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Positive Action®
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Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum

Positive Action, Inc.
264 4 th
Avenue South
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Phone: 800-345-2974
Fax: 208-733-1590
Website: www.positiveaction.net
E-mail: info@positiveaction.net
© Copyright 2004 by Positive Action, Inc. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.
Published 2003, Revised 2004
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Positive Action® and the Positive Action Schoolhouse are registered trademarks of Positive Action, Inc.
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in any way, including but not limited to photocopy, photograph, magnetic, or other record, without the prior
agreement and written permission of Positive Action, Inc.

Positive Action, Inc. has created four levels of
implementation for the components of the Positive
Action program: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.
We are providing these plans to enable you to be as
flexible as possible as you consider your needs, interests,
and resources.
The Levels of Implementation Plans allow program
directors to choose how and when they wish to implement
different components and still remain faithful to
the program. Obviously, program directors can start at
any level they wish. These levels are also useful if schools
wish to grow their Positive Action program over time.
These levels could comprise a four-year plan, easily
adaptable to a five- or ten-year strategic plan, or any
other strategy that works for that school.
� Bronze represents the most basic level of program
implementation necessary to obtain
meaningful effects and fidelity to the program.
� Silver is a moderate enhancement of the above
program.
� Gold is implementation of all of the classroom
curriculum lessons and activities. All of the other
components are activated: drug curriculum, climate
program, Counselor’s Kit, Family Kit, and
Community Kit. Not all activities and lessons in
these components are required, and the site's PA
team can choose activities that are most appropriate
from each component.
� Platinum is the highest level: all components of the
Positive Action program are fully implemented. The
lessons and activities are completed, and the maximum
effects will be obtained for multiple outcomes.
To add optional hours, many schools/sites create
their own lessons that may be fitting for their environment.
Positive Action concepts are easily reinforced
throughout the whole school every day,
enhancing the effects of the program.
We provide these guidelines to help you choose the level of
implementation that best meets your goals within the
resources available to you. We realize there are many different
settings, however, we strongly encourage the most
complete implementation possible.
Please remember that the Positive Action program works
for multiple purposes that contribute to the efficiency and
effectiveness of your entire program. The program works to
increase positive behavior such as academic achievement,
attendance, sensibility of belonging to the school and the
community; and simultaneously works to decrease negative
behavior such as violence, suspensions, bullying, dropping
out, truancies, sexual harassment, and drug, alcohol, and
tobacco use. These results are consistently shown because
the program helps students develop a strong, resilient character
and a positive self-concept.
The Positive Action program is comprehensive and
coherent, yet each component can stand alone. The parts
within each component can also stand alone. For example,
the school curriculum is effective as a whole, but
individual lessons are also effective if specific issues need
to be addressed. The program components and their
parts fit together into a cohesive, seamless whole.
At the heart of the program is the Positive Action philosophy:
you feel good about yourself when you do positive
actions. Positive actions are identified as the good
things we do for ourselves and others. Positive actions
address the whole self: the physical, intellectual, social,
and emotional domains. We live in self-reinforcing circles:
our thoughts lead to our actions, which lead to feelings
about ourselves. Those circles, just as our actions,
can be positive or negative. A negative circle can be
interrupted at any point by thinking positive thoughts,
doing positive actions, or enjoying positive feelings.
This philosophy is the foundation for helping students
move into academic achievement, self-responsibility,
emotional and social stability, and a positive self-concept.
The first unit is the foundation for the whole program.
The successive units teach positive actions for the physical,
intellectual, social, and emotional areas. For maximum
effect, units should be taught in sequence, although each
unit or lesson can stand alone for special purposes and still
have a positive effect.
© Copyright 2003 by Positive Action, Inc.

The lessons take approximately 15 minutes each. To achieve fidelity, you can implement the Bronze level with the 20 core lessons to convey the Positive
Action philosophy and main concepts of each unit. However, we suggest additional lessons of your choice to reinforce each unit concept.
NUMBER OF CLASSROOM HOURS
Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
COMPONENTS 5+ hrs/yr 18 hrs/yr 35 hrs/yr 35+ hrs/yr
Classroom Curriculum � 20 core lessons+ � 70 lessons � All lessons � All lessons
Climate Kit � Optional � Required
4 activities + ICU
5 th
� Required
10-12 activities
� All activities required
Drug Supplement Kit � Optional � Optional � Required � All activities required
Counselor’s Kit � Optional � Required � Required � All activities required
Community Kit � Optional � Optional � Required � All activities required
Family Kit � Optional � Optional � Required � All activities required
Positive Action for 7 th
grade contains Units 1-3 (80 lessons). Eighth grade contains Units 4-6 (78 lessons).
NUMBER OF CLASSROOM HOURS
Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
COMPONENTS 5+ hrs/yr 14 hrs/yr 20 hrs/yr 20+ hrs/yr
Classroom Curriculum � 20 core lessons+ � 40 lessons � All lessons � All lessons
Climate Kit � Optional � Required
3-5 activities
MS Drug Supplement Kit � Optional � Required
6 lessons
Counselor’s Kit � Optional � Required
8 lessons
� Required
10-12 activities
� All activities required
� All lessons � All activities required
� Required
15 lessons
Community Kit � Optional � Optional � Required
4 activities
Family Kit � Optional � Optional � Required
15 lessons/activities
� All activities required
� All activities required
� All activities required

