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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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