BELIEVE IN YOU

STEP UP: IF NOT YOU, WHO?

EPISODE 1- KEVIN ATLAS
SEL COMPETENCIES: SELF-AWARENESS & SELF-MANAGEMENT

OPENER:

Journaling - Pose the questions:

● Why is it important to believe in yourself?
● What impact does someone believing in you have?
● What does it look like to show support?
Give students time to write out an answers. Share out.

PLAY VIDEO- KEVIN ATLAS

Pose the questions:

● Who was someone that believed in Kevin? How did they demonstrate it?
● What challenges did Kevin face?
o 1 arm, Farther Passed, broke his leg- lost his scholarships
● How did he rise above?
o Define Adversity… Define Passion… Define Drive…

Journaling - Pose the questions:

● Who is someone that believes in you? How does their faith make you feel?
● What is your greatest accomplishment? Why?
● What changes can you make to empower yourself to be your best?
● How can you encourage others?

CLOSING:

Mindful Mantras:
● Print examples of Daily Affirmations
● Have students read through and make one of their own
The Name Game Chain
● Have each student come up with a positive alliterative adjective that describes them-
Provide Examples
 ● Once they come up with their nickname have them all stand.
● Start with the tallest person in the room, have them introduce themselves using their
alliterations. The person behind them repeats their name and then says their own. Go
through the room until everyone has had a turn
● Encourage them to use the nicknames the rest of the day

BELIEVE IN YOU
ASPIRE TO EXCELLENCE
EPISODE 2- MARK HENRY
SEL COMPETENCIES: SELF-MANAGEMENT & DECISION MAKING

OPENER:

Pose the questions:

● What is a goal you want to achieve?
● What will it take to achieve that goal? What is standing in your way?
● If you achieve your goal will all the hard work be worth it?
Give students time to write out an answers. Share out.

PLAY VIDEO- MARK HENRY

Pose the questions:

● Would you consider Mark to be successful?
● How did he achieve success?
● Did he have any weaknesses?
● Why didn’t Mark give up?

CLOSING:

SMART GOALS:
● Have students fill out worksheet independently.
● Share out
Critical Thinking:
● Define Excellence
● What does it mean to’ “Walk louder than you talk”
● Do we get further together or on our own?
 o Animal Kingdom- Animals travel in Packs. When Wolves migrate the oldest,
weakest and slowest lead- they set the pace, this way they don’t get left behind.
The strongest and fastest are at the end, they protect the rest. Same with birds,
elephants, just about any animal.
● How can you ensure we support one another?
Fight Song
● What is more motivating than Music? Have students think about the motivational power
of music… Imagine that feeling you get when we are 4ht and goal and the band starts
playing the fight song… dun na naaa, dun na naaa, dun nan a na nana, dun nan a na
nana….
● Optional Homework Assignment- Browse your playlists and find your personal fight song!
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DUDE BE NICE
EPISODE 3- BRENT CAMALICH
SEL COMPETENCIES: SOCIAL AWARENESS & RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

OPENER:

Pose the questions:

● Define Leader? What are the characteristics of a good leader?
● Give them 3 minutes to write down who comes to mind that fits those characteristics we
just defined.
● Have all students stand. Stay standing if you were able to name at least 5…10….15…
Find the person who was able to name the most. Have them read their list… Who on
that list is the greatest leader in their opinion? Why?

PLAY VIDEO- DUDE BE NICE

Pose the questions:

● What happens when the wrong people are looked up to as leaders?
● Online Influencers… Think about the characteristics we mentioned before… Are they
meeting the Leadership standards we mentioned earlier?
● What kind of responsibility do you have when using social media?

CLOSING:

A/B Charts:
● Have students complete the worksheet
The Shared Story
● Have everyone stand. Start with the student who has the next birthday.
● They are tasked with coming up with the first word to our epic “Nice Dude” Social Story.
● Once they give their word, they may sit down. The next student must come up with a
word that begins with the last letter of the previous word. The new word must make
sense within the sentence.
● Encourage them to focus on the “Nice Dude” Social Story Theme
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HOW CAN I HELP?
EPISODE 4- ST. JUDE
SEL COMPETENCIES: SOCIAL AWARENESS

OPENER:

Pose the questions:

● What are you passionate about?
● What are you doing on a daily basis to cultivate that passion?

PLAY VIDEO- ST. JUDE

Pose the questions:

● Kevin talked about making every day count and having a “Bucket Life” not a “Bucket
List”… What is something on your Bucket List? How can you turn it into reality?
● What does the expression, “A friend in need, is a friend indeed” mean?
● Why would someone go out of their way to help someone they don’t even know?

