Values for a Better Tomorrow
Learning Sequence 9
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Introduction With Gavin
Watch the video with your class and discuss the ideas explained. Talk about this week’s value and ask the children if they know what it means.
Ask questions around why it is important and how it can make our lives better.
The idea behind watching this video is to set the foundations of the weekly value and get the children talking and thinking about it as the week progresses.
This week we will read Broccoli and Me and learn all about the power of self-care.
Self-care is all about taking care of yourself so that you feel good and healthy, both physically and mentally. It can include things like taking breaks, doing things you enjoy, talking to someone you trust, getting enough sleep, eating healthy food, going outside, and doing calming exercises. It’s important to practice self-care so that you can feel your best and be happy.
Quote of the week - Read and Discuss
Each week we will start by reading a quote, talking about what it means to further understand how we can use these words as lessons to learn from.
Read the following quote and discuss it with your class. You may even want to print it out and collate the quotes over the weeks to create a wall of discussion for future research projects.
Read this week’s quote and think about what it means and what we can learn from it to make the world a better place!
You may want to note it down in your notebook and draw a nice picture next to it!
Reading Activity
Read the book alongside your class and discuss the various lessons that we can learn from each of the pages and events within the text.
The text was curated by a primary-aged child, so there may be mistakes and this is expected, but the essence of the activity is to explain to your students that these books are about the message inside. The children who wrote these books did so with the intention to teach others about important values.
Have a discussion with your class about the values they spotted inside this book!
Read the book opposite and have a conversation about each of the pages and discuss what values you think are being taught during the story.
Remember that this book was created by a child and they are hoping that, by reading it, you are going to learn something about living your life to help others feel safe, happy and accepted.
Let’s see what you learn!
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Weekly Comprehension Activity
Read through the task card instructions with your students and make sure that they are aware of all the 4 activities expected of them during this activity.
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Fill in the missing words
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Answer the comprehension questions (in full sentences)
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Define the Keywords in their books
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Plan how they will complete the follow-up activity.
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After reading the book you will now be feeling more inspired and ready to learn more about the values mentioned in this book.
Take a look at the task card opposite and read the instructions carefully. Answer the questions, fill in the missing words and define the keywords before moving on to this week’s activity below.
Values Activity (Younger Students)
This week, your children will select from a list and decide what they think are the things that help them take care of their body, mind, and soul.
It is important for the children to take these home and, once complete, come back to school and reflect on how they feel. They can also share if their families joined in with the self-care activities.
Self-Care Checklist Activity
This week, you are going to create your very own self-care checklist. This list will help you take care of your mind, body, and soul over the next 7 days. Take some time to choose 12 things you would like to include in your routine, and then draw pictures in the boxes on the second sheet. You may even want to color them in.
Once you complete the checklist, take it home with you and try to encourage your family to join in too.
Closing Video - Watch and Think
Use this video as a plenary session to help the children consolidate their knowledge and walk away with the feeling that when we look out for others and act with the intention of helping them with no reward, we feel good inside and that is what matters.
Note: The video needs to be opened in a separate window.
Watch and Think – What is Self-Care?
Watch the following video about the importance of taking care of yourself. Listen to Mae, the mum of the famous Elmo, who talks about all the ways you can look after your mind, body and soul.
Once you’ve finished, your job is to go home and make sure that everyone you live with have also taken a minute for themselves!!
Values Activity (Older Students)
This week, we are going to ask your students to create a presentation on how we can take care of our body, mind, and soul. The children can take a look at the example slide deck provided or use the template link if possible. Once their slide deck is complete, they must then present it to another group of students and talk about the ways we can all better take care of ourselves.
Encourage the children to work in groups or teams to achieve this goal.
Self-Care Challenge – Slide Deck Activity
This week, we are going to ask you to conduct research on how we can all practice self-care in our daily lives. With your new knowledge, we want you to create a slide deck all about taking care of ourselves.
You can take a look at my example and then use the template link to create and design your own version. We encourage you to work in groups or teams to achieve this task. Collaboration is key!
Your Book of Values (Pages 27-29) - Self-Care is…
Over the next weeks, your children will be creating a simple but very powerful book on values.
Each week your children will revisit this task and add three pages to their book until it is complete.
Please allow your children to use the template provided to assist them with their design. The children will need to use this template as the dimensions are very specific.
Once complete your children will add their book to the Upschool library for the world to see.
Your Book of Values (Pages 27-29) – Self-Care is …
This week we are going to start our very own book on values. Each week we will ask you to add three more pages to the book. This week we will be adding the next 3 pages on self-care.
Use the example to help you continue to create your very own book. Remember to keep it simple and keep your text away from the edges of the page!
Each week we will add three more pages to your book until your book on values is complete.
Good luck!