Sandra Tinajero

Objective

Students will see the importance of

maintaining a positive attitude even in
difficult situations.
Students will understand the power of
words and will see the importance of
speaking positive words to others.

Purpose

Our purpose is for our students to feel

better about themselves, and think and act
positively everywhere they go.
Audience
3rd

Grade

Attitude Test
1. When you think on how your day was at the end of the day, how is it most of the
A
time?
Great! It depends on the day but often its awesome life is amazing!
B
Dont even get me startedtheyre always bad!
C
Not bad, I have both bad days and good days.
2.
A What is the closet definition of life to you?
Sun shines, rainbows, smiley faces, and candy!
B
Terrible! Life hates me the world hates me everyone hates me!Mostly As
C Life is how you chose to live it.
Positive
3.
A How do you see the cup that is in front of you?
Half full
B
Half empty
C
I just see a cup with water, so I see both.

Mostly Bs
Negative

Mostly Cs You
are a little bit of
4. How do you describe your personality out of the following?
both
A

Energetic! Friendly, kind, and sweet!

Mean, I give up a lot, and I dont like other kids.
Im sort of in the middle.

5. What kind of laugh do you have?

A
Always cracking up!
B
Blah, I dont usually laugh.
I just smile a lot.
C

Definitions

Attitude

Positive most of the time you are in a

good mood, you think things will always
turn out good, and you always try your
best on everything.

Negative most of the time you are in a

bad mood, you think nothing will go right,
or you give up too quickly or easily.

Examples

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Cant

Activity I

In this activity, you will pass around the Positive

Attitude
Ball around the classroom.

When you catch the ball, the closet statement or action

that is closest to your right thumb you will have to
perform.

For example, if you get the ball and the closest thing
that
touches your right thumb says Give someone
a compliment you will have to give someone a
compliment. This way, not only will you make
someone feel better and feel more positive, but you
will feel the same as well!

Judith Viorst

Discussion Questions

Alexander & The Terrible Horrible,

No Good, Very Bad Day
What

kind of person is Alexander? Is he a

positive or negative person?

What

could Alexander have done differently?

Activity II
Expecting The Best
Believe it or not, you can change the way you think. Youre a negative thinker one who expects
to fail you can change your thinking style by putting images of positive results in your mind. Its
not always easy to do. But with a little practice, you can become a pro at expecting the best and
getting it!

Activity 2
Try your hand at expecting the best of a situation. You will read a situation from the book
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Figure out how Alexander can make
this situation into a positive one. Make a list below of all the positive thoughts or outcomes that
might turn out if you focus on he positives. Explain your thoughts below.
Situation: At breakfast Anthony found a corvette Sting Ray car kit in his breakfast cereal box and
Nick found a Junior Undercover Agent code ring in his breakfast cereal box but in my breakfast
cereal box all I found was breakfast cereal.

The positives: Alexander had a good and healthy breakfast and many children dont have
breakfast. Alexander has a family to eat breakfast with and many children dont have a family.

Poem

Whew!
Mekazia Cambridge
I didnt get my Spelling done,
My Science was a mess,
I totally forgot about the Social Studies test!
Finished only half the Math,
My essay was too short.
The baby finger-painted jam all over my report!
On the bus, I lost my pen, and when I got in line,
I couldnt find the papers that my parents had to sign.
I gave up hope, went in to class,
Shaking in my boots, and saw the greatest sight on Earth,
A smiling substitute!

Template
I ________ get my Spelling done,
positive

My Science was ________,

positive

I totally ________ the Social Studies test!

positive

Finished _________ the Math,

positive

My essay was ________ .

positive

The baby ________ my report.

positive

On the bus, I ________ my pen, and when I got in line,

positive

I _______ the papers that my parents had to sign.

positive

I _______ , went in to class,

positive

Shaking in my boots, and saw the greatest sight on Earth,

A smiling substitute!

GT Students
I ________ get my ________ done,
positive

noun

My _________ was ________,

noun

positive

I totally ________ the__________!

positive

noun

Finished _________ the_________,

positive

noun

My _______ was ________ .

noun

positive

The baby ________ my _______.

positive

noun

On the _______, I ________ my _______, and when I got in line,

noun

positive

noun

I _______ the _______ that my _______ had to sign.

positive

noun noun

I _______ , went in to class,

positive

Shaking in my ______, and saw the greatest sight on Earth,

noun

A smiling ________!
noun

Attitude Is Everything
Rough Draft
Directions: You will write a paragraph talking about a bad
day or situation you had and how you
handled the
situation in a positive way. Then, you will create your own
positive character on final draft.

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Editing & Revising

Author:

Editor:

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My name and date are on my paper.

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Each sentence starts with a capital letter.

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I used punctuation correctly.

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I checked my spelling.

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My work is neat and easy to read.

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I read my work, and it makes sense.

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Attitude Is Everything

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