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Avoiding Reality
Eighth graders examine the trait of perseverance. In this character education lesson, 8th graders discuss how to deal with reality. Students consider how to help others facing difficult situations.
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Small Actions with Big Purpose
Seventh graders examine the trait of perseverance. In this character education instructional activity, 7th graders discuss community causes they care about and make plans to contribute their time and energy to overcome their...
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Passing Notes
Students demonstrate the importance of sharing compliments. In this character education lesson, students write compliments on post-it notes to one of their classmates.
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Debating Responsibility
Eighth graders explore the concept of responsibility. In this debating responsibility lesson, 8th graders view scenarios with differing perspectives to debate avoiding or taking responsibility.
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Character Education Story
In this writing worksheet, students read a short story about a boy who is being bullied at school. Students are asked to write what they would do in this situation.
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Character Education: Breaking Rules
In this writing worksheet, students are presented with a short story about a scenario where it is necessary to break a rule to be safe. Students write in response to the story.
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Character Education: Confessing Mistakes
In this character education worksheet, students are asked to read a short passage and share their opinion. Students will need to decide what the character in the story should do in the given situation.
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Courage in the Movies
Students examine the decisions and behaviors of movie characters to encourage awareness of their own ethical decision making. In this character education instructional activity, students discuss integrity and watch one of the listed...
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What is Framing?
Students practice framing issues. In this writing skills lesson, students participate in a classroom activity that requires them to look at specific topical issues by framing them. Students then create collages on current issues and...
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The Hero: Writing and Responding
Pupils identify heroic character traits that they admire and that inspire trust and result in service to others. They identify the heroic traits of a character of their choosing and defend their reasoning using evidence from the text and...
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Integrity and a Boy Called Slow
Fifth graders identify the character trait of integrity in the main character, Slow, in "A Boy Called Slow." They participate in a discussion to determine what steps the main character took to earn his new name. Students write an essay...
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Integrity and "Thank You, M'am"
Ninth graders explore the definition of integrity through a class discussion. They provide positive/negative examples from the story and their own experiences. Students determine character traits by analyzing the dialogue in a short...
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Trapped by the Ice
Third graders read the story "Trapped by the Ice" which is about the Antarctic adventures of Sir Ernest Shackleton. They identify, write and share examples of respect and responsibility demonstrated by the stories' characters. Students...
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Pepita Talks Twice
Third graders read Pepita Talks Twice and define the character traits of respect and responsibility. They write their examples of the characters traits on a character trait doll. Students recognize the character traits of respect and...
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
Fifth graders read Dear Mr. Henshaw and identify the character trait of self-respect as exhibited by Leigh throughout the story. They evaluate the author's use of letters to tell the story and discuss how the story would be different if...
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The Lost and Found
Third graders explain the definition of integrity and respect and provide examples from the story The Lost and Found's characters and their own lives that illustrate both. They describe in their journals why and how they think Wendell...
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Katie's Trunk
Fifth graders read the story of "Katie's Trunk". They identify the traits of integrity and fairness in the characters John Warren and Katie. Students explore how people can experience the same event but interpret it differently. They...
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Figuring Solutions
Students discuss their attitudes and feelings to discover possible ways to constructive respond to their resistance to learning academic concepts.
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Lesson Plan Ideas for Preschoolers
Students complete different activities throughout the day in a structured preschool setting. In this preschool day lesson plan, students complete circle time, academic learning, free play, and gross motor time.
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Respectful Interview
Students interview elderly people in a senior citizen community center. In this character counts lesson plan, students interview the elderly about how society can be more respectful. They videotape and watch the interviews together.
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Summer Planning
Students benefit from teachers planning. In this teacher development lesson, teachers use the CC! program during the summer to help with classroom management, student assessment and evaluations. Summer Planning Worksheet included.
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Spookley the Square Pumpkin
Students complete activities with the story Spookley the Square Pumpkin. In this holiday instructional activity, students listen to the story and create their own Spookley pumpkin with Popsicle sticks and paints. They use their character...
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Self Discipline: Building Character
There is not a clear purpose for this resource. It seems to be partly an exploration of self-discipline and a discussion of the myth The Dancing Horses of Sybaris. If a class was studying this myth, it could be altered, and corrected in...
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In Step With Good Character
Most schools participate in a character education program. This presentation, which outlines the definitions for such terms as self-discipline, integrity, perseverance, etc ., could be used as a discussion starter. You could alter, or...