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What does hope mean? Is hope wishing for something or is hope wanting something? There is a big difference.
A wish is like a fantasy, something you can not control. But hope is something you want. It is something you know you can have because you can make it happen.
My Best Me makes hope easy to learn. More hope means better grades, thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Hope will help you find excellent friends, improve your opportunities and create a successful future.
My Best Me will teach you that hope is not a wish or an emotion; it is your decision. Anybody can have hope no matter who they are or the challenges they face.
Hope is like a treasure map. The treasure is your goal or the thing your really want. The journey to the treasure is your pathway. Your dedication and attitude to make it happen is your willpower.
Here are the three simple steps to hope
1. You set a goal. Your goals are all the treasures or things you want in your life.
2. You find a pathway. These are the many different ways or roads that lead you to your treasures.
3. You build willpower. This is the strength and force within you to get to your treasures no matter what obstacles are in your way.
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Going Deeper
Set Goals
WHAT do you really want to be, do or have in your life and WHEN do you want to be, do or have it?
a. Your goals must be very important to you.
b. Your goals should be simple and specific.
c. The goals you set can be short-term (something you want today or in a week).
d. The goals you set can be long-term (something you want in the future).
e. Goals with dates are serious and powerful. Goals without dates are dreams.
f. Write your goals down and put them where you can see them often.
Find Pathways
HOW will you achieve your goals? WHICH ways will you find to make your goals real?
a. Pathways always start where you are and lead to your goals.
b. Pathways are a series of small steps that you take in the direction of your goals.
c. There are many pathways and more than one can lead to your goals.
d. Very few pathways lead straight to your goals, they twist and turn.
e. The pathways can change many times on the way to your goal.
Build Willpower
WHY will you achieve your goals.
a. Willpower is an inner strength and desire you need to reach your goals
b. Willpower is found inside of you.
c. Willpower will produce the energy and force you need to succeed.
d. Willpower is the intensity of your desire that presses you on until you reach your goals.
e. Willpower is stronger than motivation.
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Hope Through Social Emotional Learning
My Best Me is your guide to discovering your true identity and purpose. Hope is important for your journey. Knowing who you are is the same as knowing where you are. When choosing goals and deciding on a pathway, knowing where you are gives you a place to start! Having a place to start will give you great confidence, a good attitude and the willpower to succeed.
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Comptencies
You will find five units that help you discover the building blocks of society.
IDENTITY
Discover who I am
My role
My personality
My character
HEALTH
Discover how to maintain order
Physical Mental
Emotional
COMMUNITY
Discover how to interact with others
Family People like me
People different from me
Strangers
ENVIRONMENT
Discover why and how to manage nature
Natural resources
Plant life
Animal life
ECONOMICS
Discover how to multiply resources and produce wealth
Income generation
Financial literacy
Resource management
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Understanding The Icons
READ
A story, a poem, a saying, or a script that adds to the subject
UNDERSTAND
To obtain knowledge, insight, and understanding through information
OBSERVE
To look, see, find, watch, and discover more
CREATE
To paint, color, and mark in a personal manner
PLAY
Engage in an experience and discovery together
WRITE
To write, mark, or sketch personal ideas or discoveries
APPLY
To bring into action, put to use, and demonstrate understanding
GIVE
A contribution, present, or surprise to share with others
ACT
A task that involves direct experience and action
COMMENT
Discuss, consider, or examine certain subjects
REFLECT
Think, ponder, meditate, or wonder about important issues
CONCLUDE
A closing statement on the lesson subject with a final thought
WATCH
Watch a clip or film section and analyze the information
LISTEN
To learn, write, sing, or listen to a song, enjoy a harmony of sounds
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7 Identity Environment Health Economics Introduction: Health ..................................... 27 Lesson 9: My Body, My Machine .............. 28 Lesson 10: Wise Words .............................. 30 Lesson 11: My Five Amazing Senses .......... 32 Lesson 12: What Makes Me, Me! ............... 34 Lesson 13: I Forgive ................................... 36 Lesson 14: Healthy Habits .......................... 38 Personal Notes ............................................. 40 Introduction: Community ................................ 41 Lesson 15: My Part Is Important .................... 42 Lesson 16: How May I Help You? .................. 44 Lesson 17: I Can Follow the Rules ................. 46 Lesson 18: Staying Safe Online ..................... 48 Lesson 19: We Share the World .................... 50 Lesson 20: Kindness Is Contagious ............... 52 Personal Notes ................................................ 54 Introduction: Environment .............................. 55 Lesson 21: Caring for My Environment ......... 