Precious Not Prickly teaches children to be precious like a hedgehog, not prickly like a porcupine! Children learn to be a HEDGIE and Help Everyone Do Good In Everything!
WHAT CHILDREN SAY ABOUT PRECIOUS NOT PRICKLY (Their spelling too):
“Oh preshus not priculy, you paint the perfect picher of life. And kindness comes when you are perfectly preshes!” Devin
“It helped me because when I see someone get bullied hurts my feelings, but now since we have precious not prickly not alot of people get bullied.” A.K.
“Preshus not prickly helps me by not being bullied and helps me get new friends it makes me feel safe.” Luke
“The Hedgie helps me because whenever I’m preshish it make my heart feel great.” S.L.
IT’S ELEMENTARY: Precious NOT Prickly is a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum for elementary school children and educators.
HEART SMARTS: This heart education program includes brain building and bullying prevention components. Precious NOT Prickly is geared toward K5 through 5th grade students. It engages children and adults in the solution process to prevent bullying, rudeness, disrespect, meanness and other behaviors that disrupt and impede the learning process.
BUILDING BLOCKS FOR GOOD RELATIONSHIPS: Precious NOT Prickly equips students with heart knowledge and hands-on experiences to build relationships through positive principles and values for everyday living.
EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE: Our 3 Step Easy Implementation Plan melds easily into daily routines to and implement with fidelity.
Step One: Daily Gratitude
Step Two: Acts of Kindness Lifestyle Recognition
Step Three: Read and Discuss SEL Story Lesson Books
Educator Training, Resource Notebook and Story Lesson Book collections included.
In the words of Aristotle: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”