Day 1: Lesson Plans – Block A [Period 1 and 2]-- Cornerstone: Integrity
Need to do prior to class arrival:
a. Write agenda for the day on the board [check rotation schedule and write
Block B = Room/teacher ____ and Block C = Room/teacher _____]
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Teachers please
write the agenda.
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Attendance Questions
Name Tags
Write homework and Block B and C in
planner
o Block B = ______
o Block C = ______
Planner – Planner Hunt
Name Game
Smartphone Use
Voice Levels
Substitute Etiquette
Integrity Activity
Break Activity
b. Have the following supplies ready:
a. Planners
b. Cardstock for Name Tags
c. Name Game yarn ball or other object to throw
d. Green Cell Phone policy sign
e. Integrity skit scenarios
Block A:
Break:
Block B:
Lunch:
Block C:
8:10 – 10:08
10:08 – 10:18
10:23 – 12:24
12:14 – 12:54
1:57 – 2:50
Block A Activities (all times are approximate)
1. Attendance and First Day Questions (10 minutes) [page 4}: Place the list of questions on the
overhead. Give the students a few minutes to think about their question choice and answer.
They only need to answer one. While taking attendance, they need to respond with their
question choice and answer.
2. Name Tag – (10 minutes) [supplies needed: card stock/crayons/color pencils/markers]
Pass out cardstock:
1. Have students fold the card stock in thirds
2. Next print clearly their first and last name.
3. Then add a colorful border (that doesn’t conflict with name)
4. Write state name on bottom third of the name tag .
fold
Jane Doe
fold
California
state
3. Planner (10 minutes) [page 5]– pass out planner to each student.
 Have students write their name and State group on planner.
 Homework: Review Smartphone rules with your parents. Have parents sign planner.
 Have the students write down which classroom they will be going to for Block B and C.
 Do the Planner Hunt
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4. Name Game (20 minutes) [page 6-8]– Choose a name game from the list to learn names.
5. Cell Phone Rules (5 minutes) [page 9]– Refer to the Cell Phone Etiquette page for the discussion.
6. Voice Levels (5 minutes) [page 10]—Review chart with students. Have students practice voice
levels “0-4” by asking them to demonstrate the volume with row partner. Emphasize the appropriate
voice level based on what a class is doing. Example: Announcements should be Voice Level 0. Working
on an assignment should be Voice Level 1 or 2 (depending on teacher preference). Discuss how Voice
Level 3 with 30+ people in one room can be too loud! They need to be aware of how loud they are
talking.
7. Substitute Etiquette (10 minutes) [page 11]: Go through the substitute etiquette write-pair-share
and skits. The purpose of this conversation is to help student become aware of how their behavior with
a sub can affect themselves and others. Proper behavior with all subs is the LJ Way.
8.
Integrity Activity (40 minutes) [page 12-13]:
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On the board teacher should write the word INTEGRITY
Ask students: Pair share – turn to neighbor and discuss what it means -1-2 minutes
Share responses – list on the board/Elmo student answers/discussion as needed
Teacher read the Integrity cornerstone symbol explanation and definition…
“Do the Right Thing”
Integrity Cornerstone Symbol: Our integrity cornerstone symbol is a Celtic dog.
The symbolism comes from an ancient Irish tale about a man who showed
integrity after accidentally hurting his leader’s favorite guard dog.
Integrity definition is about being a person of honor, someone who has respect
for others and oneself. It is a person who follows through on her/his obligations
and duty to family and community. It is a person who does the right thing even
when no one is looking at him or her. There are many personal characteristics that
come under the heading of Integrity such as respect, trust, and courage. Integrity
brings all of those characteristics together in one cornerstone.
e) Short Story [page 12]: Celtic folktale
f). Integrity Video & Partner/Group Discussion-1. Values.com Integrity Commercial:
http://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/78-reach
Discuss what the students expected would happen vs. what actually happened. How
was integrity displayed?
