Habit 5 Easter Style

Use this fun loving Easter story to help your students understand Habit 5 and so much more.

Before Reading: Ask the children to describe what they believe would be the most wonderful egg in the world using details to describe it so that others can make a mental image.

During Reading: Use two column notes (Leadership tool- plus/delta) to list the three main characters and describe their eggs using shape, color and size words. Were there any adjectives used?

After Reading: (before the King makes his final decision) Ask the kids to form an opinion of which of the 3 eggs is the most wonderful and justify their response. Let them argue about it as they try to persuade others to agree with them.


Seek 1st to Understand Then to Be Understood: What better way than to act out the story as a retelling or summary. But first let them make some props and tops (eggs and headbands) No patterns given. Then,  have the kids make a rubric first of what should be included and allow them to listen and score their classmates based on the content of their act.

Transitional Person: The King was the transitional leader in the story. He was someone they could go to for advice. But, ultimately he empowered them to see something more. Have the kids share who is a transitional person in their life (teacher, coach, friend, Sunday school teacher, baby sitter, sibling, etc) and write them a "Royal letter" of appreciation.

More Growth Mindset videos

Check out these class Dojo videos for helping kids to have a Growth Mindset.

Growth Mindset

Mr. Brown found this fun filled video that helps kids to see that their Mindset can affect their weather!  If you know of other stories or videos that also fit this topic please share so we can build a treasure chest of resources to incorporate into our units of study.

Salutations

Greet every morning with open arms and say thanks every night with a full heart. Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used, not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come. Regina Brett

Use Habit 5 as you walk the hallways at Dogwood (or even Walmart) is your head up, eye contact with other staff, students and parents in our building to share a greeting! Think how that silence (of no hello, how are you or smile) could affect that person. When someone says nothing what does that say to you as a person?  When someone asks about you personally doesn't it make a connection?  Let's honor each other in the halls and walls of Dogwood by making a conscience effort to talk to each other, even a sweet and simple "Salutations"

Our continued example of this (as adults)  will make a BIG difference in the young lives we empower each day! 

I will leave you with an idea: 

Data Activity for your classroom: Use google forms(or ole paper and pencil) to create a survey asking how a greeting or smile makes them feel at school. Chart the results, share with other classes, on announcements, in newsletter or newspaper, on our FB page. Include questions to answer from the results. This would make a relevant project learning lesson.