Topic: Daily Lit Bit

Invite the child to discuss their goals. Give the child positive, constructive feedback, and talk about the specific actions they might take to make a goal a reality.

Everyone has something that they enjoy doing or that they are good at. Invite the student to choose and develop a skill that they want to improve upon.

Identify a variety of volunteer opportunities the student could participate in at school or in the community, and let the student choose which one to perform.

Explore poems and pieces of art that stemmed from loss. Invite the student to write down their reflections and discuss with you what they have observed.

Have the student choose a culture other than their own to explore through research. Have the student share their findings and discuss what they learned.

Invite the student to write an essay describing how they have practiced creative problem solving in their own lives or community.

Talk about why it’s important to keep trying, even when you feel tired or discouraged. Be sure to also discuss how to determine which things are worth persisting at and which are not.

Encourage the student to choose images and words or phrases that inspire them. Encourage the student to create a collage of those images and words to remind them of who they are and who they want to be.

Encourage the student to gather information about a problem in their community. Discuss how to work with other people to solve the problem. Have the student write about the experience.

Creating something new can sometimes help overcome the pain felt from experiencing loss. Encourage the student to create art as a way to remember and honor someone they’ve lost.

Talk about a community the child belongs to, and what makes it special, what makes it function, and what some of the shared goals of the community are.

Invite the student to think about problems they’ve noticed in the world or in their own communities. Then encourage student to work on finding a creative solution to the problem.

Have the student reflect on a difficult time or a challenging occurrence. Invite the student to write about the problem, how it makes them feel, and how they might take a different approach in the future to practice perseverance.

Have the student write a letter to themselves about their aspirations. Encourage them to store the letter somewhere safe, to be opened again far in the future.

Invite the student to think about something that they would like to change or improve upon in their own life or in their community. Have them decide on a plan of action and outline the steps needed to achieve that goal.

Ask the student to think about a loss they have faced in their own lives that they feel comfortable sharing with others. Have them talk to you about the loss, and how they grew from, or were changed by, the experience.

Help the student to think more deeply about their own traditions within their family or community. Invite the student to find an object or create a visual representation of some aspect of their culture.

Have the student research inventors or community organizers from history. Invite the student to pick one, write about what problem they sought to solve, the challenges they faced, and how they found a solution.