JELLYBEAN JAMBOREE
6 Life-Skill Units For Young Children
WRITTEN BYSusan Jelleberg
ILLUSTRATED BYTerry Sirrell
JELLYBEAN JAMBOREE
10-DIGIT ISBN: 1-57543-172-6 13-DIGIT ISBN: 978-1-57543-172-7
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 6
JELLYBEAN JAMBOREE ASCA STANDARDS ........................................... 8
ANGER MANAGEMENT UNIT .................................................................... 13LESSON 1: ANGRY ARLENE, THE GRUMPY RED JELLYBEAN .............................................................. 14 ANGRY ARLENE, THE GRUMPY RED JELLYBEAN ............................................................................. 17
I CAN GET RID OF THE GRUMPIES IN A QUIET PLACE .................................................................... 18
LESSON 2: BUTTONS ................................................................................................................................. 19 BUTTONS ............................................................................................................................................... 22
LESSON 3: WHAT “BUGS” ME ................................................................................................................... 23 WHAT “BUGS” ME AT SCHOOL ............................................................................................................ 26
LESSON 4: TEMPER TANTRUMS ............................................................................................................... 27 TEMPER TANTRUMS ............................................................................................................................ 29
LESSON 5: ANGER CONTROL I ................................................................................................................. 30 ANGER CONTROL ................................................................................................................................. 33
LESSON 6: ANGER CONTROL II ................................................................................................................ 35 MY FRUSTRATION PLAN ...................................................................................................................... 38
EMOTIONAL AWARENESS UNIT ............................................................... 39LESSON 1: EMOTIONAL EUGENE, THE FEELING BLUE JELLYBEAN .................................................. 40 EMOTIONAL EUGENE, THE FEELING BLUE JELLYBEAN .................................................................. 42
LESSON 2: FACE THE FEELINGS .............................................................................................................. 43 FACE THE FEELINGS ............................................................................................................................ 45
LESSON 3: HAPPINESS .............................................................................................................................. 46 A RAINBOW OF HAPPINESS ................................................................................................................ 48
LESSON 4: SADNESS ................................................................................................................................. 49 EMOTIONAL EUGENE IS ONE SAD JELLYBEAN! ............................................................................... 52
CLOUDS OF SADNESS ......................................................................................................................... 53
LESSON 5: IT HURTS .................................................................................................................................. 54 IT HURTS ................................................................................................................................................ 56
LESSON 6: BLAH BEATERS ....................................................................................................................... 57 BLAH BEATERS ..................................................................................................................................... 59
LESSON 7: I FEEL ....................................................................................................................................... 60 I FEEL ... ................................................................................................................................................. 63
HOW DOES YOUR JELLYBEAN FEEL TODAY? ................................................................................... 64
DECISION MAKING UNIT ........................................................................... 65LESSON 1: DECISION-MAKING DEAN, THE PROBLEM-SOLVING ORANGE JELLYBEAN .................. 66 HELP DECISION-MAKING DEAN PICK HEALTHY FOODS ................................................................. 68
LESSON 2: MAKING DECISIONS WITH DEAN .......................................................................................... 69 WHAT WILL HAPPEN? ........................................................................................................................... 72
LESSON 3: DECISION-MAKING DEAN AND CONSEQUENCES .............................................................. 73 DECISION-MAKING DEAN AND CONSEQUENCES ............................................................................ 76
LESSON 4: PROS AND CONS .................................................................................................................... 77 PROS AND CONS .................................................................................................................................. 80
LESSON 5: PERSONAL HYGIENE ............................................................................................................. 81 PERSONAL HYGIENE ........................................................................................................................... 84
LESSON 6: WHAT CAN I DO? ..................................................................................................................... 85 WHAT CAN I DO? ................................................................................................................................... 87
SELF-CONCEPT UNIT ................................................................................ 89LESSON 1: ME, MAUREEN, THE SELF-KNOWING LAVENDER JELLYBEAN ........................................ 90 WHO I AM ............................................................................................................................................... 92
LESSON 2: FAMILY TREE ........................................................................................................................... 93 ME, MAUREEN'S FAMILY TREE ............................................................................................................ 96
MY FAMILY TREE ................................................................................................................................... 98
LESSON 3: I LIKE “BEAN” ME ................................................................................................................... 99 I LIKE “BEAN” ME ................................................................................................................................. 102
LESSON 4: MY STRENGTHS .................................................................................................................... 103 MY STRENGTHS.................................................................................................................................. 106
