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Shubert’s Extension ActivitiesFor Younger Children
Use these highly interactive and engaging extension activities to help your children find their “BIG voice” and
learn the seven skills of emotional intelligence.
For younger children, these activities foster conversation, learning and fun after reading and discussing
a Shubert book with your children.
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Shubert Book SeriesClassroom Study Guideby Dr. Becky Bailey
These discussion questions apply to all books in the Shubert Series.
1. Who were the characters involved in the story?
2. Was there a problem? What was the problem?
3. How did each character feel?
4. Did they hurt each other? How?
5. Did they do things that were helpful? If not, what could they have done that was helpful?
6. Do you agree or disagree with how the characters acted?
7. Have you ever had anything like this happen to you?
For each monthly focus, make up a question that ties the book you are reading to the Conscious Discipline® lesson you are teaching. To guide you in your thinking, the following questions are designed to reflect each month’s focus.
1. Power of Perception, Skill of Composure: Did the characters control their anger? How?
2. Power of Unity, Skill of Encouragement: Did the characters show kindness, caring, honesty, encouragement and/or gratitude to each other? How was it done? Can we do this in our classroom?
3. Power of Attention, Skill of Assertiveness: Were characters assertive? What did they say?
4. Power of Free Will, Skill of Choices: Did the characters make choices? Was the choice helpful or hurtful?
5. Power of Love, Skill of Positive Intent: Did the characters offer positive intent to each other or see the best in the situation? How was this done?
6. Power of Acceptance, Skill of Empathy: Did the characters accept each other as they were? Did the characters see from each other’s point of view? How did the characters change their behavior in response?
7. Power of Intention, Skill of Consequences: Did the characters recognize that they had a problem? How was it solved?
ConsciousDiscipline.com © 2011 Loving Guidance, Inc.
Shubert Book SeriesClassroom Study Guideby Dr. Becky Bailey
These discussion questions apply to all books in the Shubert Series.
1. Who were the characters involved in the story?
2. Was there a problem? What was the problem?
3. How did each character feel?
4. Did they hurt each other? How?
5. Did they do things that were helpful? If not, what could they have done that was helpful?
6. Do you agree or disagree with how the characters acted?
7. Have you ever had anything like this happen to you?
For each monthly focus, make up a question that ties the book you are reading to the Conscious Discipline® lesson you are teaching. To guide you in your thinking, the following questions are designed to reflect each month’s focus.
1. Power of Perception, Skill of Composure: Did the characters control their anger? How?
2. Power of Unity, Skill of Encouragement: Did the characters show kindness, caring, honesty, encouragement and/or gratitude to each other? How was it done? Can we do this in our classroom?
3. Power of Attention, Skill of Assertiveness: Were characters assertive? What did they say?
4. Power of Free Will, Skill of Choices: Did the characters make choices? Was the choice helpful or hurtful?
5. Power of Love, Skill of Positive Intent: Did the characters offer positive intent to each other or see the best in the situation? How was this done?
6. Power of Acceptance, Skill of Empathy: Did the characters accept each other as they were? Did the characters see from each other’s point of view? How did the characters change their behavior in response?
7. Power of Intention, Skill of Consequences: Did the characters recognize that they had a problem? How was it solved?
2017
Shubert’sChoiceShubert and his friends have choices! Shubert uses choices to make getting ready for school a breeze. Shubert helps his friends to understand that you always have a choice. By having a choice is can help you what to do or say.
1. In the beginning of the story, Shubert is getting ready for school. His mom helps him to get ready by giving him choices. Did you think this was helpful for Shubert? Why or why not? Give specific examples to illustrate your point. _________________________________________________________
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2. In what situation would choices be helpful for you? Explain why choices would be a helpful thing. _________________________________________________________
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3. Choices are helpful at school. Describe a situation that students can use choices with each other in a helpful way. _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
4. Choices are helpful for teachers too. Describe a situation that a teacher can use choices in a helpful way. _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
ConsciousDiscipline.com © 2011 Loving Guidance, Inc.
Shubert Book SeriesClassroom Study Guideby Dr. Becky Bailey
These discussion questions apply to all books in the Shubert Series.
