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  3 rd Grade

1. When you think on how your day was at the end of the day, how is it most of the time?  Great! It depends on the day but often its awesome life is amazing!  Don’t even get me started…they’re always bad!  Not bad, I have both bad days and good days. 2. What is the closet definition of life to you?  Sun shines, rainbows, smiley faces, and candy!  Terrible! Life hates me the world hates me everyone hates me!  Life is how you chose to live it. 3. How do you see the cup that is in front of you?  Half full  Half empty  I just see a cup with water, so I see both. 4. How do you describe your personality out of the following?  Energetic! Friendly, kind, and sweet!  Mean, I give up a lot, and I don’t like other kids.  I’m sort of in the middle. 5. What kind of laugh do you have?  Always cracking up!  Blah, I don’t usually laugh.  I just smile a lot. Attitude Test ABCABC ABCABC ABCABC ABCABC ABCABC Mostly A’s – Positive Mostly B’s – Negative Mostly C’s – You are a little bit of both

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. Definitions

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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

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? Discussion Questions

Expecting The Best Believe it or not, you can change the way you think. You’re a negative thinker – one who expects to fail – you can change your thinking style by putting images of positive results in your mind. It’s 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 don’t have breakfast. Alexander has a family to eat breakfast with and many children don’t have a family. Activity II

Whew! Mekazia Cambridge I didn’t 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 couldn’t 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! Poem

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! Template

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. positivenounnoun 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. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

Editing & Revising Author: Editor: ________ My name and date are on my paper. ________ _______ Each sentence starts with a capital letter. ________ ________ I used punctuation correctly. ________ ________ I checked my spelling. ________ ________ My work is neat and easy to read. ________ ________ I read my work, and it makes sense. ________ ________ I did my best! ________

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