5 DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING:

Short Activities

Respect

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charactereducation/handbook/html/p30.html 

Responsibility

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charactereducation/handbook/html/p30.html

Perseverance

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charactereducation/handbook/html/p41.html

Courage

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charactereducation/handbook/html/p44.html

Integrity

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charactereducation/handbook/html/p47.html

Self-discipline

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charactereducation/handbook/html/p51.html

A Few Things I’m Thankful For

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charactereducation/handbook/html/p68.html

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/char_ed/pubs/icare/act.html  K-6 Activities

Action   Concepts: Communicativeness, Decisiveness, Orderliness,  Organization, Being Goal Oriented, Assertiveness

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/char_ed/pubs/icare/resp.html   K-6 Activities

Responsibility    Concepts: Accountability, Decisiveness, Consistency, Self-discipline, Dependability, Trustworthiness, Reliability, Initiative

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/char_ed/pubs/icare/excel.html  K-6 Activities

Excellence  Concepts: Proficiency, Accomplishment, Achievement, Commendation, Admirableness, Commitment, Being a Champion, Aspiration, Merit

imessages / This strategy is sometimes useful in dealing with problems that come up with friends and family, people who care about our feelings./www.teachablemoment.org

listeningcircle Teaches students to say what they are thinking and feeling, and can help facilitate mutual understanding and support during stressful times. / www.teachablemoment.org

strong_mean_giving_in Students will learn decision making skills for balancing their own interests in relation to the interests of other people./ www.teachablemoment.org

This link is a teacher's guide which offers strategies for the topics of:

conflict Resolution styles, communication skills, listening, perceptions, and steps to think and share. The activities are structured so that they offer a web activity, an objective, a time frame, background information, assessing what the students already know, an activity, and a worksheet.

activities /Out on a Limb Program

One example of the conflict resolution activities from this link is loaded here:

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This webpage is written in student friendly terms, and is written in a conversational manner. It would be a good resource for talking with children about their anger. There are also links to being the boss of your anger, conflict resolution, feelings and emotions, being teased, anger, "Getting the feel "good" chemicals working", and feeling lonely.

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4to5activities /These lessons offer suggestions for thinking about Reading, perspective taking, emotion identification, and negotiation. / Committee for Children.

strat117 There are Two Sides to Every Story / Using fairy tales to promote the love and enjoyment of reading, to help students to understand different points of view, to promote an understanding of the different genres in literture, and to promote the students' use of critical thinking skills.

Charlotte's Web Activities/ Based upon the topic of friendship.

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Activities for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis. Focuses upon responsibility.

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