Ready, Set, Resilience Classroom Resources
RSR Curriculum Modules
Ready, Set, Resilience Curriculum: Co-created to connect personal, ecological, and community resilience through stories, activities, and creative lessons. Though designed to meet North Carolina middle school standards in ELA, Art, and Science, the materials are flexible for classrooms of all ages.
Nature-based Fables
Bend in the Wind: A Collection of Nature Fables: At the heart of the Ready, Set, Resilience curriculum, Bend in the Wind offers nine original fables crafted by Duke students. Each story draws on examples from the natural world to illuminate the tenets of personal resilience, optimism, adaptability, connection, and more, making these concepts relatable and engaging for middle school students.
Scroll to read one of the sample fables, “The Live Oak and Wind,” on the right!
To read the full fable or use it in your class, purchase here. For class sets of 20+, please email liz.demattia@duke.edu or mia.wang@duke.edu.
Somatic Activities Guide
The RSR Activity Booklet and Teacher’s Card were co-created by Carteret County Public School teachers, and faculties, and students from the Duke Marine Lab and NC State University. Together, they form a hands-on curriculum that connects personal, ecological, and community resilience in ways that are engaging and accessible for classrooms.
Scroll to explore one of the featured activities, “What Do You Hear?”, presented in the Teacher’s Card format.
The full Activity Booklet is available for Purchase Here.