MATERIALS Notecards (4 per student) Challenge Resources (printed for each student or displayed) • Autobiography in 5 Chapters • Caterpillar Tale • Rise Above Spoken Word (ability to project or display this video – sound only is ok) • Challenge Quotes GOGOMO Graphic Organizer (optional for a variation of this lesson) LESSON STEP BY STEP… READ MORE >
MATERIALS Communication Skits Communication Styles Article (option 1) Communication Styles Article (option 2) LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Hand out or display one of the articles on Communication Styles. Choose whichever one you wish! 2. Ask students to annotate the article as they read. Consider: • Circle information that is important • Underline information that… READ MORE >
MATERIALS Poster paper or whiteboard Hula-Hoop, tent pole, or other lightweight rod Notecards Coping Strategies Handout (optional) LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Display the essential question: why do some people overcome challenge with grace and courage while others become bitter or give up easily? 2. Allow a moment for students to quietly think about this… READ MORE >
MATERIALS Alternate Ending Handout (one per student) Student-generated Leadership Qualities list from a previous session OR Leadership Qualities Handout (several copies for the group or displayed) LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Post the class Leaders Are chart from a previous session, OR post or printout the Leadership Qualities handout for students to use as a… READ MORE >
MATERIALS Rope or tape to mark a circle on the ground 25 “spots” with numbers 1 – 25 written on them (cut paper, paper plates, foam spots) Stopwatch LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Randomly lay out up to 25 numbered spots within a circled off area. This forms the “keypad”. 2. Students should circle up… READ MORE >
LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. The goal of this activity is for students to line up in order of their birth-month, starting with January and ending with December. The rule imposed is that students cannot talk, and must figure out how to complete the task silently. 2. Explain that this activity is meant for students… READ MORE >