Grades:
6
7
8
Learners may use either journaling or role-playing to reflect on the benefits to the community of truthfulness and straightforward actions. They analyze traits and actions of someone who has built a "good reputation."
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Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners dissect the trait of honesty by describing what it feels and looks like, defining it, and giving examples and nonexamples.
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners define honesty as fairness and straightforward conduct. They look for examples in a story and analyze the merits and mistakes of the main character.
Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will reflect in writing on the role of the common good and honesty when rules are not clearly stated and people have different amounts of power.
Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Through a choice of prompts, the learners reflect on and express their understanding of being responsible.
Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners discuss the courage and traits of a classic hero from literature or movies like the Avengers, Hunger Games, Star Wars, and Lord of the Rings.
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners reflect on the relationship between courage and fear, and identify the different character attributes that guide us when facing a challenge.
Unit: Your Place in the Community
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Teens identify their roles and personal values, and analyze how their personal values and beliefs developed in connection to their community's values and beliefs. They discuss what decisions they can make through generosity and voice for the common good.
Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners discuss what it means to do their personal best. They find, through a simple physical activity, that they can do a good job in something, but they still have more talent and drive to do better if they persevere. They recognize that perseverance can help them do their personal best...
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners discover how celebrities demonstrate their caring by giving their time, talent and treasure and taking action for specific causes. It gives the learners an opportunity to begin to think of what they care about.