At Home Lessons for Grades 5-6

Grades 5-6: Week Three

 

The High Road

 

This week focuses on the importance of being conscious of how one’s words or actions affect others. Students will explore the idea that, while mistakes occur, it is how they deal with the mistake that makes all the difference in what happens next with their family, friends and classmates.

The High Road | Day 1

Watch the video introduction and lesson by David Levine, Director of the Teaching Empathy Institute.

The High Road | Day 2

Listen to part one of the story, I’ll Take the High Road, and then answer the following questions:

  • What does the high road mean to you?
  • What was the reason someone made a joke about the volleyball team to the coach?
  • What did the coach need instead from his colleagues (the other teachers in the school)?

The High Road | Day 3

Listen to part two of I’ll Take the High Road and answer the following questions:

  • What were the reasons the boy denied that he knew anything about the broken window?
  • What would you have done, and why?

The High Road | Day 4

Listen to part three of I’ll Take the High Road and respond to the following:

  • Write about a time when you made a mistake and took the high road.
  • What happened in the end?

The High Road | Day 5

Listen to part four of I’ll Take the High Road and answer the following questions:

  • How did Malcolm’s life change when his classmates sat with him at lunch?
  • What do you think Malcolm’s school life would be like if those students had not reached out to him?
  • Instead of practicing in school, what are some choices you can make at home with your family as part of our high-road-at-home challenge?
  • What is one thing you will remember about this week’s story and writing?