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Past to Present

Spatial Requirements: Regular classroom setup: little or no space requiredActivity Type: GroupGrades: 3-12Group Size: 2 or moreTime: 15 minutes Introduction: To avoid repeating past mistakes, it is helpful to reflect on how your thoughts, feelings and actions have changed over time. When students realize that their goals, likes, and dislikes change as they grow older, they will give more thought and […]

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On the Brink

Spatial Requirements: Regular classroom setup: little or no space requiredActivity Type: Movement/groupGrades: 2-12Group Size: 2 or moreTime: 10 minutes Introduction: On the easy-fast track of the Reality Ride, what begins as simple fun can often lead to trouble. During this activity, kids will learn the importance of setting positive goals and thinking of the consequences before they cross the line from

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Now or Later?

Spatial Requirements: Regular classroom setup: little or no space requiredActivity Type: Object lessonGrades: 2-12Group Size: 1 or moreTime: 5-7 minutes, divided into two parts Introduction: Is what you want now more important than what you want most?  This activity helps students learn how to delay gratification, and teaches them that controlling impulses will lead to a bigger payoff in the

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Lincoln’s Choice Challenge

Spatial Requirements: Regular classroom setup: little or no space requiredActivity Type: Movement/groupGrades: K-12Group Size: 8 or moreTime: 20 minutes Introduction: Staying on the right track involves taking control of our choices, ensuring that they are not left to chance or the influence of others.  This activity illustrates the frustration that can often arise when we don’t take control of our own

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The Keys to Staying on Track

Spatial Requirements: Classroom with moderate space requiredActivity Type: Movement/groupGrades: 3-12Group Size: 10 or moreTime: 30 minutes Introduction: Individuals involved in self-defeating behaviors do not understand the impact they have on themselves, their family, their co-workers, their school, and on society.  Self-defeating behaviors are easy, but doors will open to the person who takes the harder but worth it track and strives

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