Grade 4: Lesson 7: The Courage to Act

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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)

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