LESSON 5: I LIKE TO... ............................................................................................................................. 107 THINGS I LIKE TO DO ......................................................................................................................... 109
LESSON 6: SOME “BEAN” LOVES YOU ................................................................................................. 110 PEOPLE I LOVE ................................................................................................................................... 113
THINGS I LOVE .................................................................................................................................... 114
SOME “BEAN” LOVES YOU! ............................................................................................................... 115
FRIENDSHIP SKILLS UNIT ....................................................................... 117LESSON 1: FRIENDLY FRANCINE, THE NEIGHBORLY PINK JELLYBEAN .......................................... 118 FRIENDS ARE... ................................................................................................................................... 121
LESSON 2: SHARING ................................................................................................................................ 122 TO SHARE OR NOT TO SHARE ......................................................................................................... 125
LESSON 3: BEING NICE ............................................................................................................................ 126 BEING NICE ......................................................................................................................................... 128
LESSON 4: ONE LEFT OUT ...................................................................................................................... 129 ONE LEFT OUT .................................................................................................................................... 133
LESSON 5: FRIENDS LISTEN TO EACH OTHER .................................................................................... 134 FRIENDS .............................................................................................................................................. 137
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE FRIENDS!......................................................................................................... 138
LESSON 6: JELLYFLIES ........................................................................................................................... 139 JELLYFLIES .......................................................................................................................................... 142
BEHAVIOR UNIT ....................................................................................... 143LESSON 1: ORNERY ORDEAN, THE MISBEHAVING GREEN JELLYBEAN .......................................... 144 ORNERY ORDEAN, THE MISBEHAVING GREEN JELLYBEAN ......................................................... 146
LESSON 2: RULES FOR A REASON ........................................................................................................ 147 GOOD BEHAVIOR BALLOONS ........................................................................................................... 149
LESSON 3: STEALING .............................................................................................................................. 150 BORROWING OR STEALING? ............................................................................................................ 156
LESSON 4: TATTLING ............................................................................................................................... 157 IT'S OK TO TELL .................................................................................................................................. 160
LESSON 5: INTERRUPTING ...................................................................................................................... 161 WHEN YOU INTERRUPT, YOU MIX UP THE MESSAGE! .................................................................. 164
LESSON 6: CHEATING .............................................................................................................................. 165 CHEATERS NEVER WIN! .................................................................................................................... 167
LESSON 7: BULLYING .............................................................................................................................. 168 BULLY WORD FIND ............................................................................................................................. 172
PUPPET PATTERNS ................................................................................. 173 DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING STICK PUPPETS ................................................................................... 175
ANGRY ARLENE, THE GRUMPY RED JELLYBEAN ........................................................................... 176
EMOTIONAL EUGENE, THE FEELING BLUE JELLYBEAN ................................................................ 177
DECISION-MAKING DEAN, THE PROBLEM-SOLVING ORANGE JELLYBEAN ................................ 178
ME, MAUREEN, THE SELF-KNOWING LAVENDER JELLYBEAN ..................................................... 179
FRIENDLY FRANCINE, THE NEIGHBORLY PINK JELLYBEAN ......................................................... 180
ORNERY ORDEAN, THE MEAN GREEN JELLYBEAN ....................................................................... 181
ABOUT THE AUTHOR .............................................................................. 183
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE CD ..................................................... 184
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INTRODUCTION
PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM:
Jellybean Jamboree is a lively, fun program that introduces young children to life skills necessary for social and emotional growth. It includes six units: anger management, emotional awareness, decision making, self-concept, friendship skills, and behavior. Each unit includes short lessons that can be completed in 30 minutes. Following the lesson topics are related activity sheets. These activity sheets are placed in a folder and given to the children to take home when the unit is completed. Throughout many of the lessons, new vocabulary words are introduced. These keywords are explained and used in the accom-panying lesson.
Life skills cannot be emphasized too soon. The earlier children understand their emotions and become aware of the need to control anger, the consequences of behaviors, the components of a friendship, and the importance of making good decisions, the more successful they will be in school, at home, and in all their activities.
HOW JELLYBEAN JAMBOREE GOT ITS NAME:
When the author began counseling in Minot, North Dakota, many of the younger children couldn’t remember that her name was Ms. Jelleberg. So they snagged onto the nickname she had in high school: Jellybean.
She began telling the children that to remember her name, they should think of jellybeans. It worked like a charm. She became known as Ms. Jellybean.
