Grade 4: Lesson 7: The Courage to Act
Purpose: To help students understand that it takes courage to be an upstander, and what using courage feels like.
Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Describe how courage helps them to be an upstander.
- Identify a time when they have acted courageously and made a difference.
- Recognize what courage feels like by taking a risk in a game.
- Understand the connection between courage and peacemaking.
Games/activities in this lesson: Connecting with Courage (Brainstorm, Discussion); Reading The Hundred Dresses Excerpt (Literature); Choices and Consequences Scenarios (Brainstorm, Literature); Trust Walk (Cooperative Game); Sentence Stems (Reflection); Peaceful Path (Closing Ritual); Pass the Pulse (Closing Ritual, Cooperative Game)