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2. Academic Integrity Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wvXEAO4Q44
Discuss types of academic integrity (doing your own work and always referencing the work of
others) and academic dishonesty mentioned in the video. (CHEATING--copying answers on a
quiz, test, or assignment from someone else, doing someone's work for them, giving/getting
test or quiz answers in advance, paying someone to do your work, and PLAGIARISM -- buying
papers online, copying/pasting from the internet AS WELL AS rearranging words and
sentences, using information without referencing it, reusing someone else's work, and GROUP
WORK -- copying from each other, submitting exactly the same work, depending upon one
person to do all the work). Discuss student attitudes about what is "ok" to them, and how
academic integrity challenges them regularly at school.
Options: Student quick write on topic related to academic integrity, Think/pair/share, thumbs
up/thumbs down questions/responses, acting out scenarios that have to do with academic
integrity (some are included), use the following quote to have students copy, respond to,
discuss, illustrate, etc.
Quotes that could be used:
 "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be
false, and to incur my own abhorrence." --Frederick Douglass
 "Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching."--paraphrase of a Charles Marshal
quote in Shattering the Glass Slipper
 “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters” -Albert Einstein
 “If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.” -- Marcus Aurelius
 “It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.” -- Ralph Waldo
Emerson
g) Activity: [page 13] Next step: skits – divide class into eight groups. Give each group a skit
scenario [you cut before class] (improv). Each skit should be approximately 2 minutes long. Allow
10 minutes for group to “write”/prepare and practice skit.
h)
Act out skits: -- 25 minutes
Break Activity: please practice both activities with students prior to break.
1. Making Friends – Introduce yourself/say hello/shake hands with 3 adults and meet 3+ new
people. [Practice in class if possible – at least one adult]
2. Line up for next class: Procedures - please practice once.
 Single file line against wall in halls/single line on sidewalks.
 Whispers only in hall.
 Enter hall using one of the two (2) right hand doors.
 Take hats and sunglasses off as you enter the building.
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Attendance Questions
Directions:
This is a ‘getting to know you’ activity. As you take attendance on the first day,
instead of having the students respond with a ‘here’ or ‘present’, have them respond
using one of the questions below.
Be ready to respond to one of these questions when I call your name to take roll.
1. What is something fun you did this summer?
2. What is one of your hobbies or interests?
3. What is your favorite book or movie or TV show?
4. Who is your hero and why?
5. What is one item on your “bucket list”?
6. What do you want to be when you grow up?
7. If you could be anyone, who would it be and why?
My name is __________ and ___________________.
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LJMS Planner Hunt
Directions: Use your planner to find the answers to these questions.
1) When does the warning bell ring for 1st period on Tuesday? _______________
2) When does the warning bell ring for 1st period on Nov. 9th, 2016? _____________
3) What time does school end? ____________________________________
4) What date is the 3rd late start day? ____________________________________
5) What animal is on the service cornerstone? ______________________________
6) List the 4 LJMS cornerstones.
______________________________________________________________
7) What is our school’s website address? __________________________________
8) When is the end of the 1st Trimester? _______________________________
Answers to LJMS Planner Hunt
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8:05
9:05
2:50
Sept. 7th
Hummingbird
Service, Discovery, Perseverance, Integrity
www.ljms-crpusd.org
November 10th, 2016
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Name Games
Choose one that you like!
Group Juggle
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Fun way to start working together.
Can be used to learn names and develop a sense of interconnectedness.
Stand in a circle, toss a ball to someone, using his/her name, and they in turn toss it to someone else,
using the next person's name.
Keep it going, then more balls are introduced and it starts gets crazy.
Set up & instructions for 1st round of group juggling
 Arrange participants in a circle, not too close, not too far from one another
Include yourself in the circle
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Explain that you are going to throw a ball to someone - pick someone out & ask their name, then say
"Hi Freddy, my name is James...here you go!" [underarm throw a ball to Freddy]
Freddy then says
"Thank you James", picks someone and says
"Hi X, my name is Freddy...here you go!" [throw]....they say
"Thank you, Freddy] and on we go.
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The challenge from here is simply to get the ball thrown around to everyone in the circle, and finally
back to the teacher.
2nd round of group juggling
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I then say, " Remember to say the name of the person you are throwing to, and thank the person, by
name, for throwing it to you, OK?"
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On the second round, most people will be challenged to remember who to throw it to, and the two
names! Take it slow, help the group out, so that each person has a successful second round.
