How Can You Be
Sure to Have a
Good Day?
What’s on your plate?
What is going on with you that may
stop you from being at your best today?
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at home?
on the way to school?
once you got to school?
or
What is going on with you that may help
you be at your best today?
The Terrible, Horrible, No
Good Very Bad Day…
Alexander knew it was going to be a
terrible day when he woke up with gum
in his hair.
And it got worse…
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His best friends deserted him.
There was no dessert in his lunch box.
And on top of it all, there were lima
beans for dinner and kissing on TV!!
To read more about Alexander’s bad
day, click here.
Ms. Dickens’ Terrible, Horrible, NO
GOOD, Very Bad Day!
Ms. Dickens’ knew it was going to be a
terrible day when she woke up
and there was no coffee.
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And it got worse…
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Traffic was awful.
It was pouring down rain.
And when she opened her classroom
door, she found a mouse in her box of
crackers!
I knew it was going to be a
Terrible, Horrible, NO GOOD,
Very Bad Day!
I knew it was going to be a
terrible day when I woke
up and______________.
And it got worse…
This happened…
 Then, that happened…
 Then…
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What does Alexander need
to have a good day?
Alexander’s Good Day Plan
What does Alexander need to have a good day?
Good Day
•No morning
crisis
•Good seat in car
•Praise from
Mrs. Dickens
•Dessert in
lunchbox
•No complaints
from Dad when
he visits the
office
Now
•Waking up with a
problem
•Not being heard
by car pool driver
•Not being
appreciated by
Mrs. Dickens
•No dessert in
lunch box
•Dad complains
when Alexander
visits his office
Action
•Prepare for school the
night before
•Advocate for self in car
pool
• Concentrate on school
work to avoid careless
mistakes
•Check lunch box before
leaving home- if Mom
forgot an item- pack it
himself
•Obey Dad’s rules when
visiting his office
What do I need to have a
good day?
My Good Day Plan
For your own copy of plan click here
Good Day
Now
Action
What do I
•Am I getting •If I don’t have
need to have what I need
what I need, what
a good day? now?
needs to happen?
•Who can help?
•If yes, great! •What strategies
should I create?
•If not move •What short-term
to next
goals should I set
column.
for myself?
What Strategies Will I Use
to Reach My Goals?
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From your Good Day Plan, choose one goal
and list several strategies to reach it.
Write a two or three sentence summary
about how you will achieve a good day.
Put all of your thoughts and strategies
together.
Who might help me to
implement my plan?
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Mom and Dad
My coach
My counselor
My case manager
Other teachers
Sometimes we have Terrible,
Horrible, No Good Very Bad Days…
But, with the help of a Good Day Plan and
the important people in our lives, we can
turn some of those “rainy” days
into “sunny” ones!