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Learners define respect first for themselves, then as a group, they discuss the meaning of respect in different situations.
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Unit: What Respect Means to Me
Unit: We are the Positive School Culture
Grades:
6
7
8
A positive school or community climate is made up of people making choices about how to act and treat one another. It is everyone's responsibility to follow the established social contract. To make a deliberate social contract, participants identify how they want to act together and survey the...
Unit: Take a Stand on Bullying
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Grades:
6
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8
Learners define bullying and identify the effects of bullying behavior on the individuals involved and the larger community. The learners create a survey or use another method to collect and report on the perceived status of bullying behavior at their school. They survey students, school staff,...
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Define integrity as being true to yourself and what you value. The learners explore examples of being true to self.
Grades:
6
7
8
In the first lesson, the learners analyzed the meaning of integrity as it reflects being true to themselves and reflecting honestly who they are in their actions. In this lesson, we expand the definition to include being true to oneself and others.
Grades:
6
7
8
The learners reflect on the meaning of integrity by analyzing quotes and naming what they are "true to" in themselves.
Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, learners recognize that courage is something we need when making a difficult choice about something important. A hero makes courageous choices for the good of all, sometimes risking personal safety and comfort.
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners explore stories about a hero, Nelson Mandela, whose actions changed the course of history.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
In response to the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, learners reflect on the barriers and challenges to addressing an unfair situation. Given a list of ways to respond to unfair situations, they match them to a list of unfair situations.
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson challenges learners to think of their personal responsibility to act when they observe unfair treatment. They respond to a scenario and work in small groups to make a plan of action in a specific situation of their choosing.