- What is Cool Kids?
- How does Cool Kids work?
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- Sample Lesson: Dealing with Bullying
What is Cool Kids?
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Cool Kids is a character-building social and emotional instruction program for kindergartners through sixth graders. Cool Kids teaches children skills and character principles for handling interpersonal and emotional situations, such as peer pressure, anger, responsibilities, bullying, and conflicts. Children learn the skills taught in Cool Kids through Cool Kids TV epsisodes, tips on handouts, discussion, role-plays, and drawing activities. Research indicates that when children possess social and emotional skills they perform better academically.
The Cool School Subscription
School counselors, teachers, and PTAs may use the Cool Kids Lesson Kits for guidance lessons, character education, parent education, PTA programs, and assemblies. Schools subscribing to Cool Kids for the 2009-2010 school year will receive access to 18 Lesson Kits - Seasons 1 and 2.
How Cool Kids Works
When you subscribe to Cool Kids, you receive an online password to access Lesson Kits at www.coolkidschannel.com. The Lesson Kits include:
- Videos
- Lesson plans
- Handouts
- Role-play starters
- Drawing activities
SEASONS 1 and 2 COOL KIDS LESSON KITS |
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| TOPIC | COOL RULE | CHARACTER TRAIT |
RESOURCES |
| Respecting peers |
Give Respect |
Respect/Integrity | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Homework and responsibilities |
Get it Done |
Responsibility/Perseverance | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Dealing with anger |
Stay Cool |
Self-discipline | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Showing care |
Give Respect |
Caring/Citizenship | Kit/E-tips |
| Family relationships |
Stay Cool/Work it Out |
Fairness/Self-discipline | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Conflict resolution | Work it Out |
Self-discipline/Fairness | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Peer pressure |
Work it Out |
Courage/Self-discipline | Kit/E-tips |
| Telling the truth |
Work it Out |
Honesty/Integrity/Trustworthiness | Kit/E-tips |
| Self-esteem | Be Confident | Perseverance/Resilience | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Taking tests | Get it Done/Be Confident |
Self-discipline/Perseverance | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Setting goals for school, higher education, and career |
Get it Done | Self-discipline |
Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Dealing with bullies | Work it Out/Be Confident |
Resilience/Self-discipline | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Accepting and respecting differences – diversity |
Give Respect |
Caring/Citizenship |
Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Having a good attitude |
Stay Cool |
Perseverance | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Dealing with sadness |
Stay Cool |
Perseverance | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Making choices to prevent substance abuse |
Work it Out |
Self-discipline/Courage | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Following directions |
Get it Done |
Integrity | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
| Listening | Give Respect |
Respect | Kit with Cool Kids TV/E-tips |
