What is Happiness 360°?
Happiness 360° Introduction
Happiness at Cardinal Community Schools
Happiness on GMA (Schaumburg School District #54)
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Elementary
The Orange Frog
Week One: Getting to know The Island and The Characters (pg 1-6)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson we introduce students to the book and ask them to differentiate the characteristics of each character, understand the environment of the island and make connections to their everyday life. Students will explore the concepts of what good or positive means.
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Week Two: Being Orange - Feeling Different - Five Tactics (pg 7-12)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson students are introduced to the ideas that being Orange also means being Different. We explore the idea of “fitting in” versus "being yourself". Finally, students are introduced to Five Tactics for being more positive.
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Week Three: Choosing Orange - Feeling Better - Spreading Orange (pg 13-18)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson we introduce students to the idea that they can help others be more orange. and in doing so it helps them become even more Orange.
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Week Four: Be Like Spark (pg 19-25)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson Misty realizes that Spark’s Orange is contagious and she loves it. Students are presented with situations and asked, “What would Spark do?” and learn how to think and act like Spark. They even create a set of adjectives that describe Spark behavior - that becomes a standard for their own behavior.
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Gratitudes
The Doubler
The Fun 15
Meditation
Conscious Acts of Kindness
Middle School
The Orange Frog
Week One: Getting to know The Island and The Characters (pg 1-9)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson we introduce students to the book and ask them to differentiate the characteristics of each character, understand the environment of the island and make connections to their everyday life. Students will explore the concepts of what good or positive means.
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Week Two: Being Orange - Feeling Different - Five Tactics (pg 10-20*)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson students are introduced to the ideas that being Orange also means being Different. We explore the idea of “fitting in” versus "being yourself". Finally, students are introduced to Five Tactics for being more positive.
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Week Three: Choosing Orange - Feeling Better - Spreading Orange (pg 21-28)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson we introduce students to the idea that they can help others be more orange. and in doing so it helps them become even more Orange.
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Week Four: Be Like Spark (pg 29-36)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson Misty realizes that Spark’s Orange is contagious and she loves it. Students are presented with situations and asked, “What would Spark do?” and learn how to think and act like Spark. They even create a set of adjectives that describe Spark behavior - that becomes a standard for their own behavior.
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Gratitudes
The Doubler
The Fun 15
Meditation
Conscious Acts of Kindness
High School
The Orange Frog
Week One: Getting to know The Island and The Characters (ch. 1-2)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson we introduce students to the book and ask them to differentiate the characteristics of each character, understand the environment of the island and make connections to their everyday life. Students will explore the concepts of what good or positive means.
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Tools and Resources
1. The Orange Frog (Digital Book)
2. Questions
3. Scientists Notes
4. Bonus Questions
Week Two: Being Orange - Feeling Different - Five Tactics (ch. 3-4)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson students are introduced to the ideas that being Orange also means being Different. We explore the idea of “fitting in” versus "being yourself". Finally, students are introduced to Five Tactics for being more positive.
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Tools and Resources
1. The Orange Frog (Digital Book)
2. Frog Venn Diagram
3. Bonus Questions
Week Three: Choosing Orange - Feeling Better - Spreading Orange (ch. 5-6)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson we introduce students to the idea that they can help others be more orange. and in doing so it helps them become even more Orange.
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Tools and Resources
1. The Orange Frog (Digital Book)
2. Digital Notebook (Printable)
2. Digital Notebook (For use with Google Classroom)
3. Bonus Questions
Week Four: Be Like Spark (ch. 7-9)
Lesson Overview
In this lesson Misty realizes that Spark’s Orange is contagious and she loves it. Students are presented with situations and asked, “What would Spark do?” and learn how to think and act like Spark. They even create a set of adjectives that describe Spark behavior - that becomes a standard for their own behavior.
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Tools and Resources
1. The Orange Frog (Digital Book)
2. SPARK
3. Bonus Questions
Gratitudes
The Doubler
The Fun 15
Meditation