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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Book list ...............................................................................................................................................5introduction .........................................................................................................................................6Book one: Readiness Assessment .....................................................................................................7Social Skills & How to improve them .............................................................................................8Read-Alouds ......................................................................................................................................10teaching Guidelines .........................................................................................................................11
Week 1: Honesty and integrity .......................................................................................................14Week 2: Work and Cooperation......................................................................................................16Week 3: Beauty and Service .............................................................................................................18Week 4: Courage and Devotion ......................................................................................................20Week 5: thoughtfulness ...................................................................................................................22Week 6: Wisdom and Discernment ................................................................................................24Week 7: family and neighbors .......................................................................................................26Week 8: kindness and Goodness ....................................................................................................28Week 9: playmates ............................................................................................................................30Week 10: teamwork .........................................................................................................................32Week 11: friendship .........................................................................................................................34Week 12: moments to Be Helpful ...................................................................................................36Week 13: love ....................................................................................................................................38Week 14: Self-knowledge, truth, and Hope .................................................................................40
APPENDIXVisual Cues ........................................................................................................................................445 Steps to Good Hand-Washing ......................................................................................................45Supplemental Reading .....................................................................................................................46
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WEEK 1 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY – Let's Practice!
RULES □ Be honest. introduce telling the truth. to tell the truth means to say what is true.
□ to lie is telling what is false—not true. lying is wrong. telling the truth is right.
□ Be honest. Review telling the truth. example: John took something that did not belong to him. telling the truth sounds like this: "John, did you take it?" "yes, i did."
□ Be honest. if you did something you were not supposed to do, tell the truth about it. if you did not do something you were supposed to do, tell the truth.
□ Be honest. "Is your name (child's name)?" (Yes, it is.) "Is your name (insert a different name)?" (No, it is not.) Telling the truth is being honest. this is good and right.
HEALTH □ Good books are good for our minds. Good books help us think well.
□ Good books are good for our minds. each day we can read or listen to a good book.
□ Good books are good for our minds. Good books tell us important information and give us stories to think about.
□ Good books are good for our minds. Read or listen to at least one good book today.
MANNERS □ It is good manners to take care of our own property and the property of others. When you read a book, take good care of it. turn pages carefully.
□ It is good manners to take care of our own property and the property of others. take good care of your books. never drop a book or rip its pages. keep books in good condition.
□ It is good manners to take care of our own property and the property of others. the next time we read Abe Lincoln, you will hold the book and turn the pages gently to practice.
□ It is good manners to take care of our own property and the property of others. name one or two ways you could take better care of your books. (place them neatly on a shelf. keep them off the floor.)
SAFETY □ To take good care of ourselves, we need to be safe. "Safe" is the opposite of "dangerous" (not safe). Always stay with an adult you trust, so you can be safe.
□ To take good care of ourselves, we need to be safe. Before you go somewhere, you must ask an adult, "may i go outside?" An adult needs to be with you and know where you are at all times.
□ To take good care of ourselves, we need to be safe. never wander away. Wandering by yourself is dangerous. you must always stay with your family or with a trusted adult that your parents know.
□ To take good care of ourselves, we need to be safe. pretend you would like to go outside right now. practice asking permission to do this. ("May I go outside?") Ask permission, and ask an adult to go with you!
LISTENING
Honesty and IntegrityAbe Lincoln:
The boy who loved books
□ We can know what is right and what is wrong. We can be honest and tell the truth. We will read a story today about a boy who was known to be honest. (Read Abe Lincoln.)
□ We can know what is right and what is wrong. today pay special attention to hear how much Abe lincoln loved books. Abe lincoln learned from good books. (Reread the book.)
□ We can know what is right and what is wrong. (Reread the book.) What did people say that "Honest Abe" did when he owed someone six cents? What did Abe lincoln become when he grew up?
□ We can know what is right and what is wrong. (Reread the book.) Where can you find good books to learn like Abe lincoln did? (Home library, public library, bookstore, school?)
14 • Social Skills, Health, & Manners
WEEK 1 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY – Let's Practice!
RULES □ Be honest. introduce telling the truth. to tell the truth means to say what is true.
□ to lie is telling what is false—not true. lying is wrong. telling the truth is right.
□ Be honest. Review telling the truth. example: John took something that did not belong to him. telling the truth sounds like this: "John, did you take it?" "yes, i did."
□ Be honest. if you did something you were not supposed to do, tell the truth about it. if you did not do something you were supposed to do, tell the truth.
□ Be honest. "Is your name (child's name)?" (Yes, it is.) "Is your name (insert a different name)?" (No, it is not.) Telling the truth is being honest. this is good and right.
HEALTH □ Good books are good for our minds. Good books help us think well.
□ Good books are good for our minds. each day we can read or listen to a good book.
□ Good books are good for our minds. Good books tell us important information and give us stories to think about.
□ Good books are good for our minds. Read or listen to at least one good book today.
MANNERS □ It is good manners to take care of our own property and the property of others. When you read a book, take good care of it. turn pages carefully.
□ It is good manners to take care of our own property and the property of others. take good care of your books. never drop a book or rip its pages. keep books in good condition.
□ It is good manners to take care of our own property and the property of others. the next time we read Abe Lincoln, you will hold the book and turn the pages gently to practice.
□ It is good manners to take care of our own property and the property of others. name one or two ways you could take better care of your books. (place them neatly on a shelf. keep them off the floor.)
SAFETY □ To take good care of ourselves, we need to be safe. "Safe" is the opposite of "dangerous" (not safe). Always stay with an adult you trust, so you can be safe.
□ To take good care of ourselves, we need to be safe. Before you go somewhere, you must ask an adult, "may i go outside?" An adult needs to be with you and know where you are at all times.
□ To take good care of ourselves, we need to be safe. never wander away. Wandering by yourself is dangerous. you must always stay with your family or with a trusted adult that your parents know.
□ To take good care of ourselves, we need to be safe. pretend you would like to go outside right now. practice asking permission to do this. ("May I go outside?") Ask permission, and ask an adult to go with you!
LISTENING
Honesty and IntegrityAbe Lincoln:
The boy who loved books
□ We can know what is right and what is wrong. We can be honest and tell the truth. We will read a story today about a boy who was known to be honest. (Read Abe Lincoln.)
□ We can know what is right and what is wrong. today pay special attention to hear how much Abe lincoln loved books. Abe lincoln learned from good books. (Reread the book.)
□ We can know what is right and what is wrong. (Reread the book.) What did people say that "Honest Abe" did when he owed someone six cents? What did Abe lincoln become when he grew up?
□ We can know what is right and what is wrong. (Reread the book.) Where can you find good books to learn like Abe lincoln did? (Home library, public library, bookstore, school?)
Primary Level • 15