Lifeskill of the Month Newsletter
October: Courage
Courage is...
To act according to one’s beliefs despite fear of adverse consequences.
Signs a Student is Showing Courage...
- Are willing to accept new challenges
- Practice skills even when the material is difficult
- Use good judgement before taking a risk
- Speak up for themselves and their own beliefs
- Acknowledge when they make mistakes
- Befriend a classmate that others ignore
- Ask questions or say "I don't understand."
Classroom Inquiries that Develop Courage
- Research historical events to discover people showing courage
- Identify courageous characters in literature
- Analyze actions of people in the news and look for courage
- Write a card or letter to a local citizen that shows courage
- Talk about "Famous Failures" and discuss how they showed courage to continue
Literature Connection: Courage
- Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds
- Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be Who You Are, by Maria Dismondy
- Courage, by Bernard Waber
- Peep: A Little Book about Taking a Leap, by Maria Van Lieshout
- If I Never Forever Endeavor, by Holly Meade
- Read me a Story, Stella, by Marie Louise Gay
- Rosie Revere, Engineer, by Andrea Beaty
- The Recess Queen, by Alexis O'neil
- Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride, by Marsha Amstel
- The Story of Ruby Bridges, by Robert Coles
- Henry's Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine