BRAD STORY: THIS IS A JOYFUL REBELLION

Students are encouraged to make the world a better place by starting their own Joyful Rebellion. Rather than an angry face and a raised fist, their weapons will be a smile and a high five. Small changes can make a big difference!

Here's to all you creative, compassionate weirdos who believe there's more light than dark. Here's to all of us working together. Here's to you. Here's to the joy rebels. Let's joyfully rebel against the way things are and work to create the world as it should be.

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• This is a Joyful Rebellion!

• Worksheets:

  • Joy Rebel Hall of Fame

  • “Very Important Person” Web

• Real World Examples*:

  • Rosa Parks

  • Malala Yousafzai

  • Katherine Johnson

  • Nelson Mandela

  • J.K. Rowling

  • Bill Gates

• Curating online content

  • Padlet

  • Blendspace

• Weebly for creating a digital Hall of Fame

• Mind-mapping tools:

  • Coggle

  • Popplet

• Google Doc for setting up a collaborative planning space

• Flipgrid for collecting student reflection videos

• Suggested Extensions:

  • www.dosomething.org

  • www.bystanderrevolution.org

  • www.stompoutbullying.org

*For a full YouTube playlist of the real world example videos (minus the Rosa Parks video, which is on PBS), click here.

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BRAD STORY: A PEP TALK ABOUT A PEP TALK

Big is not always better! Big events are made up of small moments. Students will see how they can have and show hope, love, and joy through small actions. It only takes a moment to have a momentous effect.

What will be your Space Jam? Four years ago today we uploaded a video to the internet. That video sent us on a whirlwind adventure. Now we're just trying to live out our Space Jam. Thanks for following us in our attempts to do that.

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• A Pep Talk about a Pep Talk

• AnswerGarden

• Padlet

• Writing Small Moment Stories

• Google Docs

• 5 Picture Books with a Focus on Compassion and Hope

• Suggested Picture Books for Small Moment Writing:

  • A Moment in Time by Jennifer Butenas

  • Salt Hands by Jane Chelsea Aragon

  • Every Friday by Dan Yaccarino

  • Roller Coaster by Marla Frazee

  • Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

  • Fire Flies by Julie Brinckloe

  • Red Rubber Boot Day by Mary Lyn Ray