56 Lesson 22: Strong Connections ..................... 58 Lesson 23: Sounds All Around ...................... 60 Lesson 24: Caring for Pets ............................ 62 Personal Notes ................................................ 64 Introduction: Economy .................................... 65 Lesson 25: Managing My Money .................. 66 Lesson 26: Your Time and Mine .................... 68 Lesson 27: How to Serve Others .................. 70 Lesson 28: I Can Be Productive! ................... 72 Lesson 29: I Do My Best ............................... 74 Lesson 30: Reaching My Dreams .................. 76 Glossary ..................................................... 78 Community Introduction: Identity ..................................... 9 Lesson 1: Why My Best Me? ....................... 10 Lesson 2: I Know Who I Am ........................ 12 Lesson 3: I Am a Gift .................................. 14 Lesson 4: This Rule Is Golden ..................... 16 Lesson 5: I Am Honest ................................ 18 Lesson 6: Special People in My Life ........... 20 Lesson 7: I Will Intend to do it .................... 22 Lesson 8: I Think Before I Act ..................... 24 Personal Notes .............................................. 26 Hope ..................................................................2 Going Deeper ...................................................3 Hope Through Social Emotional Learning ........4 Competencies ...................................................5 Understanding the Icons ...................................6 Contents
Goal
Pathways
Write
Why My Best Me?
To discover the power of HOPE and why I need it
Have you ever faced hard times in your own life or in the lives of those you love?
Mark the boxes with the struggles that you have had.
bullies homework lack of food changes in your family moving sickness making friends school changes
accident academics disabilities natural disaster
other ________________________________________________________________
Comment
Is it difficult to continue with your daily activities when you face hard times? Why?
What keeps you doing your daily activities during or after hardships?
Can you describe with one word that force inside you that keeps you strong?
Read
Hope is the voice you hear on the inside whispering to you that tomorrow will be better than today, and you can reach your goal!
This creates a strength and power inside you that helps you move forward and look for the pathways to success.
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Observe
Look at page 2. What are the three steps for creating hope?
1. You set
2. You find
3. You build
Understand
The My Best Me lessons talk about you, what you believe in, and what you experience in life. The feelings you face might be experiences your classmates struggle with as well. Write your feelings down in your journal and/or talk about them with your teacher, counselor, parent, or guardian.
Apply
Your teacher will ask everyone in your class to sign a Student Pledge because the lessons talk about personal things. That means that everyone promises to actively participate in class, be kind, thoughtful, and trustworthy with your classmates’ feelings in order to build hope in one another.
Watch
Watch this true story of Norman and Lisa. Why did Norman have hope? Do you think Lisa had hope when the current was pulling her under and away? What gave her hope?
Reflect
Do you think you have hope? Please explain. Do you think you can increase your hope? How?
I use hope by setting goals, finding pathways, and building willpower to make my dreams become reality.
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Willpower
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Goal Pathways
Observe
To learn that I am responsible for creating healthy habits in my life
Circle the picture(s) that shows a healthy habit. Cross off the picture(s) that shows an unhealthy habit.
Comment
What is a habit? __________________________________________________________
What is one reason you chose the circled picture as healthy?
What is one reason you chose the crossed out picture as unhealthy?
Understand
We all have healthy and unhealthy habits. Habits are activities that we perform regularly. Sometimes living an unhealthy life seems so much easier than living a healthy one. We need to understand that unhealthy habits result in unhealthy bodies, but we can start changing those habits today.
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• Find a healthy habit you want to develop.
• Focus on one new habit at a time.
• Think about the steps you will take to create the new habit.
• Write down your goal and hang it somewhere you will see it often.
• Make a game of the new habit.
• Give yourself at least 30 days to fully develop the habit.
• Ask your family and friends to help you develop this habit.
• Reward yourself for following your plan.
• Do not give up, even if you mess up. Keep at it!
• Share your success with others.
Write
Let’s see some examples of healthy habits. Draw a line to link the habit with the image.
Wash my hands before I eat
Brush my teeth 3 times a day
Clean my room everyday
Thank my mom for my food
Make my bed every morning
Play outside everyday
Sleep 8 to 10 hours every night
Apply
Here is some advice for how to make a healthy habit. Think of one healthy habit you want to establish and apply these instructions.
Reflect
Decide on one new habit that you would like to create now and the reason why. I am going to __________________________________________________________.
Make a poster about the new habit you want to establish in your life. Use pictures and drawings to help motivate you to accomplish your goal.
