In this lesson, we explore the value of reading and discuss why it is good for the community when everyone has access to books.
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In this lesson, we explore the value of reading and discuss why it is good for the community when everyone has access to books.
Learners compare two communities to which they belong using a Venn diagram and descriptive words related to trustworthiness.
In this lesson, learners describe what a group looks like that has a high level of trust with each other.
We learn about public trust and identify characteristics of public figures that merit trust. Learners also discuss how they can use their own time, talent, and treasure to support trustworthy politicians, sports figures, corporations, and celebrities.
The learners identify the different communities with which they engage. They explore what it means to develop reciprocal trust within different communities.
Learners play a game that helps them identify qualities in others that make them trustworthy.
Learners reflect on their own experience with trustworthy behavior or respond to a quote about trust.
The learners read about two very different Texas pioneers - William Goyens and Mary Maverick - and identify how they earned the trust of others.
The learners read the metaphor drawings of the other groups and copy strong words and phrases that help define trustworthiness. They identify traits of people they know (including themselves) and write a definition of trustworthy.
The learners use metaphors to describe a trustworthy person.