Everyone wants to be one of the cool kids! But what does it mean to be cool? If being cool or popular is perceived as being exclusive or not so nice then it's time to redefine "cool"!
In the book, "The Cool Bean", written by Jory John and illustrated by Pete Oswald, everyone knows the cool beans because they’re sooooo cool. It's tricky for an uncool has-bean . . .
Always on the sidelines, one bean tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd—until one day the cool beans show him that one of the biggest factors to being cool is kindness.
This is a content-rich unit that has discussion prompts, comprehension questions, a mini-assessment, point of view, recipe for being cool, "Kindness is Cool" poster, and identifying emotions student pages. It also explores negative self-talk, affirmations, and our self-worth bank accounts. There are student activity pages to accompany these big ideas.