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I am responsible for creating healthy habits so I can live a healthy life.
Can Follow the Rules 17
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Goal Pathways
Observe
To understand that signs and rules on the road are there to protect me and others
Can you guess what each sign means?
Comment
Have you seen any of these signs before?
Where have you seen them?
Why do the signs have pictures?
Is there a sign you think is missing that should exist? Please explain.
What are signs for?
What would happen if there were no signs or rules?
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Watch Watch Rules Don’t Apply to Me by Julie Cook
Understand
On the street, there is a lot of movement. We see people hurrying along on sidewalks. There are many cars, bicycles, motorcycles, and buses driving here and there. Everyone is in a hurry and wants to arrive as soon as possible.
The signs on the previous page help prevent accidents. They are there to keep everyone moving in an orderly and safe manner. If we obey the signs, we can arrive on time at our destination safely.
Act
Look at the picture of this neighborhood. What signs can you add to make it safe for the drivers and people walking around the neighborhood?
Reflect
What signs did you choose to add to the neighborhood? Why?
What rules do you think we need or do not need? Why?
Do you understand why we have classroom rules? Please explain. Are there classroom rules we might need to add or remove? Why?
I obey the signs and rules on the road for my safety and the safety of others.
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Sounds All Around
To learn to control the sounds I make
Goal
Pathways
Write
Draw a line between a sound and the object that produces it.
"Lemons, lemons, get your lemons!"
Chirp, chirp, chirp
Meow, meow, meow
Choo, choo, choo
Honk, honk
Woof, woof
Ding dong
Tick-tock
Read
Listen to the story, Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice.
Understand
There are many sounds and noises that exist all around us. Some of them are pleasant to listen to, like the sound of a bird singing, the praise and encouragement of a dad as he talks to his son, and the waves on the seashore. Yet, other noises can be bothersome, like Decibella’s screaming, a dog barking, or a loud motor. Noises can pollute the air, just like smoke and bad odors do. We produce noises in many
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ways, like with our hands, feet, and voices. Some sounds can irritate others, such as tapping our desk and listening to our music without earphones. When we scream or say unkind words, we create noise pollution. Instead, it is kind to consider others and their activities and ask ourselves, “Will this help or hurt?”
Play - The Market Tunnel
• Stand in two lines and make a tunnel with your arms.
• Each tunnel member is secretly given the name of a fruit. Everyone is given a different fruit name.
• One classmate will be given a piece of paper with the name of a fruit written on it.
• As that person goes through the tunnel, everyone shouts as loud as they can the name of the fruit they were given.
• The classmate going through the tunnel has to guess who the “sales-person” is of the fruit he/she wants to buy.
• Here is a different version of the game: as someone passes through, one person at a time gently says a friendly word to the one passing by.
Comment
Was it easy to guess who was selling your fruit when everyone was shouting at the same time? How did it make you feel? What are 5 ways that Decibella learned about voice volume? Where would it be okay to use our 6-inch voice?
Reflect
What friendly things do you say to others? When do you say them?
Are the words you say to others the same ones that you would like to hear?
I avoid creating noise pollution and only make sounds that are pleasant to hear.
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Willpower
Reaching My Dreams 30
Goal Pathways
Observe
To learn to work hard and never give up in order to achieve my dreams
Look at the pictures below. What do you see happening?
Comment
What is the story about?
What did the boy like to do and what was his dream?
What are some obstacles he had to overcome?
What was he able to accomplish?
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Watch
Read-along with the book
Little People, Big Dreams: Stephen Hawking by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vega.
What obstacles did Stephen Hawking face?
Did they stop him from achieving his dreams? What goals was Stephen Hawking able to achieve?
Understand
Everyone has dreams and goals that they hope to achieve in their lives. However, there will be times when we encounter obstacles that could interfere with the pursuit of our dreams and might even seem to stop us. In these moments, more than any other time, it is important to stay positive in our thinking, to focus on accomplishing our goals, and to continue with confidence. Then, whatever you set your mind to, you will be able to achieve.
Act - Sharing Compliments
Write one of your goals or dreams at the top of a piece of paper. Pass the paper around the classroom so that every student writes a compliment or words of encouragement on all the other papers. After everyone has done so, return the paper to its original owner. When you are feeling discouraged, you can read these words of encouragement to help you meet your goals.
Reflect
Name obstacles that prevent you from making your dream come true?
What are some ways you can overcome these obstacles?
I will work hard, never give up, and fulfill my dreams.
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