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I AM READY
Curriculum
I AM READY
Unit 1: Are You ready?
Guiding Questions:
What is self-control?
What is the relationship and interconnectedness between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?
How can I control internal and external events?
Unit Description:
Self-control is the ability to manage one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Unit 1 teaches the concept of self-control and how learning to manage one’s internal thoughts, feelings, and actions gives a person autonomy over internal events and influence over external events.
Internal events are inner thoughts, feelings and behavioral responses. External events are physical events, such as death, the loss of a job, being stuck in traffic, or getting a disappointing review from a boss.
In this unit, students explore the concept of self-control, articulate their WHY for participating in the course, and participate in their first supportive Transformation Circle (support group discussion.)
Lesson Overviews
Lesson One
Overview
Learners are introduced to the concept of self-control.
Critical Activities
- Take A Stand
- Now or Later
- Circle of Self-Control
- Whip Around
Objectives
- Create schema for self-control
- Complete the Circle of Self-Control diagram
- Define external and internal events
- Understand benefits of I AM Ready program
- Define self-control in our own words
Learning Targets
- External events cannot be controlled. Internal events can be controlled.
- Thoughts and feelings determine behavior.
- Self-control is a choice of action and response.
- Self-control is mindfulness, self-management, and self-regulation during our life experiences.
- I AM Ready means I have self-control
- I AM Ready means I am willing to become mindful of my thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Lesson Two
Learners explore self-control challenges and establish their WHY for course participation. This Happened! and Tracking My Day Tools reflective tools are introduceOverview
Learners explore self-control challenges and establish their WHY for course participation. This Happened! and Tracking My Day Tools reflective tools are introduced.
Critical Activities
- Words I Wish I Wrote
- Whip Around
- Tell it Like it Is
- Tie it Together
- This Happened!
- Tracking My Day
- A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words
Objectives
- Define your WHY
- Define self-control challenges
Learning Targets
Targets and Statements are reviewed in the Transformation Circles and Accountability Partners.
Lesson Three
Overview
Learners explore self-control through Today & Tomorrow Episode 1.
Critical Activities
- Tie it Together
- Tune in! Today & Tomorrow
- T&T Draw it!
- Circle of Self-Control
- This Happened!
- Tracking My Day
- Mirror Discussions: Say it Like it is -> Start a Conversation
- Back-to-Back
Objectives
- Identify thoughts, behaviors, and actions of others through story
- Identify I AM Ready tools for specific situations and scenarios
- Practice applying tools to characters in story
Learning Targets
Targets and Statements are reviewed in the Transformation Circles and Accountability Partners.
Lesson Four
Overview
Learners form support group called the Transformation Circle and establish the group’s norms and expectations. Students then create TRY goals for the upcoming week.
Critical Activities
- Whip Around
- Transformation Circle
- Accountability Partners
- Create a TRY Goal
- A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words
Objectives
- Define expectations
- Discuss self-control strengths and challenges
- Identify benefits of having more self-control
- Define ‘Above the Bar’ and ‘Below the Bar’ behaviors
- Review and evaluate progress for the This Happened! event journal
- Review and evaluate progress for the Tracking My Day record
Learning Targets
Targets and Statements are reviewed in the Transformation Circles and Accountability Partners.
CBT Terms and Tools
Terms:
- Self-control
- Internal Events
- External Events
- Circle of Self-Control
- Circle of Control
- Circle of Influence
- Internal Script
- I AM Ready
IAR Tools:
- This Happened! event journal
- Tracking My Day record
- READY acronym
- Learning Targets
- Big I Statements
- ‘Above the Bar’ behaviors
- ‘Below the Bar’ behaviors