Teaching the Discovering the Real Me Series

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Discovering the Real MeDiscovering the Real Me::Student Textbook and Student Textbook and Teacher’s Manual 2:Teacher’s Manual 2: Wise and Wonderful Wise and Wonderful

• For children age 7-8 years old, but appealing to all ages

• Most stories are based on Aesop’s Fables • In Books 1 and 2, the Teachers’ Manuals

are inside the student books

The Discovering the Real Me The Discovering the Real Me Series—Book 2Series—Book 2

• 17 stories • Two lesson plans

per story• Story is read to the

children• Activities and

discussion bring out story’s theme

Universal StoriesUniversal Stories

• Aesop told these stories over 2000 years ago!

• Timeless themes of human nature and morality

• Animal characters, appealing to children

Character Education’s Goals:Character Education’s Goals:

• To know the good — head

• To care about the good — heart

• To do the good — hands

Each Story has Cognitive, Each Story has Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Affective, and Behavioral

GoalsGoalsEducating the Head, Heart, and Educating the Head, Heart, and

Hands Hands

Sample StorySample StoryChapter 2: “The Boys and the Chapter 2: “The Boys and the

Frogs ”Frogs ”

The Story The Story

• This story tells a familiar tale about boys, frogs, and a pond

• After swimming and frolicking about in a pond, two boys enjoy competing against each other to see who can hit a frog with a rock first

• The frogs protest, “What’s fun for you could be the end of one of us!”

““The Boys and the Frogs”: The Boys and the Frogs”: Cognitive ObjectivesCognitive Objectives

• Students will understand that what may be fun for them may hurt others

• They will understand respect

““The Boys and the Frogs”: The Boys and the Frogs”: Affective ObjectivesAffective Objectives

• Students will feel sorry for the frogs and will want to respect those who are smaller, weaker, or different

““The Boys and the Frogs”: The Boys and the Frogs”: Behavioral ObjectivesBehavioral Objectives

• Students will respect others and nature

• Teasers and bullies will demonstrate more self-control

Lesson PlanLesson Plan——ActivityActivity• Do animals have

feelings?• What does a dog

do when it is happy?

• What does a cat do when it is afraid?

• Children can act these things out!

Lesson Plan—DiscussionLesson Plan—Discussion

• Do people have feelings?

• Teacher tells stories, like that of a student who gets an answer wrong. Everyone laughs. How does he feel?

Lesson PlanLesson Plan——Coping with Coping with BullyingBullying

• Tell the bully how you feel, like the frogs did

• Tell a parent or teacher • If someone says you are a bully, listen• You may be like the boys to the frogs!

Sample StorySample StoryChapter 8: “The Flies and the Chapter 8: “The Flies and the

Honey Pot”Honey Pot”

The StoryThe Story

• A bee farmer leaves a pot of honey outside

• Flies are attracted to the honey

• The bees warn the flies that they will get stuck, but the flies don’t pay attention

• The flies get stuck in the honey and die

““The Flies and the Honey Pot”: The Flies and the Honey Pot”: Cognitive ObjectivesCognitive Objectives

• Students will understand it is important to pay attention to warnings and rules

• They will understand we should help others to obey also

““The Flies and the Honey Pot”: The Flies and the Honey Pot”: Affective ObjectivesAffective Objectives

• Students will feel sorry for the flies

• They will want to listen to warnings and rules

• They will want to be like the bees and help others to obey

““The Flies and the Honey Pot”: The Flies and the Honey Pot”: Behavioral ObjectivesBehavioral Objectives

• Students will remember the story when tempted to break a rule or warning

• They will remind others to follow rules and warnings

Lesson PlanLesson Plan—Discussion—Discussion

• Did students ever disobey a warning or rule?

• One common rule is “Don’t play with matches!”

• What can happen when this rule is disobeyed?

Lesson PlanLesson Plan——ActivityActivity

• Students identify common signs

• Students consider what could happen if a sign is not obeyed

Sample StorySample StoryChapter 10: “The Country Chapter 10: “The Country

Mouse and the Town Mouse”Mouse and the Town Mouse”

The Story The Story

• The story is about a country mouse that envies his city cousin, ignores his parents’ advice, and goes to visit his cousin

• Unused to city ways, the country mouse narrowly escapes being eaten by a cat, then a dog

• He gladly returns home, saying these golden words: “I really should have listened to my parents!”

““The Country Mouse and the The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse”: Cognitive Town Mouse”: Cognitive

ObjectivesObjectives• Students will

understand the importance of listening to parents

• Students will understand what envy is and why it is something we have to control

““The Country Mouse and the The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse”: Affective Town Mouse”: Affective

ObjectivesObjectives• Students will feel the

need and desire to obey their parents and to trust their good advice

• They will want to avoid being envious of others

““The Country Mouse and the The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse”: Behavioral Town Mouse”: Behavioral

ObjectivesObjectives

• Students choose to obey authority, especially their parents

• They will be grateful and combat envy in themselves

Lesson PlanLesson Plan—Discussion —Discussion

• Teacher asks students to imagine why parents say no in scenarios read aloud

• Sonia wants to go to the beach. She doesn’t know how to swim. Why do her parents say no?

• Alfredo is not feeling well, but he wants to eat. His parents till him not to. Why do his parents say no?

Lesson PlanLesson Plan—Activities—Activities

• “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence”—or is it?

• Students are asked to share about envy in their lives, and are given ideas about what to do when they experience it

• Students list things they are grateful for• When you desire something, and it’s

reasonable, there are steps you can take to acquire it

Teaching about Virtues Through Teaching about Virtues Through Story Story

• When teachers share these short, entertaining stories, their students learn the vocabulary of virtues and the behavior that goes along with it

• The seventeen stories in Book 2 highlight the following virtues: respect, responsibility, loyalty, friendship, self-discipline, and conflict resolution

Better Behavior Leads to Better Better Behavior Leads to Better GradesGrades

• There is a greater sense of community and a better atmosphere for learning

• Self-esteem AND grades go up!

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