Positive Action for Teens was designed to provide lessons and activities for students over a four-year span. Each kit provides a one-year curriculum. Kit I, II,
and IV lessons are presented in three steps: Positive Thoughts (15 minutes), Positive Actions (15 minutes), and Positive Feelings (15 minutes). Each step is a
mini-lesson. All the mini-lessons can be taught together as one longer lesson, or they can be taught in three different, shorter sessions.
NUMBER OF CLASSROOM HOURS
Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
COMPONENTS 5+ hrs/yr 15 hrs/yr 30 hrs/yr 30+ hrs/yr
Kit I: Life’s Big Question:
"Who Am I?"
Kit II: "Lives on the Line"
Play
� 20 mini-lessons +
Positive Thoughts &
Actions Steps
� Positive Actions Step
from each lesson
(reading the play)
� 36 mini-lessons
Positive Thoughts &
Actions Steps
� Positive Thoughts &
Actions Steps
� All lessons � All lessons
� All lessons � All lessons
Kit III: Projects for Teens � 6 lessons � 10 lessons � All lessons � All lessons
Kit IV: Life Training for Teens � 20 mini-lessons+
One activity from
Positive Actions Step
� 60 mini-lessons
Positive Thoughts &
Actions Steps
Climate Kit � Optional � Required
3-5 activities
� Activities from all
42 lessons
� Required
10-12 activities
� All 42 lessons/
all activities
� All activities
Counselor’s Kit � Optional � Required � Required � All lessons
Community Kit � Optional � Optional � Required � Required
Family Kit � Optional � Optional � Required � Required

For every grade level it is critical to do the following. Unit 1– lessons
related to the philosophy and the circle. Other units–the first lesson. For
the lessons in the Silver column, we have selected those that we think are
most important for most settings. However, if you have special needs, then
feel free to select lessons other than the ones we have selected.
Lessons to Achieve Fidelity
We’ve selected core lessons for Bronze and Silver implementation. It is
critical to do the selected lessons from Unit 1 and at least the first
lesson of each of the other units. FFor the lessons in the Silver column, we
have selected those that we think are most important for most settings.
However, if you have special needs, then feel free to select lessons other than
the ones we have selected.
Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Lessons per year 20 Core Lessons+ 70 140 140
Unit 1 lessons 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 1-21 1-21
Unit 2 lessons 23, 25, 26, 33, 37 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33,
34, 35, 36, 37
Unit 3 lessons 44, 56, 58, 60 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 54,
56, 58, 59, 70
Unit 4 lessons 74, 77, 79 73, 74, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85,
86, 87
Unit 5 lessons 93, 100, 102 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 100,
102, 104, 105, 109
Unit 6 lessons 113, 114 112, 113, 114, 115, 116,
117, 119, 120, 121, 122
22-42 22-42
43-72 43-72
73-91 73-91
92-111 92-111
112-124 112-124
Unit 7 lessons 125-140 125-140

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Lessons per year 20 Core Lessons+ 70 137 137
Unit 1 lessons 1, 2, 15 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
20
Unit 2 lessons 23, 24, 26, 38, 39 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 35, 36,
37, 38, 39
Unit 3 lessons 43, 44, 56 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 56,
57, 58
Unit 4 lessons 74, 75, 77, 78 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 84, 85,
86
Unit 5 lessons 94, 101, 108 93, 94, 96, 99, 100, 101, 103,
105, 106, 108, 109
Unit 6 lessons 113, 120 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119,
124, 125, 127
1-22 1-22
23-42 23-42
43-72 43-72
73-92 73-92
93-112 93-112
113-129 113-129
Unit 7 lessons 130-137 130-137

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Lessons per year 20 Core Lessons+ 70 139 139
Unit 1 lessons 1, 2, 14 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18 1-20 1-20
Unit 2 lessons 21, 22, 25, 31, 33 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31,
33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38
Unit 3 lessons 43, 45, 57 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 50, 52, 54,
55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 64, 67, 68
21-40 21-40
41-70 41-70
Unit 4 lessons 73, 74, 82 73, 74, 76, 80, 82, 83, 84, 86 71-90 71-90
Unit 5 lessons 93, 95, 98, 102 93, 94, 95, 97, 99, 101, 102, 103,
104
Unit 6 lessons 112, 116 112, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119,
121, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128
91-110 91-110
111-130 111-130
Unit 7 lessons 131-139 131-139

