We explored Hot Buttons (the things/situations that cause intense, uncomfortable emotions) on Wednesday and Thursday. When sharing stories of our Hot Buttons, students shared stories about siblings, classmates, and even teachers that pressed their buttons. Thursday, we talked a little about how to counteract those strong emotions by activating our Cool Buttons. Because this lesson was heavy with worksheets, we implemented many fun Kagan structures to break it up. This is a topic we'll continue this week by creating a tool for the scholars to use when their buttons get pushed.
On Friday, our 6th grade scholars had the opportunity to participate in Junior Achievement, a financial literacy program. Because so many students were out (and we temporarily adopted some stray 7th and 8th graders) we took it easy and watched a movie.
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