NHEG - EDGuide - MAY- JUNE 2020

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Kelly Bear Personal Safety
By Leah Davies, M.Ed.
Encouraging Thoughts
By Leah Davies, M.Ed.
Encouragement means to stimulate initiative and positive actions. Teachers, counselors, and
parents are asked to encourage children to do their best by acknowledging their efforts and
strengths. However, when children do not feel good about themselves or their situation, they
need to be reminded of ways they can encourage themselves and each other.
Ask your students for examples of thoughts that help them feel better when they are unhappy.
Explain that helpful thoughts are called positive “self-talk” and that adults often use this as a way
to cope with their problems. List the children’s ideas on the board.
Some examples are:
I am a good person no matter what anyone does or says.
It is okay to make mistakes because everyone does.
I do not give up; I keep trying.
I think about what is good in my life.
Everyone feels good and bad, now and then.
I can do it!
Money cannot buy happiness.
How I act is more important than how I look.
I am lovable.
When I smile, I feel better.
I can do many things well.
I cannot control what grown-ups do.
I am unique, one of a kind.
When I feel sad, I think of things I like about myself.
Each new day brings a chance to do better.
I think about my choices and then choose what is best for me.
I will change what I can and accept what I cannot change.
I treat others the way I want to be treated.
I cannot change my family; I can only change myself.
What I learn today will help me in the future.
After making an extensive list, have the children choose a sentence that is meaningful to them.
Ask the students to make a picture or poster featuring their saying complete with illustrations.
Have them prominently sign their creation. Then divide into small groups or pairs and have the
children discuss their work. Caution the students to be respectful of each other’s ideas. Display
the results in the classroom or in the hall to challenge ALL children to use positive “self-talk” that
will encourage them to do their best.
Name ______________________________________________________________________
Circle your answer.
1. A man you do not know wants to give you $5.00. Will you take the money?
Yes
2. A person dressed up like a clown offers to give you a ride home. Will you go?
Yes
3. If you are alone with your friend’s dad and he wants to kiss you, will you let him?
Yes
4. If a lady you do not know asks you to help her find a lost puppy, will you go with her?
Yes
5. A teenager you don’t know asks you to come in his or her house to play games. Will you go?
Yes
PRINT THE PAGE. THEN DO THE ACTIVITIES.
Since Kelly Bear wants you to be safe, he says:
“When in doubt about what to do, NEVER go with or take things from a bigger person you do not
know. Instead say, ‘I’ll have to ask first,’ and then ask your parent.”
“If someone bothers you by touching the areas where your bathing suit covers, you need to say,
‘NO! LEAVE ME ALONE!’ Then get away and tell someone.”
Yes_______
No
No
No
No
No
Has anyone ever bothered you that way?
No_______
If you answered “yes,” it was NOT YOUR FAULT! The bigger person is to blame, so tell an adult you
trust.
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