To Be …

to be authentic

• to do 
• to sense
• to make sense (notice, act, follow, mimic, lead, to be ***)
• to be known
• to build an identity (roles )
• Have a sense of responsibilities
• to make better choices based on our sense-making
• to reflect on the specifics 

to be brave

• to look at what is deemed dangerous
• to take a chance by touching, holding, using, being with…
• to show your spark
• to say yes and no
• to go where people are
• to map each place
• to meet new children and teachers
• to do things with others
• to take action
• to show your feelings
• to share your thoughts

to be calculated

• to satisfy the senses
  • see it, hear it, feel it, smell it, taste it
• to follow the senses
• deconstruct the processes
• practice the actions 
• develop language to frame the moments
• to challenge and test ideas
• to push our abilities forward
• to develop a sense of appreciation for the task
• to define better starts and stops

to be careless

• to slip and slid
• to jump up and down
• to say something negative
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to be challenged

• Rock, Scissors, Paper
• My spot. No, It’s my spot
• I am fast. You are slow.
• I am pretty. No, you are ugly.

to be coachable

• Good. 
• Yes, like that.
• Yes, but no because this is like this.
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to be compelled

to be consistent 

• to develop good habits
• to take on the responsibility for who we want to be

to be curious

• to try
• to be be practical

to be dangerous

• Kids are chaotic. 
• They don’t have the experience they need to be careful.
• They will act without thinking.
• They will act without remembering
• They will act like animals.
• They will get creative with tools.
• They will pinch or poke you and ask “Does it hurt.”
• They wrestle and learn special attacks.
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to be experimental

• Curiosity leads to experimenting
• Experimenting leads to sensing
• Sensing seeks answers.
• Answers seek questions
• What does it sound like? Does it make me dance and sing?
• Throw it. oops! Squeeze it. oops. Eat it. Oops.
• Bend it. Oops broke it. How strong is it?
• Draw it. My picture. 
• Goldilocks to find the sweet spot – Just right.
• Find multiple solutions
• challenge abstractions and applications

to be general

• Curiosity leads to experimenting
• Experimenting leads to sensing
• Sensing seeks answers.
• Answers seek questions.
• What does it sound like? Does it make me dance and sing?
• Throw it. oops! Squeeze it. oops. Eat it. Oops.
• Bend it. Oops broke it. How strong is it?
• Draw it. My picture. 
• Goldilocks to find the sweet spot – Just right.

to be gentle

• break things
• know the right amount of force
• get hurt and hurt others
• to be aware of how things hurt

to be hopeful

to be humble

to be inspired by

to be intentional

to be Kids

to knowledgeable

to be known

to be loved

to be patient

to be present

to be random

to be responsible

to be skilled

to be specialized

to be strong

to be trusted for