Courage Character Education | Social Emotional Learning | Morning Meeting SEL
Social skills are just like academic skills—we need to spend time practicing them with our students! Bolster your SEL block with this Courage Character Education Unit. You’ll have a toolbox full of courage activities, printables, lesson plans, coloring pages, bulletin board materials, anchor charts, and so much more to give your students intentional practice with courage in your classroom. Empower your students to be their best selves as you use these resources to develop courage skills and positive character traits.
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Social skills are just like academic skills—we need to spend time practicing them with our students! Bolster your SEL block with this Courage Character Education Unit. You’ll have a toolbox full of courage activities, printables, lesson plans, coloring pages, bulletin board materials, anchor charts, and so much more to give your students intentional practice with courage in your classroom. Empower your students to be their best selves as you use these resources to develop courage skills and positive character traits.
You’ll Love:
- A variety of resources to explicitly model and practice courage with students
- Giving your students an opportunity to build their classroom community
- Bolstering your SEL curriculum and making character education a priority
What You Get in this Courage Character Education Unit:
A Full Month of SEL/Character Education Curriculum
Courage Pacing Guide
- Organize your entire month of courage.
- Plan to set aside the necessary time to complete the curriculum with your students
Courage Parent Letter
- Get family members involved so they can reinforce the character education trait at home.
- Provide parents with tools to help them explain, model, and praise courage at home.
- Includes a list of books and movies that families can enjoy together.
Courage Read Alouds
- Choose courage read aloud texts that teach different aspects of courage.
- Each book makes for a great discussion!
Courage Bulletin Boards
- Introduce courage to your students with a beautiful bulletin board display.
- Keep this display in your classroom for the entire month that you are teaching courage.
- Everything you need to create the display is here—including completed examples!
Courage Anchor Chart
- Create a visual reference for your students—keep learning accessible!
- Students can refer back to this anchor chart as they respond to questions, work independently, and contribute to discussions during your SEL or Character Education lessons.
- A printable version of the anchor chart is also included.
Courage Posters
- Provide students with a visual definition of courage in your room with multiple poster options.
Courage Calendar
- Use this calendar to challenge your students to do something courageous each day.
- It is editable so you can change the month or the acts of courage.
- TIP: Edit this resource to make multiple versions of the calendar—students perform different courageous acts from their classmates each day!
Doodle Reflection Page
- Give students the chance to get creative with ideas about what courage is.
- Includes reflection questions, examples of courage, fun courage quotes, and doodles.
Courage Comic Activity:
- Students create a courageous superhero to save the day!
- Students will draw their hero and write a story that shows how courageous their superhero is!
- Then they will draw their story as a comic.
Finding My Courage Letter Writing Activity:
- Students will write a letter to a friend, telling them about something they cannot do yet but, with courage, would like to do.
- Planning pages will guide your students and teach them all the parts of a letter.
How Would You Respond? Activity:
- Students will read different situations on four phones and color the message bubbles that demonstrates courage.
- Below each phone, students will explain why they colored the message.
Courage Badge Craft Activity:
- Students will create a courage shooting star craft.
- In order to complete their activity, students will answer questions about courage on thin strips of paper.
- Then they will cut them and attach them to their courage stars.
Quote of the Week
- Each week, discuss a new quote about courage with your students.
- Quote of the week includes five different quotes about courage.
- Activity page with three reflection questions is included for each quote.
- Each quote is available in a speech bubble that you can print and hang.
Courage Scenarios/Social Stories
- Let students place themselves in new situations and think about ways to be courageous.
- Use these scenarios to inspire meaningful conversations in your classroom.
- Display the scenarios on your bulletin board for a class discussion or print the scenarios for students to work in groups or independently.
Courage Reader’s Theatre:
- Readers theater will help with fluency, comprehension, and speaking and while studying character education.
- There are three scripts for students to read and perform.
Writing Prompts+ Publishing Pages:
- Includes five writing prompts for students to reflect and write about courage.
- Students write about a time someone they know showed courage, a story about a magic bottle of courage, jobs that require courage, a short story about a character named Braelin the Brave, and a short story about Sir Timid’s failure to show courage.
- Bulletin board, writing paper, and clipart to turn this into a display is included.
Digital Option for Use With Google
- Option to go 100% paperless with this resource
These activities are perfect for:
- Morning Meetings
- Counselor Lessons
- Whole-Class Discussions
- Service Learning Projects
- Conflict Resolution Discussions
- Small Groups
- Independent Work
- Early Finishers
- Morning Work
- Sub Plans, and so much more!
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⭐️ Why Teachers Like You LOVE This Resource: ⭐️
“This resource was packed full of activities, book ideas and bulletin board to use when teaching the character word on courage.” –Sarah B.
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