5th Grade- Attitude Patrol

During this lesson, we discussed why it's important for you to have a positive outlook/attitude.  I read a story to them called "The Attitude Patrol."  This story is about a girl who has a negative attitude about everything- she doesn't believe in herself, and therefore does not do well with her work.  We talked about how hard it is to stay positive sometimes, especially when the task is hard, or when it's a weakness.  But, it's important to believe in yourself and keep going no matter what.  We made positive quote posters to keep for ourselves, or to hang around the building :)

4th Grade- Choices/Self Concept

During this lesson, we talked about the importance of making good choices.  We discussed what self-concept is, and how this relates to our choices we make.  If we make not so good choices and get into trouble, we might feel bad about ourselves because we're in trouble; but if it weren't for the bad choice we made, the feeling would not be there.  We talked about how hard it is sometimes to disagree with someone, or to hear someone tell us "no."  We read the book above and discussed how to disagree respectfully, and we practiced what to do if someone tells us no and we don't like that answer.

2nd grade study skills unit- #3

GWC Checking Chipmunk the puppet came back to visit the kids to talk to them about another important work habit.  He shared the importance of setting priorities.  He told the kids about all the tasks he must do in a day, and what he should do- based on importance.  The kids then talked about or wrote about (depending on the time left) all the tasks they must complete, and then rearranged them into a list of the most important to the least important.

Colaco 1/2 split- Study skills- Lesson #2

During this lesson, Clover came back to see the kids.  Clover is a puppet and gets really excited to see the kids and barks :)  He also gets nervous and hides.  Clover wanted to teach the kids about the importance of being a Champion at school, by trying hard.  We talked about how hard it is sometimes to try, when the task is hard.  Clover shared a story with the kids about something he tried hard with, and succeeded.  Clover will be back next time to teach about another way to be a Champion at school.

1st Grade- Friendship- Lucky Shamrock

1st Grade talked about friendship qualities during this lesson.  We talked about how it feels when others listen to you, how it feels when you listen to others, how to do you know when someone is listening to you, and how can being a good listener help a friendship.  We played a game called the lucky shamrock.  The kids were divided into small groups.  In the groups, the kids practiced listening to each other.  They were given a category to discuss- if I were a favorite color, what would I be, favorite toy, favorite food, etc.  There was 1 shamrock for each group- whoever had the shamrock is the one who would talk.  Everyone else had to listen.  It was fun to hear the kids talk about their favorites.  They also got to know each other a bit more, which is always a plus.

Kindergarten- Study Skills unit- Lesson #3

Continuing to work with Earhart the Owl, and learning about good work habits, Kindergarten completed lesson 3 of my study skills unit.  This lesson is about the importance of working quietly.  The Kinders heard from Earhart the Owl about why it's important for owls to work quietly.  They listened to a song about good work habits.  Earhart related this back to the kids' school work- she wanted them to explain why it's so important to work quietly in school.  It was a blast working with Earhart the puppet and listening to the kids creative answers :)

5th grade- learning styles

5th grade took a quick assessment about what their learning style is.  There are 3 learning styles- visual learner, auditory learner and kinesthetic (tactile) learner.  Based on the answers they gave, they learned about their learning style.  We then discussed how we would use this new information to be a better learner.  We talked about how we could use this information in the future, especially in middle school, to be proactive in our learning- to take charge of our learning and get what we need to learn.  It was a fun experience for the kids to learn more about themselves!  Ask your 5th grader what type of learner they are!