In reviewing the lessons for this book, turning all the character into Jellybeans became a joy. So did endowing them with special personalities for each unit.
Her hope is that you enjoy working with the Jellybeans as much as she enjoyed creating them.
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LESSON 1: ANGER MANAGEMENT ANGRY ARLENE,
THE GRUMPY RED JELLYBEAN
Goal:
To introduce the children to Angry Arlene and give them one strategy for handling anger
Materials Needed:
For Each Child:cCopy of Angry Arlene, The Grumpy Red Jellybean (page 17 or printed from included
CD)cCopy of I Can Get Rid Of The Grumpies In A Quiet Place (page 18 or printed from
included CD)cCrayonscPencilc12” X 18” piece of construction paper
For The Leader:cAngry Arlene stick puppet (page 176 or printed from included CD)
Lesson Preparation:
Make the Angry Arlene stick puppet according to the directions (page 175). Make a copy of Angry Arlene, The Grumpy Red Jellybean, and I Can Get Rid Of The Grumpies In A Quiet Place for each child.
Lesson:
Give each child a piece of construction paper; Angry Arlene, The Grumpy Red Jellybean; a pencil; and crayons. Have the children fold their construction paper in half and write their name on the cover. Explain that this folder will be given to them at the beginning of each session and collected at the end of each session.
Tell the children to write their names and the date on the activity sheet, then complete the activity sheet by connecting the dots. (Note: The dot-to-dot picture is only an outline of the jellybean.)
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When the children have completed the activity sheet, have them put down their pencils and listen as you hold up the Angry Arlene stick puppet. Manipulate the puppet as you say:
This is Arlene. Today, and on a few more days, we will be talking about her. We will be doing this because she is going to teach us some important things. Let’s see if you can tell me some special things about Arlene.
First, what color is Arlene? (red) Right. Arlene is red. That is her special color. Take your red crayon and color in your jellybean.
Allow time for the children to color in their jellybeans. Then say:
Look at the three blank rectangles at the top of your activity page. (Point to the three rectangles.)
Write the word red in the third rectangle. (Point to the third rectangle.) Now your paper reads Arlene, The Red Jellybean. But that’s not all there is to learn about Arlene. We need to learn about how Arlene acts. Look at my puppet. Look at her face. What does Arlene’s face tell you about how she feels? (Elicit the word grumpy.)
That’s right. Arlene is grumpy. With your pencil or black crayon, draw a grumpy face on your activity sheet. Now go to the second rectangle at the top of your activity page and write the word grumpy. (Point to the second rectangle.)
Allow time for the children to complete the task. Then say:
Now you have Arlene, The Grumpy Red Jellybean, on your paper. What is another word for grumpy? (Elicit the word angry.) That’s right. Angry is another word for grumpy. Write the word angry in the first rectangle at the top of your activity sheet. (Point to the first rectangle.) Putting all these words together, we have Angry Arlene, The Grumpy Red Jellybean.
Ask the children the following questions:
Can you tell us why this jellybean is named Angry Arlene? (Allow the chil-dren to give as many reasons as productive for the lesson.)
Have you every been angry? (Accept all appropriate answers.)
When you were angry, how did you feel? (Accept all appropriate answers.)
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BUTTONS
Directions: Circle the pictures of insides with a red crayon. Circle the pictures of outsides with a blue crayon. Then draw your own picture of an inside and an outside and circle each one with either a red crayon or a blue crayon.
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LESSON 2: EMOTIONAL AWARENESS
FACE THE FEELINGS
Goal:
To have the children identify feelings by sight
Materials Needed:
For Each Child:cCopy of Face The Feelings (page 45 or printed from included CD)cCrayonscPencilcChild’s folder
For The Leader: None
Lesson Preparation:
Make a copy of Face The Feelings for each child.
Lesson:
Introduce the lesson by saying:
Today, we are going to think about many different feelings. In our last les-son, we learned that Emotional Eugene has difficulty telling anyone how he feels. When we are finished with our lesson today, we will ask ourselves if there is any way for others to know how Eugene feels when he is unable to tell them.
Emotional Eugene may not be able to tell others how he feels. But even if someone doesn’t tell how he or she feels, we can see how a person feels by paying attention to his or her actions.
Demonstrate some feelings, and have the children identify them. For example, pound your fist on a desk, frown, laugh, jump up and down, and use any other movements or expres-sions you choose.
