Students learn about public trust and identify characteristics of public figures that merit trust. They also discuss how they can use their own time, talent, and treasure to support trustworthy politicians, sports figures, corporations, and celebrities.
Students 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 compare two communities to which they belong using a Venn diagram and descriptive words related to trustworthiness.
In this lesson, learners brainstorm the traits of a community of trusted learners, describing what it would look like if students and teachers in a classroom felt a high level of trust with each other. They have the opportunity to rate how their classroom community falls on a trust...
Learners play a game that helps them identify qualities in others that make them trustworthy.
Learners write an acrostic poem using the letters of their name to communicate their trustworthy nature.
Students trust another to take them for a blindfolded walk. They discuss what it feels like to be in each role. They discuss the role of trust in communication.
Students play a game that involves taking risks and watching out for others. They discuss their feelings in both roles and discuss the role of trust and responsibility in community.
Youth Activity: Participants will discover that sharing and trust are important parts of philanthropic action. See the handout for supplemental faith-based discussion questions.
“The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on.” ~Julia Alvaraz...