Emerald 3rd graders kicked off December with a school-wide assembly about Habit 3 (Put 1st Things 1st). The students performed a skit in front of the other grade levels to share what it takes to put 1st things 1st. The play included magicians trying to fit "fun" and "important" items into a container. When the magicians wanted to do the "fun" things first, they could not fit the "important" items into the container. Once they figures out their priorities by placing the "important" items in the container 1st; they then had enough room to fit the "fun" stuff.
Snow white made an appearance and asked each of her dwarf friends to play; but each one responded that they had to do their chores 1st before they could take part in fun activities. RECAP: Everybody has tasks s/he does not like. Recognizing when these tasks are so important they have become ‘the first thing’ and doing them first is what disciplined people do. But being disciplined is also about not doing tasks when they do not have priority. Comments are closed.
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Erik E. Mason
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