Character Development implies a program where people are in a continual state of learning about the way they present themselves to others. (Responsibility) Character Development further implies there are traits, skills and relationships essential for one to live their life on purpose. Our goal is not just to educate people about positive character traits, relationships… Read more »
Values in Action! Rules to Relate Fill-in Activity 1. The demand to be right creates… 2. If you can’t admit you’re wrong you’ll never… 3. No rules… 4. To belittle others is to … 5. It’s O.K. to make mistakes that’s the way… 6. Kids with high self-esteem don’t … 7. Lose and Laugh law:… Read more »
A Tribute to My Dad I was cleaning out the cabin recently and I ran across Dad’s old tool chest. As with most of his things they were second hand and heavily used. I began to throw out most of the contents knowing that most people would pass them by in a garage sale, but… Read more »
If you don’t want to get stung, don’t hang around with the bees! – Author Unknown
Provide students with several 4×6 cards that describe an action that shows respect. Examples: Each student chooses a card and does what it says for the day. 1-Tell boys they have good ideas when they share good ideas in class. 2-Tell girls they have good ideas when they share good ideas in class. 3-Thank your… Read more »
We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors…. but they all have to learn to live in the same box. – Author Unknown
One of the big selling points of the school at which I taught for three years (and attended from seventh through twelfth grade) is that its students don’t just learn academic skills, they learn character. The goal of its 75 year-old Honor Code, which allows students to take exams unproctored or even at home, is… Read more »
A staff development opportunity for teachers 1- Helps you identify who you are. Who you are determines the effectiveness of what you do in your lifetime. Activity: List the seven positive Character traits that those closest to you would describe you by. 2- Assist you in formulating your conclusions. Your conclusions are based on the… Read more »
Marie Chen teaches her students etiquette during a Twas the week before Christmas and all through the classroom, not a pupil was stirring or asking to go to the bathroom. Such was the mood at Village School’s second annual Holiday Manners Luncheon, which was designed by teacher Marie Chen to help her third- and fourth-grade… Read more »
http://pbskids.org/clifford/caregivers/bigideas.html Clifford’s Big Ideas are positive character traits modeled by the characters in the Clifford the Big Red Dog TV series. These ten ideas represent social and emotional challenges that children face and must master in the course of development. Each episode of the TV series supports one or more of the Big Ideas through… Read more »
