Grades 6-8

This lesson builds on students’ understanding of courage by exploring a deep connection to fear. Using Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as a framework, students will analyze key moments where Alice encounters fear and demonstrates courage. Students will examine how fear presents challenges and how courage serves as a response to those challenges.Through discussion, examine how fear presents challenges and how courage action response to those challenges. Students will share personal experiences and develop strategies to cultivate courage in their daily lives. Time Required: 40 minutes.

Objectives:

• Define courage and identify courageous behaviors
• Understand the relationship between fear and courage and connect it to personal experiences
• Identify strategies to overcome fear and embrace courage, applying these strategies to daily life
• Collaborate with peers to share thoughts about fear and courage 

This module introduces students to the concept of courage and how people generally describe it. Students will learn about three different types of courage: moral courage, physical courage, and vital courage. Using the stories of Martin Luther King Jr., Stephen Hawking, and firefighters, students will deepen their understanding of courage. They will connect the concept of courage to their own experiences through class discussions and personal reflection. By the end of the lesson, students will recognize that courage comes in many forms and be encouraged to apply it in their daily lives. Time Required: 35 – 40 minutes.

Objectives:

• Define courage and identify courageous behaviors
• Give examples of courage and distinguish different types of courage
• Reflect on their own experiences with courage and give personal examples
• Collaborate with other students of sharing courageous behaviors in daily life