3rd round of group juggling
I then say, "Good, so how about we do it again, but this time, let's let's see how fast we can do it, OK?
Here we go...Hi Freddy, my name is James...." [throw]
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It will go pretty fast this time, and the group will probably feel quite pleased with themselves.
4th round of group juggling - introducing more balls
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After the first ball has passed through a few hands, I take a 2nd ball out of my pocket (surprise!), and
casually, but earnestly say "Hi Freddy...." [throw].
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By now everyone is so well trained, the 2nd ball will automatically keep going, and there will be a
detectable sense of challenge/excitement.
After a bit, I introduce a 3rd and 4th ball, up to about 6 balls.
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Name Pantomime
Participants stand in a circle, arms distance apart. Ask each person to think of a verb and action which
starts with the same letter as the person's first name e.g., "Jumping James".
The person does the action and yells out their action-name. Everyone then repeats the action and the
action-name.
This requires pretty high level of instructor energy and drama, people are pretty shy to start with. Really
encourage everyone to join in and say the name and action of everyone else.
To really drill names home, go around again, it should be faster and really get the blood moving.
For participants who say "I can't think of anything", I say "Keep thinking, we'll come back to you". If
they still don't come up with anything, I ask the group to help.
Note I don't allow duplicate verbs either - must use a unique verb.
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Key for ball passing: Black to the Right, Gold to the Left
Alternate name: gold and black spheres
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Cell Phone Etiquette
Discussion:
Definition of Etiquette: the
rules governing the proper way to behave
Intro- Read this: Smart phones have many positive uses in the classroom, provided you know how and when to
use them appropriately as a tool. Understand that not every teacher will allow the use of cell phones and they
will tell you in their own classroom rules and procedures. However, for those teachers that do let you use them
in class, there are some basic rules of etiquette that we at LJMS all follow.
1. On the board teacher should write :Dos and Don’ts of Cell Phone Use
2. Ask students: Think-pair-share with your table partner about useful things you can do with a cell phone
in the classroom and things that you should not use a phone for at school - 2-3 minutes
3. Share responses- list on the board/Elmo student answers. Discussion as needed
Read this: The primary rules for LJMS campus are:
“Cell phones must be turned off and put away before school, during normal school hours, including break,
lunch, and between classes as well as all school functions.”
“…Student use of cell phones is allowed only after 2:40…or under the explicit direction of teachers to help
facilitate the learning process.” (LJMS Student Handbook)
4. Discussion: What does this look like in the classroom?
a. Phones lay flat on the desk/table for all to see.
b. Volume is off.
c. Airplane Mode is a great option when the phone is off or when they are using an app that does
not need the internet (ie calculator). Not only does it save the battery (it’s not trying to find WiFi or a signal constantly), it also stops all the app notifications from chiming.
d. Use only the apps you are directed to use. Any use of a social media app will result in loss of
classroom privileges as well as loss of merits and cell phone as stated in the Student
Handbook.
e. Photos are not allowed to be taken during class unless it is specifically for a class assignment.
f. Demonstrate Integrity by ignoring your personal mail and messages and games.
g. Cell phone use will be permitted only when you see the big green sign displayed in your
classroom. Any other usage will result in loss of your phone.
h. Discuss Parent text messages: If parents need to get a hold of their students, they can get them
a message through the office. Texting with your parents will also get your phone confiscated.
Have students remind their parents to wait until 2:40 to send them a text message.
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Substitute Talking Points
Write-Pair-Share
and Role Play
Every student needs a piece of paper.
Students discuss what it would be like to walk into a full classroom of people you don’t know.
“Imagine if you were in charge of all these people”
Brainstorm what a substitute teacher’s job responsibilities are: (write-pair-share)
*keep students safe
*follow teacher’s directions
*follow school rules
*make sure all students have the ability to learn, finish the assignment
Brainstorm what happens to a substitute teacher if he/she does not fulfill these responsibilities:
*They don’t get rehired
*A student could get hurt
*A lesson would have to be repeated when the teacher returns
Brainstorm how students could keep the substitute from fulfilling his/her responsibilities:
*Being disrespectful
*Not doing their work
*Not listening to directions
etc.
