Choose Love Awareness Month Toolkits

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Learn How to Be an Illuminator Using the Choose Love Formula

When you practice the Choose Love Formula, you become an Illuminator — someone who helps others feel seen, safe, valued, and inspired.

Illuminators use the Choice Moment to pause, look deeper, and respond with courage, gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion-in-action.

Each week, we focus on one character value and how to live it out — so we can light the way for ourselves and one another.

Choose Love Awareness Month - Welcome Video

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Illuminator Toolkits

For each of the four weeks in February, we have put together toolkits for your class to explore, discover and enjoy!

Each week begins with a video from Scarlett!

Scroll down past the videos to find the toolkit and lessons for your classes grade level.

We would love to hear from you! Please email us at info@jesselewsichooselove.org to let us know how it’s going, if you have any questions, or need anything!

Choose Love Awareness Month - Week 1 Video
Choose Love Awareness Month - Week 2 Video
Choose Love Awareness Month - Week 3 Video
Choose Love Awareness Month - Week 4 Video
Choose Love Awareness Month Resources

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Illuminator Affirmations

Bring daily positivity and emotional skills into your classroom with these “Be an Illuminator” affirmation cards! Simple, powerful read-alouds that help students practice courage, gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion in real time.

Affirmations preview

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February Choose Love Calendar

This February 2026 Choose Love Calendar highlights daily mindfulness and character-building activities in celebration of Choose Love Awareness Month. It provides simple, age-friendly prompts each day to help individuals, classrooms, and families practice emotional wellness and positive behavior.

Calendar preview

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Choose Love Pledge

Turn your classroom into a daily culture of kindness by signing the Choose Love Pledge! An inspiring commitment that empowers students to practice courage, gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion in both words and actions.

Pledge preview

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Caught Choosing Love

Motivate positive behavior instantly with the “Caught Choosing Love” recognition cards! An easy, joyful way for teachers to celebrate students who show kindness, courage, gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion in action.

Caught Choosing Love preview

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Choose Love Flyer

Spread the word and spark participation with this eye-catching Choose Love Awareness Month flyer, designed to help schools and communities promote February’s “Be an Illuminator” events, free resources, and virtual celebrations in one simple shareable format.

Download Flyer

Choose Love Flyer preview

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Parent Letter

This ready-to-send parent letter helps schools invite families into Choose Love Awareness Month by explaining the “Be an Illuminator” theme and giving simple, meaningful ways to practice kindness, courage, gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion at home.

Parent Letter preview
Week 1 - Courage

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Week 1: Courage — Notice Others and Stand Up for Kindness
Choose Love Awareness Month • Character Value Focus

Being an Illuminator starts with courage—the courage to notice, to speak up, and to choose kindness even when it’s uncomfortable. Courage helps us pause in the Choice Moment and decide to act from love instead of fear.

When we lead with courage, we create spaces where people feel safe to be their true selves—and brave enough to do the same.

Week 2 - Gratitude

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Week 2: Gratitude — Appreciate Strengths and the Good Around You
Choose Love Awareness Month • Character Value Focus

Gratitude helps us slow down and really see what’s good—inside ourselves and others.
When we practice gratitude, we shine a light on strengths, effort, and kindness that often go unnoticed.

Gratitude shifts our focus from what’s missing to what matters, helping everyone feel valued and appreciated.

Week 3 - Forgiveness

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Week 3: Forgiveness — Let Go of Anger and Create Space for Growth
Choose Love Awareness Month • Character Value Focus

Forgiveness is not about excusing hurt—it’s about freeing yourself from carrying it.
Forgiveness helps stop the pain cycle and opens the door to healing, learning, and growth.

When Illuminators forgive, they choose peace over revenge and show others that mistakes don’t define us—how we grow from them does.

Week 4 - Compassion In Action

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Week 4: Compassion-in-Action — Turn Caring into Helping
Choose Love Awareness Month • Character Value Focus

Compassion becomes powerful when we put it into action.
Compassion-in-action means noticing who is struggling and doing something to help.

Illuminators don’t just feel care—they show it.
Small actions can make a big difference and help everyone feel they belong.