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Welcome to the Choose Love Movement
Grades K-5
Thank you for your interest in the Choose Love For Schools™ program! If this is your first time utilizing the program, we would like to warmly welcome you to the Choose Love community. If you have used this or any Choose Love program in the past, we are thrilled that you wish to continue teaching these essential character social-emotional skills and tools in your classroom or school.
This email is part one of a six email orientation series designed to help you make the most of our programs and resources by walking you step-by-step through everything that's available to help you get started. We'll begin by making sure you are aware of our "getting started" guides and best practices resources.
IMPLEMENTATION & BEST PRACTICES
Choose Love For Schools™ is known for its “learn as you go” ease of use, but we’ve also prepared some handy guides and even a self-paced online course to give you additional confidence.
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SCOPE AND SEQUENCE PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 5
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3-hr Self-Paced Online Course (Certificate of Completion can be applied to Professional Development)
Feel free to use this resource to incorporate the components of the Choose Love equation into your Morning Meeting on a regular basis. In keeping with the four parts of Morning Meeting, you will find some ideas for greetings, sharing, activities, and messages that complement the Choose Love units on Courage, Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Compassion in Action.
These suggestions can be modified to fit various grade levels. You may consider recycling these ideas periodically throughout the school year. The ideas shared here are just a few thoughts to get the wheels turning in terms of how to capitalize on this wonderful daily opportunity to reinforce concepts, skills, and components of the Choose Love Enrichment Program.
This daily, devoted time spent launching our day with an unwavering focus on building a supportive community is a wonderful opportunity to stay close to choosing love.
LESSONS
*Notice that Courage is the foundation of Choose Love and therefore our longest unit. All other units build on Courage.
Table of Contents *Four lessons are included from the kindergarten curriculum because they are imperative skills and tools for first graders to continue to practice for optimal success.
Lesson 1: Choosing Love Theme: What we say and what we do affects how others think and feel, as well as how we think and feel.
*Lesson 2: Feelings Theme: We have many different feelings and feelings can change.
Lesson 3: The Four Ingredients of Choose Love Theme: Courage + Gratitude +Forgiveness + Compassion in Action helps us live happier lives.
*Lesson 4: Difficult Feelings Theme: Sometimes feelings are uncomfortable. We can use courage to decide how we respond to our feelings.
Lesson 5: Courage and The Brave Breath Theme: Brave Breaths and Rest and Relax activities help our bodies, minds, and hearts prepare to learn and practice Courage.
*Lesson 6: Strong Feelings and The Brave Pose Theme: We have many different feelings and feelings can change.
*Lesson 7: We are Not Our Feelings Theme: We can use courage to help us respond to these feelings in a positive way.
Lesson 8: Listening and Being Courageous Theme: My friends and I are Courageous. We use our listening skills.
Lesson 9: Everyday and Extraordinary Acts of Courage Theme: Naming feelings and listening with my whole body helps me to be Courageous.
Lesson 10: Positive Relationships and Friendship Skills
Theme: The CALM rubric helps me learn how to build positive relationships with my friends.
Lesson 11: Courage with Friends Theme: I play, work, and problem-solve with my friends in safe and caring ways.
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LESSONS
Notice that Courage is the foundation of Choose Love and therefore our longest unit. All other units build on Courage.
Table of Contents
Lesson 1: The Four Ingredients of Choose Love Theme: What we say and what we do affects how others think and feel, as well as how we think and feel.
Lesson 2: Courage and Friendship Theme: We have many feelings, some are complex and difficult.
Lesson 3: Everyday and Extraordinary Acts of Courage Theme: Brave Breaths and Rest and Relax activities help our bodies, minds, and hearts prepare to learn and practice Courage.
Lesson 4: Courage to Stand Up Theme: Our bodies can help us build courage to stand up for what we believe in.
Lesson 5: Courage and the Brain Theme We can choose to nudge the numbat to leave the lizard and hug the human.
Lesson 6: The Courage to Begin Being You Theme: “Stand up for what you believe in, even if you’re standing alone.” ~Sophie Sholl
Lesson 7: Positive Relationships and Problem Solving Theme: Cooperation teaches us the skills and tools to problem solve with our friends.
