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The Beginning of a Hero is a series of two-minute audio presentations for use on elementary school intercom systems. These stories work in conjunction with The Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero to portray a wide variety of realistic scenarios in everyday student life, whether in the classroom, on the school grounds, in the neighborhood, or at home. Through these stories, students vicariously learn:

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY  •  POSITIVE PERSONAL VISION  •  POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS

Hundreds of elementary schools are currently playing these stories on the school intercom twice a week during morning announcements as a part of their character education and pro-active bully prevention efforts.  Be sure to see what many of them are saying by clicking here!  (These stories are available in video or audio-only formats to best suit your needs.)

The Beginning of a Hero also serves as a POWERFUL PROACTIVE BULLY PREVENTION PROGRAM and much more! Each story introduces a negative or challenging situation that, through the power of choice (often introduced by a teacher, principal, counselor, parent, or peer) is turned around for a positive ending. The common language throughout the program is that HELPING is the opposite of hurting, and that a person who HELPS is known as a HERO, whether HELPING others or HELPING one’s own future self. Each of these stories opens with the words “A HERO is a person who does special things to HELP others. Every HERO starts out as a child and every child can CHOOSE to become a HERO.” And each story ends (music up and under) with the words: “That’s what I know about the beginning of this HERO, and I know that you can become a HERO, too!”

We offer low-cost memberships for schools along with private personal memberships for parents and students at home.  For membership / site-license information regarding public use in schools or information about personal memberships, please click here.  With school membership or personal membership, you’ll have FULL access to ALL of our resources (stories, student interaction sheets, songs, etc.).  Below are four sample stories from the The Beginning of a Hero Series.  MANY more titles (listed below) are available with membership.

I Said I Was Sorry

Not Enough Seats

The Burger Battle

The Making of a Hero

Additional titles (with membership) include:

Mr. Delaney’s Father

Two Football Fans

“It Was Just An Accident!”

Thumper Gets Stopped

A Bookworm and a Social Butterfly

End of the Year Discussion

Rex Makes a Life Choice

The Bullies Saw Pink

Heroes Help Themselves

The Girl with the Long Hair

Lisa’s Long Day

Rebecca and Her Three Friends

Wyndel, the Horseback Rider

Jacob and the Star Crunch

Ray and the Science Project

Norvelee

Vandalizing is Wrong

My Mother is a Teacher

Laura Can’t Swim

The Bouncing Pencil

He Was Told He Can’t Sing

Mrs. Reeves Is Retiring

My Dad’s On the School Board

Carlos and the Bully

It Happened In the Library

Laura Gets Tripped

Daniel Loved Music

Betsy’s New Clothes

Sam Was New At the School

Comparing Grades

The Class Clown

My Friend Is Not Cool

Her Brother Is In Prison

Christopher’s New Backpack

I Can’t Go

My Daddy’s Job

Carla Enjoys Reading

The Science Nerd

The Teacher’s Pet

Learning English

Larry’s Limp

The Game of Keep Away

The Hundred Dollar Bill

Jump, Deshan, Jump!

Kids Will Just Be Kids

Mr. Delaney, the Storyteller

She Copied My Answers

The Extra-Credit Service Project

Elyse and Matthew Visit Aunt Becky

Nicholas and the Three Bullies

Shelly’s Field Trip Money

Trey, His Friend, and Coach Sheffield

Those Boys Need Help!

Blah! Blah! Blah!

The Movie

Jeremy’s Big Choice

The Lasagna Dinner

Rachel and the New Kid

Mr. Delaney Was a Tattle-tale?!

Austin Strikes Out

The Exercise Ball

The Conversation

Jenny’s Cat

The Two Sarahs

Bullies on the Bus

When I Grow Up

A Lot of Bullying Going On

No Questions Asked

Mr. Delaney’s Favorite Story

Three Markers, Two Bullies, and a HERO

The Cafeteria Kicker

Winning

I Need a Pencil

The Chair Incident

Jason’s Story

When I Was a Bully

I Said I Was Sorry

At the Skating Rink

A Bird in the Tree

He’s Just My Little Brother

Where is Juan’s Backpack?

To Shoplift or Not to Shoplift

In the Cafeteria

Tevin Gives the Wrong Answer

Picture Day

The Litter Bug

The Coat Incident

Scary Stories

Obedience School

Skateboarding on the Driveway

Erica Didn’t Tattle

Practicing Their Music

Jennifer and the Cyber-Bully

One Coat and a Marker

Jenny’s Dad, The Hero

The Boy Who Couldn’t Read

Terry Jones is NOT a Bully

Robbie Lives in a Trailer

And many more…

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