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)
Students read about two very different Texas pioneers and identify how they earned the trust of others.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 6)
We define what fairness means and compare and contrast definitions. Participants build empathy as they discuss others' experiences with fairness....
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)
Lesson Four features scenarios which bring integrity to life.
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 8)
Learners play a game that helps them identify qualities in others that make them trustworthy.
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 6)
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)
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.
Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 7)
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)
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....