Lesson Plan

Understanding Challenges

Help 3rd graders understand that life's challenges help us grow, by sharing stories and engaging in reflective activities.

This lesson builds resilience and empathy, encouraging students to see challenges as opportunities for learning and personal growth.

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Materials

Prep

Lesson Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction & Storytelling

15 minutes

Step 2

Reading Activity: Stories of Overcoming

15 minutes

Step 3

Reflective Discussion

15 minutes

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Slide Deck

Why Is Life Sometimes Challenging?

Introduce the lesson with energy and enthusiasm. Mention that today we're exploring how challenges help us learn and grow.

Story Time: Overcoming a Challenge

Share a relatable story about a challenge (this may be one shared in class or a known story). Encourage students to think about a time they faced a challenge.

Your Challenge Story

Pose a question to the class: Ask students to think of and share a small challenge they have overcome. Use follow-up questions to spur discussion.

Reading Time: Stories of Overcoming

Transition into the reading activity where you read aloud a story from the 'Stories of Overcoming' reading material. Pause for discussion questions.

Reflect & Grow

Wrap up the lesson by connecting the stories and discussion back to the idea that challenges help us become stronger and kinder people. Summarize key points.

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Reading

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Discussion

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Why Is Life Sometimes Challenging?

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Jamilah Murrell

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