Act With Leadership
* Indicates Life and Work Skills
Being an Upstander
Say Something!: http://character.org/lessons/lesson-plans/elementary/walnut-street-school/
Multiple lessons resources: http://www.californiawritingproject.org/upstanders_lesson_resources.html
Where we Stand: http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/where-we-stand
NED show UPstander video (YouTube) with links to lessons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeqQCyQOCPg
Manners
Assorted Lessons and Activities: http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/manners.php
Manners Lessons: http://www.freemannerslesson.com/
Manners and Morals: http://character.org/lessons/lesson-plans/elementary/milwaukee-college-preparatory-school/
Leadership
What Makes a Leader: http://www.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=1473
Be Your Best Self: http://www.lead2feed.org/how-to-participate/sample-lesson/
Leadership Activities: http://www.character.org/uploads/PDFs/NSOC/2010__NSOC/2010_Lesson_Plans/Julianhandout.pdf
SOAR heroes: In a discussion about leadership, encourage scholars to identify individuals they either know personally or know about who exemplify SOARing leadership. Create a poster sharing those SOARing leaders as examples of how individuals can make a difference.
On making a difference
Discussion Questions:
· What qualifies as “making a difference”? Can breaking the law or doing something bad count? How long must a change last to be considered a “difference”?
· How does kindness make a difference?
· Who are other people who made a difference?
· How can you personally make a difference? In your family, in your friendships, in school, in the community…
*Responsible/Responsibility
Home Connection with Responsibility: http://www.character.org/uploads/PDFs/NSOC/2010__NSOC/2010_Lesson_Plans/Julianhandout.pdf
Various Lessons and Activities in Responsibility: http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/beverlywoodsES/Documents/Octresponsibility.pdf
Being good and having good role models
Build a friend/role model: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/285274957619511101/
Lesson plan on role models: http://www.lions-quest.org/pdfs/SFA_Unit7_Lesson2.pdf
Books “for boys” about role models: http://www.storysnoops.com/results.php?type=tween&list=Positive%20Role%20Models%20%28Boys%29
Books “for girls” about role models: https://www.pinterest.com/amightygirl/women-role-models-in-books-film/
Similar to this, scholars could create “how to” manual about being a good role model: http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Role-Model