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Lessons per year 20 Core Lessons+ 70 139 139
Unit 1 lessons 1, 2, 14 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16,
18
Unit 2 lessons 21, 27, 28, 31, 33 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31,
33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38
Unit 3 lessons 45, 46, 55, 56 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 52,
54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 64, 67, 68
Unit 4 lessons 72, 76, 79 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 80, 82, 83, 84,
86
Unit 5 lessons 92, 100, 104 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 99, 101,
102, 103, 104
Unit 6 lessons 111, 115, 117 111, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119,
121, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128
1-20 1-20
21-40 21-40
41-70 41-70
71-90 71-90
91-110 91-110
111-130 111-130
Unit 7 lessons 131-139 131-139

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Lessons per year 20 Core Lessons+ 70 137 137
Unit 1 lessons 1, 6, 7 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16 1-18 1-18
Unit 2 lessons 19, 23, 24, 31, 33 19, 20, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33,
34, 37
Unit 3 lessons 44, 48, 56 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54,
56, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67
Unit 4 lessons 72, 79, 80 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
83
Unit 5 lessons 91, 99, 100 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 98, 99, 101,
102, 105
Unit 6 lessons 110, 112, 114 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 122,
124, 126, 128
19-40 19-40
41-70 41-70
71-89 71-89
90-109 90-109
110-130 110-130
Unit 7 lessons 131-138 131-138

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Lessons per year 20 Core Lessons+ 70 139 139
Unit 1 lessons 1, 7, 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 16, 18 1-20 1-20
Unit 2 lessons 21, 22, 27, 31, 37 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31,
32, 34, 37, 38
Unit 3 lessons 42, 47, 50 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54,
56, 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 67
Unit 4 lessons 72, 79, 80 70, 70, 73, 74, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82,
83, 84
Unit 5 lessons 92, 97, 104 91, 92, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99, 101,
102, 105
Unit 6 lessons 115, 117, 118 111, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119,
120, 123, 125, 127
21-40 21-40
41-70 41-70
71-90 71-90
91-110 91-110
111-130 111-130
Unit 7 lessons 131-139 131-139

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Lessons per year 20 Core Lessons+ 70 137 137
Unit 1 lessons 1, 2, 4 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17 1-20 1-20
Unit 2 lessons 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 21, 22, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34,
35, 36
Unit 3 lessons 41, 46, 49 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 49, 51, 55, 57,
59, 62, 66
Unit 4 lessons 70, 71, 72 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 80, 82,
83, 84
Unit 5 lessons 89, 101, 102 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 99,
101, 102, 104, 105
Unit 6 lessons 111, 112, 113 110, 111, 114, 115, 116, 117,
118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125
21-40 21-40
41-69 41-69
70-88 70-88
91-109 91-109
110-129 110-129
Unit 7 lessons 130-139 130-139

Lessons per year Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
20 Core Lessons+ 40 81-7th Grade 78-8th Grade 81-7th Grade 78-8th Grade
Unit 1 lessons 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 24, 25 1-26 1-26
Unit 2 lessons 27, 28, 30, 31, 40, 48 35, 36, 40, 45, 46, 47, 48 27-51 27-51
Unit 3 lessons 52, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63 52, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,
64, 65, 66
Unit 4 lessons 82, 83, 84, 89, 96, 97, 101 82, 83, 84, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,
95, 96, 97, 101
Unit 5 lessons 108, 110, 112, 115, 116, 117 108, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115,
116, 117, 118, 120
Unit 6 lessons
128, 130, 131, 135, 136, 137,
140
128, 130, 131, 134, 135, 136,
140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146,
147
52-81 52-81
82-107 82-107
108-127 108-127
128-148 128-148
Unit 7 lessons 149-158 149-158

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Lessons per year 5 hrs/yr 15 hrs/yr 30 hrs/yr 30 hrs/yr
Kit I
Life’s Big Question: "Who Am I?"
LBQ’s lessons were developed in three steps: Positive Thoughts , Positive
Actions, and Positive Feelings. Each 15-minute step is a mini-lesson.
Kit II
"Lives on the Line" Play
A play in 38 acts
Positive Thoughts, Positive Actions and Positive Feelings are three
mini-lessons, each taking about 15 minutes.
Kit III
Projects for Teens
Time varies widely in this kit, from minutes to days.
Kit IV
Life Training for Teens
Positive Thought and Feelings require about 15 minutes each. Positive
Action provides three options: individual, family, and community.
Time varies widely in Positive Action sections.
20/108 mini-lessons
Positive Thoughts
Positive Action segment
from each
lesson
(Read selected acts,
half)
72 /108 mini-lessons
Positive Thoughts &
Positive Actions
Positive Thought &
Positive Action from
each lesson
(Play & text)
All Lessons
Positive Thoughts,
Actions, & Feelings
All 38 Lessons
Positive Thoughts,
Actions, & Feelings
All Lessons
Positive Thoughts,
Actions, & Feelings
All 38 lessons
Positive Thoughts,
Actions, & Feelings
6 lessons 10 lessons All Lessons All Lessons
20 of 108
mini-lessons
Choose an activity
from Positive
Action
72 of 108
mini-lessons
Choose an activity
from Positive
Action and read
Positive Thoughts
All Lessons
(36 hrs/yr)
Choose activities
from all 3 steps
All Lessons &
Activities