After reviewing the 7 Habits, we decided which Habit we were good at and which one we needed to work on. Students created a superhero glyph and the colors were determined by the Habits they chose. Last, students wrote about one of their habits describing what it means and how they use that Habit. This activity was bought from Teacherspayteachers.com. Click on the picture to go to the page.
Students read Tops and Bottoms from the Reading Street series and wrote about how Bear did not use the 7 Habits and what he could have done to put first things first.
Our future stories help us to begin with the end in mind. Students created balloons and wrote about what they want to be when they grow up, what college they want to go to, and what plan they have to get there. Then I attached a picture of them to their balloon that will take them away to their future!
Students read the story A Symphony of Whales from the Reading Street Series and
then created a poster and wrote about how people in the story synergized (habit 6) to save the whales.
All classrooms created a mission statement to live and learn by. Mrs. Barrett's class created their statement in the shape of a flower to help them grow in their 7 Habits.
Students wrote their name on a snowflake. They then walked around the room and anonymously wrote something positive on each person's snowflake to boost self-esteem and teach everyone to look for the good in everyone.
Students created speech bubbles to depict what they want to be when they grow up and what they need to do in order to make that dream come true. These are their future stories!
Students created clouds and rainbows with ways they plan to be proactive and put the 7 Habits into practice in their lives.
Students studied Abraham Lincoln and George Washington for President's Day. The discussed and wrote about the accomplishments they made and how the 7 Habits were used in their successes.
When students master a set of multiplication facts, they get to sign the board to show their accomplishments!
Students are quoted saying how they have used The 7 Habits to help them learn their facts. This encourages others to use the habits to learn their facts as well.
To celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday teachers had a competition by decorating their door and tied in The Leader in Me.
Students read The Three Little Pigs and The True Story of The Three Little Pigs. We compared the two stories and then we discussed point of view and opinions of others. Students had to decide which character they agreed with (the pigs or the wolf). They wrote about who they agreed with, why they agreed with that character, and then they wrote about how that character could have used Habit 5 seek first to understand, then to be understood, to prevent the disasters that happened in the stories.
Students studied early American explorers and also incorporated how each explorer used The 7 Habits during their adventures.
Students pretended they were on the adventures with the early American explorers and wrote a letter back home telling their family about what had been happening to them. They were also required to include how the explorer was using The 7 Habits in their letter.
Students studied communities and how they affect people. The discussed how using The 7 Habits will help them become community leaders.
Students created the Leaderville town by using cereal and other boxes to create their own shop or business that could be beneficial to the community.
Students created airports, colleges, funeral homes, shoe stores and various other businesses that would be needed in order for a community to be successful.
Students had to create a title for their business and then write a newspaper article telling others about their business. They also included how their shop could help others use The 7 Habits in their lives.
Their future's so bright, they gotta wear shades! Students are encouraged to write about their future and what they want to be when they grow up. Students use the habits to help them accomplish these goals.
Students used The 7 Habits to write their own personal mission statement. They will leave their hand print on world with their goals!
Soda Pop Head by Julia Cook is a great book about controlling your anger and how to deal with it. It shows that it is ok to get upset, but gives students and adults ways to handle it.
After reading the story Soda Pop Head by Julia Cook, students discussed different ways they can control their anger. Students then wrote about three things they could do to keep from being a Soda Pop Head and drew a picture depicting one of those ways.