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Resiliency Lesson Plan- Cinderella
By Ali Norman


Review:
Make sure everyone has a good definition of resilience.  Resilience: to recover readily, as from adversity or illness.
Anticipatory Set:
        Show a few moments of any Disney movie, just enough to get the class hooked.
Objective:
        To help the students realize that resilience is everywhere, and everyone has it.  Understand that life is full of times in which we must be resilient.
Input and Modeling:
        As a group we will discuss the plot and brain storm ideas of other options that the Prince had in Cinderella.  He could have just given up and waited for another beautiful girl to wed, instead he shows resilience and searches for her, with only a glass slipper to go by. The goal is to create an alternate plan for the Prince, instead of what really happened in the movie.  After a plan in created, show the movie clip of what did happen.
Guided Practice:
        Now in four groups, take one movie and create a different solution for the main characters’ problem. 
·       The Lion King- Scar and the hyenas have taken over Pride Rock.
·       A Bug’s Life- Grasshoppers are trying to take over the ant colony.
·       Aladdin- Jaffar has taken over Agrabah and is an all-powerful sorcerer.
·       Toy Story- Sid in planning to blow up Buzz Lightyear.
The new plans will be shared with the class.  Then we will see what the main character did to be resilient in the movie.
Independent Practice:
        Go home and talk with someone in you home and ask them to tell you a story of someone either in your family or someone you both know that has done something resilient.  We will share stories tomorrow in class.

A Bug’s Life
        Problem: Grasshoppers are trying to take over the ant colony.
What could Flick do, run away with the circus?  After all he would be safe with them.





Aladdin
        Problem:  Jaffarr has taken over Agrabah and is on all-powerful sorcerer. 
What could Aladdin do, take Jasmine and carpet ad fly to the nearest city?  They could be safe and happy there.





The Lion King
        Problem: Scar and the hyenas has taken over Pride Rock.
What could Simba do, go back to paradise?  After all, he was safe and happy there.





Toy Story
        Problem: Sid is planning to blow up Buzz Lightyear.
What could Woody do, give up?  After all he isn’t the one who is going to be harmed.