Teaching the Discovering the Real Me Series

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Teaching the Discovering the Real Me Series

• Student Textbook and Teachers Manual
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Discovering the Real MeStudent Textbook and
Teachers Manual 1 Learning To Be Good

• For children ages 6-7 years old, but appealing to
  all ages
• Most stories are based on Aesops Fables
• In Books 1 and 2, the Teachers Manuals are
  inside the books

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The Discovering the Real Me SeriesBook 1

• 17 stories
• Two lesson plans per story, 30-45 minutes each
• Story is read to the children
• Activities bring out storys theme

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Universal Stories

• Aesop told these stories over 2000 years ago!
• Timeless themes of human nature and morality
• Animal characters, appealing to children

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Character Educations Goals

• To know the good head
• To care about the good heart
• To do the good hands

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Each Story has Cognitive, Affective, and
Behavioral Goals

• Educating the Head, Heart, and Hands

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Sample StoryChapter 7 The Dog and His
Reflection
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The Story

• This story is about a dog that is given a bone
• The dog carries the bone to the pond and sees his
  reflection
• Thinking it is another dog with another bone, he
  tries to grab the other bone
• The dog drops his own bone into the water and
  loses it

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The Dog and His Reflection Cognitive Objectives

• It is important to be grateful for what we have
• When we are greedy and try to grab what is not
  ours, we can get into trouble

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The Dog and His Reflection Affective Objectives

• Students will feel sad for the dog, but will also
  laugh at the dogs greediness and misfortune
• They will feel grateful for what they already have

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The Dog and His Reflection Behavioral
Objectives

• Students will tell themselves to be grateful for
  what they have when they are tempted to be greedy

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Lesson PlanActivity

• Students act out the story, using a real mirror
• Students initiate a service project to practice
  kindness

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Lesson PlanActivity
Dad
Pet

• Students trace their hands on paper
• Students name five things they are grateful for
• When they feel greedy, they look at their own
  hands and remember gratitude

Mom
Friend
Sunshine
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Sample StoryChapter 11 The Ant and the Dove
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The Story

• This story is about a dove that rescues an ant
  from drowning
• Later on the ant rescues the dove from a
  rock-throwing child by biting the boy on the toe
• The ant and the dove express their gratitude and
  promise to always watch out for each other

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The Ant and the Dove Cognitive Objectives

• Students will understand the value of kindness
  and cooperation
• They will understand that when they are kind,
  others will be kind to them

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The Ant and the Dove Affective Objectives

• Students will feel relieved that both the ant and
  the dove escaped danger, understanding that it
  was because of kindness that they survived

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The Ant and the Dove Behavioral Objectives

• Seeing how kindness can benefit them and others,
  students will choose to be kind to others and
  help others when they need it

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Lesson PlanDiscussion

• Students will learn to recite the Golden Rule
• Do to others as you would have them do to you
• What you give comes back to you

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Lesson PlanActivity

• The teacher explains that ants work together very
  well, helping each otherthis is cooperation
• Students draw and color antsguard ants, queen
  ants, nurse ants

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Sample StoryChapter 13 The Ants and the
Grasshopper
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The Story

• Ants are working hard to prepare for the winter
  season
• A grasshopper fiddles and plays as the ants work
• Cold winds blow, the grasshopper has no shelter
  or food
• Should the ants help him?

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The Ants and the Grasshopper Cognitive
Objectives

• Students will understand what it means to be
  responsible and hard-working
• Laziness can get you into trouble!

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The Ants and the Grasshopper Affective
Objectives

• Students will feel inspired to be like the ants,
  not the grasshopperresponsible and hard-working

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The Ants and the Grasshopper Behavioral
Objectives

• Students will identify their responsibilities at
  home and school and will be more conscientious
  about fulfilling them

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Lesson PlanDiscussion and Activity

• After reading the story to the children, the
  teacher checks for comprehension
• We all like to have fun, but we have to do some
  work too
• The teacher and students make a chart naming
  chores at home, and what happens when they dont
  get done
• Its fun to exaggerate here!

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Parents Chores Chores Not Done Wash
dishes Dirty, germy dishes Job
No money, no home,
no food, no
fun! Laundry Smelly yucky
clothes
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Kids Chores Chores Not Done Put
away toys Toys broken, toys
lost Brush Teeth Cavities, smelly
breath, pain

Shower or bathe
Dirty, smelly, may get
sick Get dressed Go
to school in
pajamas!
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Lesson PlanActivities

• Students learn and sing a camp song about ants
  and responsibility
• Students learn about balancing work and play by
  balancing objects

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Discovering the Real Me, Book 1 Learning to Be
Good

• Teamwork, cooperation, responsibility, honesty,
  diligence, respect, gratitude, self-confidence,
  kindness, peacefulness, anger management, and
  conflict resolution are the main themes of the
  stories in Book 1.
• Explore and enjoy!

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Discovering the Real MeAn Easy and Enjoyable
Teaching Tool

• For classroom teachers
• Homeschooling parents
• Sunday school teachers
• Cub Scout or Brownie leaders
• Youth club leaders

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