Tuesday, December 3

Objectives: Today I will

• sign up and prepare for my book talk
• discuss kindness

Homework: 

• Read & prepare for Book Talk (due on the day you signed up to present!)
• Kindness Challenge

Agenda: 

• Book Talks​
  • Get out your Book Talk packet from yesterday.
  • See what information you can fill in on the planning sheet!
  • When the sign-up sheet gets to you, choose a day to present your book talk to the class.
• Kindness TED Talk​
  • Listen to the TED Talk by Orly Wahba. Her mission is to spread kindness and empower others about kindness.​
  • As you listen, write down at least 1 statement that stood out to you from her speech. (You can write this in your notebook or on a piece of scratch paper.)

• Kindness TED Talk
  • Think about it: What moment from the TED Talk stood out to you? Why do you think this moment stood out?
  • Share with a partner
• A Christmas Carol Packet
  • Look at the calendar on the front page. What do you notice?
• Kindness Challenge​
  • Read through the 20 acts of kindness.
  • Your task is to carry out at least 16 acts of kindness before Winter Break.
• Kindness Discussion
  • ​What is the impact of kindness?
  • Why might I be asking you to think about kindness and practice it?

​Daily Agenda Slideshow