Celebrating a Year of Positive Action with Grade 1 Students

As this year-end review session commences, a chorus of Grade 1 voices sing enthusiastically and passionately — "I Am a Positive Action Kid." These students, imbued with positivity, are on an inspired journey toward personal development.

Grade 1 students have spent the academic year harnessing their young minds to think positive thoughts. They've learned how to take positive actions that serve not only themselves but society, too. The resulting positive feelings have reaffirmed for them that positivity boosts self-concept.

At this point in the review session, the teacher distributes "A Positive Year" Review Booklets to her students. While an assembly of activity sheets from Unit 7, it also mirrors a memory lane encapsulating each student's learning and progress throughout the year.

It is impossible not to acknowledge their remarkable progress and effort as they thumb through those pages. Reflecting on the concepts covered, it's evident that students have absorbed crucial lessons in caring for their bodies and minds, managing themselves responsibly, treating others the way they would like to be treated, practicing self-honesty, and continually improving themselves.

Recognizing this blossoming growth among young learners, the teacher hands out Certificates of Completion. The certificates are a tangible acknowledgment of their efforts and dedication throughout the year. As each student signs their name, they commit to continually strive to stay within the Happy Circle by choosing positive thoughts and actions. The teacher adds a seal of approval by co-signing.

Applause echoes through the room as the teacher congratulates these diligent first graders on their hard work and noteworthy accomplishments throughout the year. The pride and satisfaction etched on their faces reflect a job well done.

Drawing this moment to a close, the teacher takes this opportunity to remind students that although classes may end for now, they must not abandon what they've learned here at Positive Action. Instead, the teacher encourages the pupils to carry forward into their everyday lives — continue thinking positive thoughts, doing positive actions, and fostering deep-rooted positivity toward themselves.

The parting note is an assignment full of promise: each student must share their "A Positive Year" review booklet and Certificate of Completion with at least one person — a parent, sibling, or friend. This sharing exercise intends to transmit lessons soaked in positivity more widely within their circles.

Finally, closing off this transformative journey is one final visit through the Thoughts-Actions-Feelings Circle. A touchstone for much of Grade 1’s learnings over the past academic year, directing them towards one simple yet profound truth: Positive thoughts fuel positive actions, leading eventually to positive feelings about oneself.

This year-end review session concludes with an adjacent beginning: the commencement of each student’s continued adventure into practicing Positive Action concepts outside the confines of classroom walls, spilling over into real-life application within their integral day-to-day lives.