Substitute plan · Grade 6 · 2026-2027
Week 20 — Jan 18-22
Trust / Emotional Bank Accounts
Module 20: High Trust Behaviors
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan 18 - no school.
What students should walk away with
Online-harm progression; use one repair script.
High Trust Behaviors-transparency, accountability, and righting wrongs-provide the repair process.
Day-by-day
Tuesday
Introduce the habit and teach Lesson 77 (20-30 min).
Wednesday
Quick review and practice: students name one place the habit shows up in their day.
Thursday
Minimum day: teach Making Things Right: Repairing Harms (20 min).
Friday
Teach Lesson 80 (20-30 min).
Leader in Me lessons
Lesson 77
I can use Talk Straight, Demonstrate Respect, Create Transparency, and Right Wrongs to build trust.
Lesson 80
I can practice applying Trust Behaviors.
Leader in Me links require the classroom teacher's district sign-in. If the substitute cannot sign in, use the discussion fallback below.
Digital lesson
- Digital Literacy & Well-Being20 min
Making Things Right: Repairing Harms
Use accountability and repair strategies after causing online harm.
No-prep fallback (always safe)
- Post the habit on the board: Trust / Emotional Bank Accounts.
- Ask: "Where did you see this habit this week — at school or online?"
- Students write a 5-sentence journal response and share one example with a partner.
- Close with three volunteers sharing out; collect journals for the teacher.