One way that hope can be an asset is to use it as a lens with which to examine situations and problems. Using hope as your context can enable teachers and students to look at a problem in its current state, speculate on how the situation might change, and envision the situation as they would like to see it. Approaching problems this way can help answer the question, “How can hope lessons help me work with a problem?” Teachers can use various hope lessons for this purpose.

Activity  Grade/Division of Lesson Plans
Questions Linking Hope to Features of the Situation
Hope Heroes Div 1
Hope Hero Spotlight – Lance Cardinal
Hope Hero Spotlight – Ethan Bear
Hope Hero Spotlight – Mya Beaudry
Hope Hero Acrostic Poems
Questions That Use Hope to Invite Speculations About Change
Hopeful Behaviours Div 2/3/4
Bubble Gum Brain
Before and After Images
Recognizing Hope in Others and Self
Reading Children’s Books with Hope Themes
Current Events

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