Tips and Resources for The Leader in Me

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A few weeks ago I shared how I broke up with my beloved clip chart, started using โ€œClass Dojoโ€ AND began implementing the program, โ€œThe Leader in Meโ€œ.ย 
You can read all about that fun hereโ€ฆ
Itโ€™s now almost 3 weeks later, weโ€™re still going strong with โ€œClass Dojoโ€ and โ€œThe Leader in Meโ€œ.
ย I thought Iโ€™d share how Iโ€™m using โ€œThe Leader in Meโ€ program to help shape my thirds into proactive and collaboratively minded students.
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ย So most of my information is really more like bits and pieces that I was able to scour from various blog posts, websites, and just plain olโ€™ intuition! But, those bits are working really starting to show progress, so I thought Iโ€™d share a few ideas and resources with you.ย 

First up, a Pin board...ย 

Check out this pinboard and follow LOTS of others by clicking hereโ€ฆ

Like all great ideas in the 21st century, I decided to dedicate a whole pin board to this program. All those bits and scraps I have collected are now organized for safe keeping.ย 
Videos, printables, other Leader Stuff all in one place!ย 
Next upโ€ฆ the 7 Habits.ย 
The heart of โ€œThe Leader in Meโ€ program is the 7 habits. ย If youโ€™ve ever read, โ€œThe 7th Habits of Highly Effective Peopleโ€ then youโ€™ll be very familiar with the habits in this program. They are pretty much the same, just reworked to be kid friendly.ย 
I went ahead and made some reference posters for my classroom.ย 
The Leader in Me Posters- Be Proactive

The Leader in Me Begin with the End in Mind

The Leader in Me Put First Things First

The Leader in Me Think Win Win

The Leader in Me Seek first to Understand, then be understood

The Leader in Me Syngergize

You can download these for FREE here!ย 
As we learn about each habit, I keep it posted on the chalkboard and refer to it during our โ€œLeader in Meโ€ lessons. Then, I move them up to the space above the chalkboard. Well... ย thatโ€™s the plan. We are still working on being โ€œProactiveโ€. I figured weโ€™d be working on that one for at least another monthโ€ฆย 
Each day, we watch a quick video and discuss itโ€™s over all message. The kiddos talk at their table, then we discuss it as a class. In the afternoon, I do a mini lesson with a focus on the habit we discussed in the am.ย 
Iโ€™ve been using this Prezi to help guide my instruction as well!

If youโ€™re not familiar with Prezi, itโ€™s a really cool interactive presentation system. I like to think of it as a glorified PowerPoint. Itโ€™s FREE to use as well! No program to download. Just click and go! ย 

Since weโ€™ve been working on โ€œProactiveโ€ behavior, weโ€™ve done bubble maps of things we can/canโ€™t control. We also made a โ€œBest of Meโ€ brain map that the kiddos keep in their folders.ย 
Our latest lesson focused on what it means to be a good classmate.
Yeahโ€ฆ itโ€™s not pretty, but itโ€™s REAL life, people! We made this literally in the last 7 minutes of class. I was surprised we were able to get as much on there as we did!

I canโ€™t wait to move on to our other habits and grow into the Leaders I know we can be! Stay tuned for more on this journey!

****DISCLAIMER**** I am not in any way affiliated with โ€œThe Leader in Meโ€ program. All information here is written with the intent of helping the readers and by no means should be used as a guide for beginning the program. All items are offered as free resources and will remain that way. Please be sure to check out the book and other โ€œLeaderโ€ links for more information**********

Hi, I'm Leigh.

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