BRAD STORY: A BALLOON'S STORY

A red balloon learns to face his fears about the future and enjoy the present. Students will participate in discussions and activities to help them cope with their own insecurities and fears. They will see that, like the red balloon, they are meant to fly!

Brad shares the story of a balloon who is dealing with an existential crisis. We hope it helps invite you to live with awe and gratitude. Share with someone you want to encourage. Join our adventures on Facebook: http://montagueworkshop.com Sign up for the Joyful Rebellion Magic Email List!

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• A Balloon's Story

• Balloon Story Worksheet

• Choice Board

• Google Doc

• Really Big Bubble Maker

• iMovie

• Resources for creating digital books:

  • BookCreator

  • Storyjumper

  • My Story Book Creator

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 STORY ABOUT A BIRD

The lesson plan offers activities to help students appreciate their own talents as well those of their classmates. By cooperating with each other they will see how much they can accomplish together.

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• A Story About a Bird video

• Paper puzzle piece templates

• Mind-mapping tools:

  • Coggle

  • Answer Garden

• Real World Examples*:

  • Brielle's Biology Lesson

  • Lego League Gramma-Jamma Invention

  • The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes

  • Alex’s Lemonade Stand

  • Katie's Krops

  • Ryan's Well Foundation

  • Three of the World's Most Talented Kids

• Curating online content:

  • Blendspace

  • Padlet

• 30 Books About Being Different and Being Yourself

• Google Doc

• Flipgrid

• TouchCast

• Suggested Technology Tools:

  • Microsoft Word template for cards and letters

  • Tinkercad/3D Printer

  • Animoto for digital photo book

  • Earsketch for composing music

  • Adobe Spark for video creation

  • Weebly for website or blog

  • Haiku deck for presentations

  • Canva for graphic design

*For a full YouTube playlist of the real world example videos click here.

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