Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind
What does being Proactive look like at school?
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Choosing activities to work on independently or with a
friend
Working appropriately with classroom materials
Cleaning up when asked the 1st time
Trying their best on every activity
Listening and following directions during group and
independent work
Taking turns with favorite activities
Using words to express feelings when upset or frustrated
What does being Proactive look like at home?
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Putting toys away without mom and dad asking
Sitting appropriately at the table with family for meals
Brushing teeth independently
Helping pick out clothes for school and getting dressed
independently
Helping make a grocery list
Asking for help with difficult tasks
Using works to express feelings and frustrations
What does Beginning With the End in Mind look like at school?
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What do I want to do when I grow up?
What do I want to learn about today (project work)?
Making a plan during center time
o What do I want to accomplish?
o Where do I want to work/play?
What does Beginning With the End in Mind look like at home?
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Setting a personal goal:
o Having a “Green” day
o Learning to put on my shoes on the correct feet
o Learning to get dressed by myself
o Learning to brush my teeth by myself
Identifying the goal so can plan what need
o Examples:
 Following recipe
 Making a project (bird house)
 Building a fort, gathering supplies before
starting
Habit 3: Put 1st Things 1st
How does Putting 1st Things 1st look at school?
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Putting personal items away in backpacks before starting
the day
Washing hands before eating breakfast/snack
Finishing one project before starting a new one
Cleaning up materials before moving on to another activity
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
How does Thinking Win-Win look at school?
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Positive language
Working together to clean-up
Using Tucker Turtle’s Solution Kit
Participating together at Large Group
Using “I Can” statements
Flipping it to green using our strategies
How does Thinking Win-Win look at home?
How does Putting 1st Things 1st look at home?
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Doing what mom and dad ask me to do before doing what I
want to do
Cleaning up my room before playing outside
Finishing my dinner before eating dessert
Putting away my toys in the living room before going to play
in my bed room
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Saying “I can do this”
Using strategies to calm down
o Examples: taking deep breaths
Talking about what upset us after calming down
Setting a goal to be positive
Taking turns using family member ideas as a solution to a
problem
Habit 5: Seek 1st to Understand and then to be
Understood
Habit 6: Synergize
What does Synergizing look like at school?
What does Seeking 1st to Understand and then to be
Understood look like at school?
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Use my listening ears
Use my words to explain our feelings
Take turns talking
Take turns with toys
Use “I Feel” statements
o Example: I feel angry when you hit me.
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Working together to clean up
Helping my friends when they need help
Working with my teachers to complete my work
Playing with my friends at recess
Working with my friends to complete a project
What does Synergizing look like at home?
What does Seeking 1st to Understand and then to be
Understood look like at home?
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Follow the directions mom and dad give me
Listen to what others are saying before I
talk
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Working together to complete a project
Helping Mom or Dad cook supper
Helping my siblings pick up toys
Helping Mom or Dad clean up the house
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
How does Sharpening the Saw look at school?
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Participating in recess
Participating in music and movement
Eat the healthy breakfast/snack during school
Learn
Have fun
How does Sharpening the Saw look at home?
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Take walks with family
Play outdoors
Turn off the TV and play a game
Eat healthy
Get a good night’s rest
Read or make up a story using only the pictures in the book
Enjoy time with your family and loved ones