10 Respect Activities for 2020 Super Virtue of all virtues 1.The way we treat others is proof of the respect we have for ourselves. 2.Explore with students examples of being disrespected. 3.Its important for students to construct their own meaning of respect. 4.“Chain it” Activities- Give an idea or examples that promotes Respect in the classroom… Read more »
Article in “O” Magazine September 2015 “Saying you’re lonely can be embarrassing,” says Scott Bedley, a fifth grade teacher at Plaza Vista School in Irvine, California. “Our Just Say Hello club members came up with a way to help kids who say they have no one to talk to. They turned an old voting… Read more »
” The Roll of Paper Towel” I came home from doing a parenting seminar a number of years ago titled The 5 Ps of Raising Responsible Kids trying to explain to a parent that kids are only teenagers for I/4 of their life and adults for 3/4 of their life. The message behind the revelation of… Read more »
ENERGY I Took my Ford pick up in for a much needed oil change knowing well my battery was potentially in worse shape than the oil. The battery is the original battery That’s been in the truck since 2001! Unreal lasting now over 12 years. The battery must have the Energizer Bunny inside. In our… Read more »
Most of us have experienced a soft drink that’s been shaken up. We all know if opened it will explode unlike a can that has not been shaken up. The more you shake it the larger the explosion! While all of this happens on the inside its pretty obvious that if we keep shaking the… Read more »
Responsibility This is a story about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done, and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody… Read more »
Most children can distinguish between truth and lying by age 4. “That doesn’t mean kids can’t have an overwhelming desire to want something to be different,” says Susan Esquilin, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. The 5- or 6-year-old who lies about the broken vase… Read more »
Values in Action! Students in the Values in Action Character Education Program memorize the following affirmations: RESPECT – I recognize the importance of being a person who initiates respect toward others. I will show consideration for the ideas, feelings, and unique needs of others. INTEGRITY – I don’t have to cheat to win. I am… Read more »
1. I AM A UNIQUE UNREPEATABLE MIRACLE WOVEN TOGETHER LIKE NO OTHER INDIVIDUAL. 2. EVEN WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN OUR LIVES, REJECTION, ABUSE, BAD GRADES, DIVORCE, WE ARE STILL AN UNREPEATABLE AND UNIQUE MIRACLE. 3. APPROVAL, AFFIRMATIONS, AND ACCEPTANCE, WHILE DESIREABLE, ARE NOT WHAT MAKE ME UNIQUE. 4. I CAN BE SPECIAL AND UNIQUE,… Read more »
Cedar Park Elementary School The Cedar Park Elementary School has included their core values in their Behavior Code. 1. Play Safely Physical roughness is not allowed. Follow bicycle rules. 2. Be Respectful *for self *for others *for your environment 3.Be a Friend Share. Talk things out. Treat everyone as you wish to be treated. 4…. Read more »