Principle:              We make choices.

Title:                      Coloring.

Materials:             Levels 1, 2, 3.  Crayons and paper.

Direction:             Review today's principle.  Introduce today's activity by stating that children will color and make red circles on their paper.

Review principle.

Model:                    Draw red circles on a piece of paper and tell students that they have to do the same thing as you.  Give each student the same color paper and the same color crayon.  If students protest and say that they want to color something different, ask them if they usually have choices when they color.  Discuss the difference of having choices and having no choices.

Begin coloring activity by offering no choices.

Activity:                 Allow them to choose the paper and crayons that they want to color.  If no one protests, allow them to finish coloring their red circles, then allow them to pick their own paper and their own crayons.

Allow children to freely choose colors and pictures.

Evaluation:            Level 1.         What is this?
                      What did we just do?
Level 2.         How did you do that?
Level 3.         What will you do different next time?
                      What will you do the same next time?
                      Why?

Assist children in evaluating this activity and their strategies.

Summary:             Discuss the difference of having choices and having no choices.

Compare having choices vs. no choices.  Summarize activity and provide rationale.