Lesson 8: Courage Helps Us Stay CALM Theme: We can’t always choose what happens to us, but we can always choose how we respond. We have the courage to choose our thoughts and actions and stand up for what is right
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Bonus Content
Choose Love For Schools™ Extension Unit, Grades 3-5 Growth Mindset
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LESSONS
Notice that Courage is the foundation of Choose Love and therefore our longest unit. All other units build on Courage.
Lesson 1: The Four Ingredients of Choose Love Theme: What we say and what we do affects how others think and feel. It also affects how we think and feel. We can choose our words and actions.
Lesson 2: Choose Love Constitution Theme: We can decide to treat each other with honesty, respect and compassion
Lesson 3: Everyday and Extraordinary Acts of Courage Theme: Brave Breaths and Rest and Relax activities help our bodies, minds, and hearts prepare to learn and practice courage.
Lesson 4: The Courage to Stand Up Theme: Our bodies can help us build courage to stand up for what we believe in. Never give up on your dreams.
Lesson 5: Courage and the Brain Theme: I can choose to nudge the numbat, to leave the lizard and hug the human.
Lesson 6: The Courage to Begin Being You Theme: “Stand up for what you believe in, even if you’re standing alone.” ~Sophie Sholl
Lesson 7: Positive Relationships and Problem Solving Theme: The CALM rubric teaches us the skills and tools we need to problem-solve with our friends.
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Bonus Content
Choose Love For Schools™ Extension Unit, Grades 3-5 Growth Mindset
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LESSONS
*Notice that Courage is the foundation of Choose Love and therefore our longest unit. All other units build on Courage.
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Lesson 1: Choosing Love Theme: What we say and what we do affects others’ thoughts and feelings, as well as our own. We can choose our words and actions.
Lesson 2: The Four Ingredients of Choose Love Theme: Courage, Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Compassion in Action help us live happier lives.
Lesson 3: Courage and The Brave Breath Theme: Brave Breath and Rest and Relax activities help our bodies, minds, and hearts prepare to learn and practice courage.
Lesson 4: Courage and Feelings - I Can Be Brave! Theme: I know what courage is. I can have the courage to share my feelings.
Lesson 5: Feelings Theme: We have many feelings and we recognize that we can feel differently than others.
Lesson 6: Difficult Feelings Theme: Sometimes feelings are uncomfortable. Feelings come and go.
Lesson 7: Strong Feelings Theme: There are many different feelings and feelings can change.
Lesson 8: We Are Not Our Feelings Theme: We can use courage to help us respond to these feelings in a positive way.
Lesson 9: We are Courageous Theme: We know what it means to have courage
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LESSONS
Notice that Courage is the foundation of Choose Love and therefore our longest unit. All other units build on Courage.
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Table of Contents
Lesson 1: The Four Ingredients of Choose Love Theme: What we say and what we do affects how others think and feel, as well as how we think and feel.
Lesson 2: Choosing Love with Words and Actions Theme: Courage + Gratitude +Forgiveness + Compassion in Action helps us live healthier and happier lives.
Lesson 3: Courage, Feelings, and Friendship Theme: I can use Courage to help others.
Lesson 4: Courage: Holding Onto Our Personal Power Theme: Brave Breaths and Rest and Relax activities help our bodies, minds, and hearts prepare to learn and practice Courage.
Lesson 5: Everyday and Extraordinary Acts of Courage Theme: My body can help me build courage when I do my brave pose.
Lesson 6: I Have the Courage to Be Me! Theme: I can express courage by being assertive and respectful.
Lesson 7: Courage and the Brain Theme: My brain and body help me choose courage and hold onto my personal power.
Lesson 8: Problem Solving Theme: The CALM rubric helps me learn how to build positive relationships with my friends.
Lesson 9: Courage Helps Us Stay CALM Theme: I have many skills and tools that help me to take courageous action.
LESSONS
Notice that Courage is the foundation of Choose Love and therefore our longest unit. All other units build on Courage.
Bonus Content
Choose Love For Schools™ Extension Unit, Grades 3-5 Growth Mindset