The Power of Bacon

Have you met Chris P. Bacon yet?  The students at Eubank know him. He is helping us define our good intentions.

Students were introduced to this adorable fellow with this video:

 Sing Along With Chris P. Bacon

And this fantastic story:

If you’ve read earlier entries in this fledgling blog you’ll know that this year in the library the focus centers on the idea of all that is “GOOD”; the good in each individual, the good in our neighbors and the good throughout the world.  

Life can be full of challenges. Sometimes choosing “GOOD” means hard work.  This can be a difficult idea for kids to understand. Chris P. Bacon is helping my students understand the importance of perseverance – the struggle to make a “GOOD” choice.

After reading the students spent some time thinking about Chris’s story and what they could take away from it.  My primary students created construction paper shape collages of Chris – wheels and all and identified a goal they wanted to persevere for.   Older students used an acrostic of Chris’s name to help them think about the character traits Chris exemplified and what helped him to persevere and “Never Give Up:”

C- courageous

H- helpful

R - role model

I - inspiring

S - support

Students then used their own names to create acrostic bookmarks of the individual traits they possess.  They got to take their bookmarks home – I hope it is a reminder that they do have skills that can help them persevere and never give up!

There’s already been a ton of requests to check out Chris P. Bacon’s story!  Wait until the kids find out that there’s a new story coming out in November!

 
I think it's going to get a "Good" - No, make that GREAT response!