| SELF-RELIANCE: Having confidence in or
using one's own judgment, abilities
Vs. Helplessness
- SUGGESTED READINGS:
Ant and the Grasshopper
The Little Red Hen
The Ugly Duckling
The Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Story of the Three Little Pigs
Luke 16:10
- MOVIES:
Swiss Family Robinson
- SONGS:
Hats by Amy Grant from Heart in Motion
FAMILY ACTIVITY:
- Have your children make a list of some of the things they have
done "all by themselves."
- Have them collect their dirty laundry and teach them to use the
washer and dryer.
CLASS ACTIVITY:
- Give your students an "open-ended assignment." Examples
included taking them to the school library and asking them to write
a one-page paper on any topic, or providing them with art supplies
and asking them to make something.
HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY:
- Assign a short paper to your students on a something that is
relevant to your classroom studies and about which there is
information in the school library, but which is not covered in
class.
"Determination, and perseverance move the world; thinking
that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail." -Marva
Collins, Founder of the Westside Preparatory School in Chicago
"They can conquer who believe they can." -Virgil
"The race of mankind would perish if they cease to aid each
other." -Sir Walter Scott
"We are a nation of rugged individuals." -Rush
Limbaugh
Perform a Random Act of Kindness Each Day. |