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Awesome Choices

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Lesson Plan

Celebrating Awesome Choices

Students will identify and track their positive choices using a self-monitoring chart, fostering self-awareness and reinforcing desired behaviors.

This lesson helps students take ownership of their behavior, understand the impact of their positive actions, and build self-regulation skills essential for a positive classroom environment.

Audience

1st Grade

Time

25 minutes

Approach

Interactive discussion, visual aids, and a self-monitoring chart to track positive choices.

Materials

Smartboard or projector, Awesome Choices Visuals, My Awesome Choices Chart, and Pencils or crayons

Prep

Prepare Materials

5 minutes

Step 1

Introduction: What are 'Awesome Choices'?

5 minutes

  • Begin by displaying the first slide of Awesome Choices Visuals and asking students: "What do you think an 'awesome choice' is?"
    - Facilitate a brief discussion, encouraging students to share examples of positive behaviors they see at school or home.
    - Explain that awesome choices are actions that make themselves and others feel good and help everyone learn and grow.

Step 2

Exploring Awesome Choices (Visuals & Discussion)

8 minutes

  • Advance through the Awesome Choices Visuals, discussing each positive choice presented (e.g., helping a friend, listening quietly, sharing, working hard).
    - For each visual, ask questions like: "How does this choice make you feel?" or "How does this choice help our classroom?"
    - Encourage students to connect these choices to their own experiences.

Step 3

Introducing the 'My Awesome Choices Chart'

7 minutes

  • Distribute the My Awesome Choices Chart to each student.
    - Explain that this chart is a special tool to help them notice and celebrate their own awesome choices throughout the day.
    - Go through the chart together, explaining how they will mark or color a star each time they make one of the awesome choices listed.
    - Emphasize that it's about noticing progress and celebrating effort, not perfection.

Step 4

Practice & Reflection

5 minutes

  • Have students think about an awesome choice they've made recently and mark it on their chart.
    - Ask a few students to share one awesome choice they've tracked and how it felt.
    - Conclude by reminding students that by making awesome choices, they are building a happier and more successful school day for everyone, including themselves.
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Slide Deck

Awesome Choices!

What makes a choice AWESOME?

Greet students warmly. Ask them what they think an "awesome choice" might be. Encourage initial thoughts and definitions.

What Are Awesome Choices?

Choices that make you feel good!
Choices that make others feel good!
Choices that help us learn and grow!

Explain that awesome choices make us and others feel good. They help our classroom be a happy and productive place.

Listening Quietly

When someone is speaking, I listen with my ears and my brain!

Discuss this image. Ask: "How is this student making an awesome choice? How does it help?"

Helping a Friend

I can offer to help my friends when they need it.

Discuss this image. Ask: "Why is helping a friend an awesome choice?"

Sharing Our Toys/Materials

I can share my things and take turns.

Discuss this image. Ask: "What does sharing look like? Why is it important?"

Working Hard

I try my best on all my activities and tasks.

Discuss this image. Ask: "How does working hard on tasks show an awesome choice?"

Being Kind with Words

I use kind words and a kind voice.

Discuss this image. Ask: "Why is being kind important? What does it look like?"

Your Awesome Choices!

You make awesome choices every day!
Let's learn how to celebrate them!

Introduce the idea of tracking. Tell students they will get a chart to celebrate their own awesome choices!

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Worksheet

My Awesome Choices Chart

Name: _________________________

Color a star every time you make an awesome choice! Try to make lots of awesome choices today!

Listening Quietly

I listen with my ears and my brain when others are speaking.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️



Helping a Friend

I offer to help my friends or classmates.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️



Sharing and Taking Turns

I share my toys and materials and take turns nicely.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️



Working Hard

I try my best on my school work and activities.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️



Being Kind with Words

I use kind words and a kind voice when I talk to others.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️



Today, my most awesome choice was:






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