#1 COLOR BLUE#2 COLOR GREEN #3 COLOR BROWN #4 COLOR YELLOW
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Look at the top of the tree. There are three lines there. (Point to the three lines on Me, Maureen’s Family Tree.) If you have a mom, write her name on the first line. If you have a dad, write his name on the line opposite the first line. Then write your own name on the third line.
(Note: Be prepared to help those children who have stepparents and stepbrothers or step-sisters living in the home and children who are living with a never-married parent.)
Continue the lesson by saying:
Now go down to the part of the tree where you see “Sisters” and “Brothers.” If you have sisters and/or brothers, write their names on the lines.
Finally, go to the trunk of the tree, where you see “Pets.” Write the names of any pets you have on the tree trunk.
Have the children share some of the things they wrote on their activity sheet. Then ask:
What kind of a tree is this? (A jellybean family tree.)
That’s right. Now take some time to color your tree. What color should the jellybeans be? (Lavender/purple, because Me, Maureen is the Self-Knowing Lavender Jellybean.)
When the children have finished coloring, have them put their activity sheets into their fold-ers. Collect the folders and any other materials given to them to use during this session.
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LESSON 2: SELF-CONCEPT
FAMILY TREE
Goal:
To have the children identify family members and realize that part of knowing themselves is knowing their families
Materials Needed:
For Each Child:cCopy of My Family Tree (page 98 or printed from included CD)cCrayonscPencilcChild’s folder
For The Leader:cMe, Maureen stick puppet (page 179 or printed from included CD)cCopy of Me, Maureen’s Family Tree (pages 96-97 or printed from included CD)cBoard and chalk or chart paper and markercScissorscGluecCrayons
Lesson Preparation:
Make the Me, Maureen stick puppet according to the directions (page 175). Make a copy of My Family Tree for each child. Make a copy of Me, Maureen’s Family Tree for the leader. Cut and glue the pages together as indicated to make a sample family tree to show the children. Color the sample family tree.
Keywords:
Blended familiesSingle-parent familiesTraditional familiesExtended families
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MY FAMILY TREE
SISTERS
BROTHERS
PETS
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LESSON 2: FRIENDSHIP SKILLS
SHARING
Goal:
To help the children realize that sharing is one characteristic of a good friend
Materials Needed:
For Each Child:cCopy of To Share Or Not To Share (page 125 or printed from included CD)cRed and blue crayoncPencilcChild’s folder
For The Leader:cFriendly Francine stick puppet (page 180 or printed from included CD)
Lesson Preparation:
Make the Friendly Francine stick puppet according to the directions (page 175). Make a copy of To Share Or Not To Share for each child.
Keyword:
Selfish
Lesson:
Hold up the Friendly Francine stick puppet. Introduce the lesson by telling the children that Francine has a story to tell them. Then say:
Yesterday, I went over to Selene Jellybean’s house to play. I was so excited that she was going to play with me. Selene has lots of toys I don’t have, and going to her house is like going to a toy store to play.
Stop the story and ask the children:
Would this make you excited, too? (Yes.)
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LESSON 4: BEHAVIOR
TATTLING
Goal:
To show the children that tattling is not permissible, but telling is
Materials Needed:
For Each Child:cCopy of It’s OK To Tell (page 160 or printed from included CD)cCrayonscPencilcChild’s folder
For The Leader:cOrnery Ordean stick puppet (page 181 or printed from included CD)cBoard and chalk or chart paper and marker
Lesson Preparation:
Make the Ornery Ordean stick puppet according to the directions (page 175). Make a copy of It’s OK To Tell for each child.
Keyword:
Brainstorming
Lesson:
Hold up the Ornery Ordean puppet and ask:
Ordean, do you remember the day all the children got really mad at you? (Move the puppet so it appears to be nodding “yes.”) They got mad because you kept tattling to the teacher. It’s something you do all the time.
Boys and girls, do you know what it means to tattle? (Pause for respons-es.)
THE FOLLOWING SAMPLESARE REPRODUCIBLE/PRINTABLE PAGES
INCLUDED ON THE CD-ROM
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BORROWING OR STEALING?
Directions: With your pencil, follow the path that is the correct way to get to Nadeen’s Supersonic Colorman Pencil.
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FACE THE FEELINGS
HAPPY
LONELY
ANGRY
SAD
SCARED
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FRIENDS ARE...
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THINGS I LOVE
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ME, MAUREEN, THE SELF-KNOWING LAVENDER JELLYBEAN