Questions:

1. Why do we need to recharge?

2. What do you like to do to recharge?

3. How do you know you need to recharge?

Resources:

https://www.boisestate.edu/student-life/5-1-2-ways-to-recharge/

https://updates.seriousfun.org/blog/4-ways-kids-can-recharge-when-life-gets-busy

https://thrivingparents.net/teaching-kids-how-to-recharge-and/

Questions:

What is freudenfreude?

What is a specific way you could display freudenfreude?

How would it feel if everyone displayed freudenfreude in your class?

Resources

https://www.wellandgood.com/what-is-freudenfreude/

Freudenfreude: The Joyful Way to Up Your Relationship Game

https://picklemethis.com/2022/07/22/freudenfreude/

The ultimate failure of empathy

Questions?

Why is it never a good idea to participate in conversations that celebrate someone else’s pain?

How would you feel if you walked up on a conversation that was celebrating your pain?

Resources for the classroom:

https://www.oakland.edu/Assets/Oakland/galileo/files-and-documents/Empathy%20in%20Your%20Classroom%20Teachers%20Guild.pdf

https://positivepsychology.com/kindness-activities-empathy-worksheets/

https://www.thepathway2success.com/20-strategies-for-teaching-empathy/

Show Notes:

What’s your favorite book, series, or genre?

What do you plan to read this summer?

Why do you think reading is important?

How has reading been magical for you?

Let us know what great books you have read over the summer in our Twitter!

Teachers, what questions do you have for us? Let us know on Twitter!

Questions:

When you’re stressed, how can you improve your mood?

What is stress?

How can stress be good?

Can stress help us?

What kinds of stress aren’t good or helpful?

Great Read Alouds:

“How Big Are Your Worries Little Bear?” By Jayneen Sanders

“Wemberly Worried” By Kevin Henkes

“Wilma Jean the Worry Machine” By Julia Cook

“Stress Can Really Get on Your Nerves” by Trevor Romain

Resources:

https://classroom.kidshealth.org/classroom/3to5/problems/emotions/stress.pdf

https://gozen.com/50-calm-down-ideas-to-try-with-kids-of-all-ages/

https://www.merakilane.com/calm-and-collected-13-stress-relief-activities-for-kids/

What we know matters, but who we are matters more. ~ Brene Brown

Show Notes:

“Light is Precious in a world so dark.”- “The Tale of Despereaux”

By Kate DiCamillo

Questions:

What does the word heartening mean?

Have you ever been in awe of someones light?

How does it feel when someone tries to blow out your candle?

What are some ways we can shine our light and hearten people when their light is shining?

Great Classroom Read Alouds

Resources for the Classroom

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bucket-Filler-Activities-and-Classroom-Management-with-Bucket-Filling-1204070?gclid=CjwKCAjwsJ6TBhAIEiwAfl4TWOWz967kL-bSOkOxPMhgCyHBerOfsBwaNMYfcvbxsOSdIvIjaBk3mxoCSvAQAvD_BwE

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Emotional-Reading-and-FREE-Craft-for-Firenzes-Light-5024940?st=d5181ae86f7bcda492aaa86aca7209b3

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Motivational-Posters-Black-and-White-Motivational-Quotes-Classroom-Decor-6048544?st=2c138e3dc0af985b9a272ec61e5c5aa6

Integrity is when you care for the hard truth more than the easy life!

Questions-

What is integrity?

What do you think defines the greatness of a person?

Share a time you witnessed someone show integrity.

How can you show integrity? 

Great Classroom Read-Alouds:

“Say Something” By: Peter Reynolds

“Lying up a Storm” By: Julia Cook

“One” By: Kathryn Otoshi

“The Empty Pot” By: Demi

"The Cloud Spinner” by Michael Catchpool

“Extra Yarn” by Mac Barnett

Resources for the Classroom

https://raycenter.wp.drake.edu/2019/03/25/6-12-character-education-lesson-plan-integrity/

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Integrity-and-Honesty-Middle-School-Activities-Scenarios-Quotes-and-More-4555226?st=aff63f8d992622786afcb72aeba1950e

With Special Guests: Sandi Grace Schaefer, Bayleigh Cloud, Lilly Reeves 

~Expect the most from yourself~

SHOW NOTES

“If you can dream it, you can do it!” - Walt Disney

Questions for Classroom Discussion:

What is self-reliance?

What is a way you have learned to be self-reliant?

What is a goal you want to set for yourself to be more self-reliant?

Great Read-Alouds:

“Tessa on Her Own” By: Alyssa Chase

“Little Pea” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

“Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon: by Patty Lovell

“The Proudest Blue” by Ibtihaj Muhammad

“I Promise” By Lebron James

“The World Needs More Purple People” By: Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart

Resources for the Classroom:

https://positivepsychology.com/self-reliance/

https://k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com/tlb/developing-self-reliant-learners/

“Fear regret more than failure.” -Taryn Rose

Questions: 

What is a time that you have failed and it helped you learn?

How could you celebrate your failures?

Why can failing create a positive outcome in your life?

Celebrate your failures!

Great Classroom Read-Alouds:

“After the Fall” by Dan Santat

“Rosie Revere, Engineer” by Andrea Beaty

“She Persisted” by Chelsea Clinton

“Beautiful Opps” by Barney Saltzberg

“Ish” by Peter H. Reynolds

“What do you Do with a Problem” by Kobi Yamada

“The Spelling Bee Before Recess” By Deboarh Lee Rose

“Oliver and the Seawigs” by Philip Reeve

Resources for the Classroom

https://rioschools.org/projects/failure-friday/

https://keepemthinking.com/2017/06/flip-that-flop-turn-mistakes-into-opportunities/

Success comes not only from motivation but also from habits. 

Questions: 

What motivates you as a student? 

Are you extrinsically or intricately motivated? 

Books:

“Pies from Nowhere,” by Dee Romito

“The Most Magnificent Thing,” by Ashley Spires

“The Day You Begin,” by Jacqueline Woodson

“What Do You Do With An IDEA?” by Kobi Yamada

“The Boy who NEVER gave Up,” by Anthony Curcio

Resources for the classroom:

A great activity for the classroom (2.99)

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Increase-Intrinsic-Student-Motivation-Digital-Activity-2932914?epik=dj0yJnU9UDVMX21JLUNlZXZGTkxPcmNwQ191dkRkOFlEc245RDkmcD0wJm49TnQ4TVFSRkY4X1E1SXN6QktxRXBfdyZ0PUFBQUFBR0l6UW5B