1. Who were the characters involved in the story?
2. Was there a problem? What was the problem?
3. How did each character feel?
4. Did they hurt each other? How?
5. Did they do things that were helpful? If not, what could they have done that was helpful?
6. Do you agree or disagree with how the characters acted?
7. Have you ever had anything like this happen to you?
For each monthly focus, make up a question that ties the book you are reading to the Conscious Discipline® lesson you are teaching. To guide you in your thinking, the following questions are designed to reflect each month’s focus.
1. Power of Perception, Skill of Composure: Did the characters control their anger? How?
2. Power of Unity, Skill of Encouragement: Did the characters show kindness, caring, honesty, encouragement and/or gratitude to each other? How was it done? Can we do this in our classroom?
3. Power of Attention, Skill of Assertiveness: Were characters assertive? What did they say?
4. Power of Free Will, Skill of Choices: Did the characters make choices? Was the choice helpful or hurtful?
5. Power of Love, Skill of Positive Intent: Did the characters offer positive intent to each other or see the best in the situation? How was this done?
6. Power of Acceptance, Skill of Empathy: Did the characters accept each other as they were? Did the characters see from each other’s point of view? How did the characters change their behavior in response?
7. Power of Intention, Skill of Consequences: Did the characters recognize that they had a problem? How was it solved?
2017
Name: ______________________________
You have a choice!
You can
______________ or ______________
What works best for you?
__________________________________
Shubert’sChoice
ConsciousDiscipline.com © 2011 Loving Guidance, Inc.
Shubert Book SeriesClassroom Study Guideby Dr. Becky Bailey
These discussion questions apply to all books in the Shubert Series.
1. Who were the characters involved in the story?
2. Was there a problem? What was the problem?
3. How did each character feel?
4. Did they hurt each other? How?
5. Did they do things that were helpful? If not, what could they have done that was helpful?
6. Do you agree or disagree with how the characters acted?
7. Have you ever had anything like this happen to you?
For each monthly focus, make up a question that ties the book you are reading to the Conscious Discipline® lesson you are teaching. To guide you in your thinking, the following questions are designed to reflect each month’s focus.
1. Power of Perception, Skill of Composure: Did the characters control their anger? How?
2. Power of Unity, Skill of Encouragement: Did the characters show kindness, caring, honesty, encouragement and/or gratitude to each other? How was it done? Can we do this in our classroom?
3. Power of Attention, Skill of Assertiveness: Were characters assertive? What did they say?
4. Power of Free Will, Skill of Choices: Did the characters make choices? Was the choice helpful or hurtful?
5. Power of Love, Skill of Positive Intent: Did the characters offer positive intent to each other or see the best in the situation? How was this done?
6. Power of Acceptance, Skill of Empathy: Did the characters accept each other as they were? Did the characters see from each other’s point of view? How did the characters change their behavior in response?
7. Power of Intention, Skill of Consequences: Did the characters recognize that they had a problem? How was it solved?
2017
Name: ______________________________
You can choose (circle one)
Which do you choose? _______________
You can choose (circle one)
Which do you choose? _______________
You can choose (draw two new choices)
Which do you choose? _______________
Shubert’sChoice
or
or
or
Name: _______________________
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Using YourBig Voice
I don’t like it when you ______________
__________________________________,
please _____________________________
__________________________________.
Name: _______________________
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Shubert’s Helpful Day
Shubert wonders which We Care item you like to use. On the back of this paper, draw a picture of yourself using your item.
Name: _______________________
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The Helpful Ways We Fill Our Days
I did it! I ___________________________
so _________________________________,
that was __________________________.
Name: _______________________
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Shubert’s Helpful Day
Design a “We Care” bag. Write or draw the items you think would be helpful to you when you are upset. What words would you like to hear? What people would you like to be with? What items might be helpful?
Name: _______________________
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Shubert Rants and Raves
What helps me go from bug crazy mad to caterpillar calm?
Name: _______________________
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Shubert Sees the Best
Hurtful View
Helpful View
Name: _______________________
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Using Your S.T.A.R. Power
Retell Shubert is a S.T.A.R. in the spaces below.
First
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