Great Habits
- 7+
- Dreams ,
- Habits
- Comprehension ,
- Discussion ,
- Reading ,
- Thinking ,
- Vocabulary
This music, reading, discussion, and activities experience teaches kids to dream big as well as to get in the habit of declaring and defining their dreams.
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What Kids Will Discover and Learn About:
Habits have predictable outcomes. That’ their super power.
Choosing the right habits will give them a better chance of making their dreamscome true
Choosing the right money habits will help them grow their money, financial securityand freedom
Key Money and Life Habits
Money Habits: Saving | Earning | Spending Smart | Giving Wisely | Setting Goals |Having Written Plan | Tracking and Measuring Progress
Life Habits: Learning | Not Giving Up to Easily | Not Wasting Time | Exercise | Eating Healthy
Agenda:
Review previous experience(s)
Learners share Dream Big Journal deposits.
Introduce topic.
Review and discuss activities on great habits
Read lyrics, listen and sing song “The Secret”
Do song activity
Have learners share
Assign post-experience activities.
Review previous experience(s).
Review points of your choosing from previous experience(s). Refer to menu, topic subheading, for main idea of experience. Refer to “What Kids Will Discover” Section of each experience if you want ideas on additional key points to review.
Learners share Dream Big Journal deposits.
Ask learners to raise their hand if they would like to share one of the activities they completed during the last experience or in between experiences. Allocate 2-5 minutes to this activity OR whatever time you deem appropriate.
Introduce topic.
Feel free to use or adapt this introduction. Or create your own introduction.
Today we are going to review a few pages from Sammy's Big Dream as well as discuss and do activities that share some of the key reasons habits are important.
So let's get to it!
Ready and review Sammy's Big Dream
Either you or have a learner read page 8 and 26 of Sammy’s Big Dream. Share with learners in the story Sammy discovers “Saving money is a great habit!” Ask learners, “What other money and life habits do they think might help them make their big dreams and goals come true?”
Make a list of habits learners share you agree with that are great. See our list of great habits mentioned in the story. At your option, pick one or some from the list and form a question about that habit for kids to answer. For example, ask learners, do you recall in the story on page 16 when Sammy’s mom shared with him: “You can do anything you want if you work hard and do not give up!” Do you think “working hard” and “giving our best effort” are great habits? Would they help us make more dreams and goals come true?
Review and discuss activities on great habits.
Definition for the Word Habit
Slowly read definition out loud. Have learners repeat definition after you out loud.How Habits Work
Read and discuss.Habits Have Super Powers
Read top portion of activity. Then ask learners questions on bottom half of activity. Ask learners to raise their hand for the answer they think is correct.
Read lyrics, listen, and sing song "The Secret"
See lyric sheet. Read lyrics to the song "The Secret." Instructor will read lyrics out loud, line by line. Have learners repeat out loud the following lines from the lyrics:
Saving is a great habit, ask Sammy Rabbit
You save a little then you save some more
If you can keep it then you can have it
Next, play, listen, and/or sing the song. At instructor's option, learners should clap or move during the song. See song.
Do song activities
Have learners share
Ask learners to raise their hands if they would like to share out loud their solutions.
After the answers are revealed, instructor will share out loud the answer and all learners will repeat.
Assign post-experience activities
Activities can be homework or classwork. Introduce learners to the Money School and show them where they can find post-experience activities. Have learners complete one, some, or all of the following activities:
Have learners “deposit” all activities into the “Great Habits” section of the Dream Big Journal.