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Wisdom – I need wisdom in order to make the best choices for my life. I need to know the difference between instinct, which animals use to survive, and using choice, which I can use wisely to live a healthy, productive life.
Students will:
- Be introduced to the 6 lessons of the series
- Define the difference between ‘driven by instinct’ and ‘using choice’; i.e., animal and human behavior
- Realize that humans make choices constantly, and that choices can be made with responsibility and knowledge
- Define human wisdom and the character trait: responsibility
- Be introduced to the Bucket of Wisdom
Activities:
- Discuss the course outline
- Introduce the Bucket of Wisdom
- Discuss and define choice and consequences
- Group Activity – Filling Our Basic Needs – differentiate between human and animal reactions to filling the four basic needs: shelter/clothing, food, water, and oxygen
- Small group report – Instinct versus Choice
- Discussion defining responsibility
- Differentiating between animal reproduction and human procreation
- Directions on sharing the take home sheet with parents
- Instructions about the parent letter