CLOSING:

100 Acts of Kindness

● Have students define the word HELP
● Give 5 mins to reflect on their blessings and how they can bless others
● Have student think of 3-5 ways they can show kindness TODAY
Cards
● Have students make cards to send to the patients at St. Jude’s
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CHOOSE COURAGE
EPISODE 5- ALLISON SCHMITT
SEL COMPETENCIES: SELF-MANAGEMENT

OPENER:

Pose the questions:

● What does the expression “Find Courage” mean?
● What about the saying, “There is nothing to fear, except fear itself”?
● Can you show courage without first having experienced fear?

PLAY VIDEO- ALLISON SCHMITT

Pose the questions:

● Allison had to take a lot of risks to end up where she did? Can you name a few?
● Every choice we make in life involves some level of risk, and each choice takes its own
amount or courage to make.
● How does Pressure from Peers effect your decision making?

CLOSING:

Web of Courage

● Have students complete the worksheet

Would You Rather

● Win the Olympics - OR - Break a Guinness Book of Work Records

● Win an Oscar - OR - Win a Grammy
● Win an Super Bowl - OR - Win a World Series
● Be the Host of a Food Network Show - OR - Be a Talk Show Host

Role Models

● What are the qualities or a good Role Model or Mentor

● Do you have someone you look up to in your life?
● Talk the remaining time to write a letter to them thanking them for all they have done
for you- Encourage students to give their letter to their Mentor.
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EXPRESS GRATITUDE
EPISODE 6- TIVY HIGH
SEL COMPETENCIES: RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

OPENER:

Pose the questions:

● What is gratitude? What is self-gratitude?
● Take 1 min. to list as many people as you can that you are grateful for…
Take 1 min. to list as many things as you can that you are grateful for…
Take 1 min. to list as many things as you can about yourself that you are grateful for

PLAY VIDEO- TIVY HIGH

● What stood out to you most in this episode?

● Why is school Spirit important? What difference does unity make?
● Has there ever been a time you wish you would have expressed more gratitude?
What held you back?
● Is there someone you know of right now that can use some encouragement? What
would you do for them if you could grant them one wish?

CLOSING:

Show your Spirit

● Pretend you are making a commercial for our school, what would you want to include?
Make a comic strip highlighting the best parts about our school

Magic Wand

● What would you do if you found a magic wand?

● How can you move closer to attain your wish in real life?
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LEAD WITH LOVE
EPISODE 7- NOELLE TSUNAMI
SEL COMPETENCIES: SELF-AWARENESS & SELF-MANAGEMENT

OPENER:

Pose the questions:

● What do you think about the statement, “Tough times don’t last, tough people do”
● What about, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?””
● Have you faced any hardships in your own life? How did you rise above?

PLAY VIDEO- NOELLE TSUNAMI

● What stood out to you most in this episode?

● How important is showing acts of love and acceptance?
● This week… How many posts do you think you have made on each of these social
media platforms? Facebook? Instagram? Snapchat? Tic-Toc? Twitter?
CLOSING:

Socially Acceptable Social Media

● Create a guideline for acceptable use of Social Media… Questions you may want to
ask yourself before posting…
o Would you want your Grandma to see this post?
o How would you view this if it were someone else’s post?
o Is there a possibility that it may hurt someone?
● Why is accountability so important?

Take the time

● Value of Life- Is it the Journey or the Destination or Something More?

● 10- Minute Meditation
o Play music, lights low, progressive muscle relaxation, breathing, reputation of
noise, low level stimuli
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INCLUDE SOMEONE
EPISODE 8- SPECIAL KNEADS
SEL COMPETENCIES: SOCIAL AWARENESS

OPENER:

Pose the questions:

● What does it mean for a person to have Special Needs?
● What are some different types of special needs? Are all disabilities visible?
● What would it feel like to be different?
● How can you be more inclusive?

PLAY VIDEO- SPECIAL KNEADS

● Have students complete the first section in the 3-2-1- Discuss

● How can similarities draw people together?
● Why are differences important?
o Boring- All the same colors in the crayon box, Complementary- Savory & Sweet,
Teamwork- linemen vs running back, etc.

CLOSING:

Community Outline

● Have students pair up and complete the second half of the worksheet- Discuss
● Why is using inclusive terminology important?
● What should we do if we realized we have made a mistake?

Time Traveler

● If you could go back in time and change something, what would it be?
● How can you make a step in the right direction, now?
Pose the questions:
● What episode stood out to you most? Why?
● What quality or character trait from the lessons do you admire most?
● How can you incorporate or demonstrate it in your life?
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