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Students look for examples of personal best in a movie about perseverance and discuss the value of working toward personal best even when it is difficult.
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Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 7)
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson the learners discuss a quote about gratitude and consider the relationship between caring and gratitude.
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
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Students read about the caring work of Mother Teresa. They respond to questions about her work.
Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
This is a continuation of the previous lesson. Students role-play familiar scenarios in ways that follow the rules and support straightforward communication and also ways that do not support the rules. They discuss the value of rules for promoting the common good.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson explores how there are two sides to most fairness issues. Students compare and contrast both sides of two fairness issues--one global and one personal. They reflect on when fairness is a matter of perspective and when fairness is a matter to advocate for through citizen action...
Grades:
6
7
8
Students define the meaning of impartial and connect it to fairness through the use of a Frayer model graphic organizer.
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
In Lesson Two, students examine the second part of the definition of integrity: doing what's right....
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners examine the meaning of the phrase, "be true to yourself" and explore what changes when the words "and others" are added to the definition of integrity....
Grades:
6
7
8
Lesson two compares two definitions of integrity.
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson introduces students to the "Be true to yourself" portion of the defintion of integrity....