--Add to this conversation how a substitute teacher would feel if treated this way—why substitutes
sometimes act “mean” or “unfair”
Discuss empathy, and brainstorm how students should behave with a substitute:
*helpful and quiet, to let the sub do his/her job as best he/she can
*kind
*forgiving, if the substitute doesn’t do things exactly right
*patient
*remind other students to use proper behavior
Role Play: Have a volunteer come in front of the room, and try to lead the class as a substitute. Have
the class behave incorrectly. Discuss how the volunteer felt.
Next, have a new volunteer lead a class that behaves correctly. Again, discuss how the volunteer felt.
Teacher review the merit/referral rules when dealing with a sub. Explain why these rules are in place.
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How It Was that Cuchulainn Got His Name
A retelling of the Irish Folktale that inspired the integrity cornerstone
Each of the LJMS cornerstones have a visual representation that goes along with a folk tale told long
ago by a certain cultural group. The integrity cornerstone has a guard dog from ancient Ireland. The
story that goes along with the Irish guard dog has many parts, but the main part is as follows:
Hurling is a game with ancient Gaelic and Irish origin that is played with a ball and a stick called a hurley
on a field similar to a soccer field. Long ago, a boy named Setanta was invited by the king to a feast at
Culann, the blacksmith's, house. Setanta was honored and excited to be invited, but first he needed to
finish his game of hurley. He ended up being late, and Culann had already closed the doors to the
banquet hall and let his fierce guard dog loose in the courtyard by the time Setanta arrived. Sure
enough, the guard dog tried to attack Setanta as soon as he entered the yard. Setanta had to think
quickly in order to save his life, so he threw his ball into the dog's mouth. The dog began to choke and
couldn't dislodge the ball from his throat. Culann heard the commotion and came outside just in time
to see his dog choke to death.
Setanta felt horrible about what had happened. He apologized to Culann and promised to find and
train another dog. Setanta told the blacksmith that he himself would guard Culann until a replacement
dog would be ready.
The king, who was at the banquet, saw all this occur and was very impressed with Setanta's
responsibility. He honored Setanta with a new name---Cuchulainn, or "Guard for Culann." Cuchulainn
is remembered to this day because he handled himself with style, grace, and above all, he displayed
INTEGRITY in his willingness to take responsibility for his actions. Remember that integrity is "doing
the right thing, even when nobody is looking."
It is because of the integrity displayed during this folk tale that a guard dog drawn in the Celtic art style
is displayed on the integrity patch.
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Integrity – Doing the Right Thing Activity – Act it Out Skits – Day 1
**Prepare a two minute skit that allows all members of your group to have a speaking part.**
Scenario 1. You did your homework last night. Your friend did not. S/he asks to copy your homework.
How could/should you respond in a way that shows maturity and integrity?
[Hint: in your skit demonstrate what to do. Include discussion with friends; consequences if caught -paper may be ripped up/referral/loss of merits]
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Scenario 2. You find a wallet with cash in it on campus. It is not yours. What should you do?
[Hint: in your skit demonstrate what to do.]
------------------------------------------------------------**Prepare a two minute skit that allows all members of your group to have a speaking part.**
Scenario 3. You and your friend see a group of two or three people picking on/bullying another student.
[Hint: in your skit demonstrate what you should do.]
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Scenario 4. You are on the Quad at lunch. You see someone throw their garbage on the ground. What
should you do?
[Hint: in your skit demonstrate what you should do.]
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Scenario 5. You are working on a group project. You agreed to do a certain part of the project. The due
date is today. What should you do?
[Hint: in your skit demonstrate what you should do – dropping out of the group is not a solution.]
------------------------------------------------------------**Prepare a two minute skit that allows all members of your group to have a speaking part.**
Scenario 6. Demonstrate in your skit places/times in the classroom/school were it would be appropriate
to use good manners [please/thank you/may I please…/good morning/”Golden Rule” etc.].
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Scenario 7--You take a quiz first period. Several of your friends have the same class later in the day
and ask you what questions were on the quiz. How can you respond?
------------------------------------------------------------**Prepare a two minute skit that allows all members of your group to have a speaking part.**
Scenario 8. Discuss with your group how you can reference information from the internet without
copying it.
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