Emotional Bank Account- Deposits and Withdrawals
Materials: Little Bill: The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby
Enlarged play quarters with deposits/ withdrawals written on back
Enlarged play dollar bills Paper Pencil Procedure:
1. Discuss with students bank accounts. What is a bank account?
What is the purpose? What happens when I make a deposit into my
bank account? What happens when I make a withdrawal?
2. Tell students that today we are going to discuss our
Emotional Bank Accounts. Explain to students what an Emotional Bank
Account is and how we want to make deposits into our personal bank
account as well to the Emotional Bank Accounts of others.
3. Display- T Chart of Deposits and Withdrawals Deposits- Keep
promises, be considerate, forgive yourself, be honest, develop your
talents Withdrawals- Break promises, be selfish, punish yourself,
be dishonest, neglect your talents
4. Go through each deposit and withdrawal and explain the
meaning of each. Have a discussion with students about deposits and
withdrawals and events or situations that would be considered
deposits and withdrawals.
5. Have students make a T Chart on their own paper with Deposits
and Withdrawals. Tell students that you are going to read the book
The Meanest Thing to Say and as you read they are to write things
in the book that are deposits under the deposits column and
withdrawals under the withdrawals column.
6. After reading the book, discuss with students the deposits
and withdrawals throughout the book.
7. Make a T Chart of your own showing students what some of your
own personal deposits and withdrawals. (Example: deposit- students
complete their assignments; Withdrawals-someone rolls their eyes
while I am talking)
8. Give students a blown up play dollar. Have students write on
the dollar a deposit for themselves. Display dollars around the
room so students can learn deposits for classmates.
