what kind would you make?
Working: Out of all the Driller Way virtues, which one is your strongest and which do you want to work on more?
Closing: Do one of the 4 A’s (ah-ha moment you’ve had, apology to yourself or someone else, appreciation, or an action you want to take)
TP 3,4,5,6,7