Fifteen Self-Discipline Skills

Basic Skills Prompted Birth-K Internalized Grs. K-3rd	1. Listening 2. Following Instructions 3. Questioning 4. Sharing: Time, Space, People and Things 5. Exhibiting Social skills
Constructive Skills Prompted Grs. K-3rd Internalized Grs. 3-7	6. Cooperating with Others 7. Understanding the Reason for Rules 8. Independently Completing a Task 9. Exhibiting Leadership 10. Communicating Effectively
Generative Skills Prompted Grs. K-7th Internalized Grs. 7-12	11. Organizing: Time, Space, People, Things 12. Resolving Mutual Problems 13. Taking the Initiative in Problem Solving 14. Distinguishing Fact From Feeling 15. Sacrificing/Serving Others
Grouping the Skills
The first five skills are called Basic Skills. They are difficult for children in Kindergarten through the end of grade 3 to demonstrate on their own without help. The most basic of all skills is Listening. The symbol for the Basic Skills is the handshake. It reminds us that people need people in order to get along in an institutional environment.
The second five skills are called Constructive Skills. Children in grades 4-7 are developmentally ready to learn these 5 skills. The symbol to represent the second set of skills is the liberty bell, since learning the rights and responsibilities expected of members of our society requires citizens to use Constructive Skills.
Five additional skills are learned from grades 8-High School. The last five skills are called Generative Skills. The demonstration of Generative Skills requires a more comprehensive world view. People are motivated to demonstrate these higher level skills when the needs of others can be recognized and are considered to be important. The symbol of the transmitter reminds us that people who want to make changes in the institutional or democratic environments must transmit what they know to transform the world in which we live.
The skills are grouped into three categories. While children of all ages can be taught something about all fifteen skills, during some phases of a child’s development it is best to focus on certain skills. Each of the fifteen skills is illustrated. Depending upon the culture of your school or home, you may select from the following skill posters available through Discipline With Purpose (See shopping cart - Item 121): A Generic skill set Art posters Native American Hispanic African American Animal posters Scripture based Junior High posters Computer Golf Music Physical Education As the program develops, the best illustrations will be those created by parents, students and educators to reflect the unique culture of the home and school.

The Fifteen Self-Discipline Skills

Grouping the Skills