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The learners imagine life changes one, four and five years from the present time. They determine skills and attitudes of self-discipline that will help them be successful in the future....
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Unit: Character Education: Self-Discipline (Grade 8)
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
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8
Students read about two very different Texas pioneers and identify how they earned the trust of others.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
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8
We define what fairness means and compare and contrast definitions. Participants build empathy as they discuss others' experiences with fairness....
Grades:
6
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8
Students discuss biases and recognize that we all have biases, but we aren't always aware of them. Since people have different experiences, we all develop different biases. Students learn that a bias can create an unfair situation....
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
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8
Lesson Four features scenarios which bring integrity to life.
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners play a game that helps them identify qualities in others that make them trustworthy.
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners reflect on their experience with performing an act of kindness from the previous lesson. They compare their experience to the message in a folktale, and write about the impact of a single small act of caring.
Unit: Character Education: Self-Discipline (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
The students will set a personal goal and make a plan for using self-discipline to meet the goal. They will reflect on their level of self-discipline and their determination to increase that level as they mature.
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Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
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8
Reflecting on a quote or a personal experience, students will share their thinking on responsibility defined as following through on a committment or task.
Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Perseverance involves staying with a task even if it is difficult. Students identify obstacles they must overcome in order to stay on a task and/or reach a goal. Students identify having a plan and team work as strategies to persevere....