5 SELF AWARENESS:
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/int.html K-6 Activities
Integrity Concepts: Courage, Honesty, Honorableness, Fairness, Conscientiousness
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/char_ed/pubs/icare/comp.html K-6 Activities
Compassion Concepts: Self-esteem, Self-worth, Respect, Courtesy, Sympathy, Service, Empathy, Charity
http://allaboutrespect.net/ A good site. Click on "Respect Tools" to find: "Respectful Listening" activity.
MEH0004 Who's in the Bag?/ Students introduce theirself to another student by using personal items from home. Educator's Reference Desk
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
metaphors Students will examine how feelings are described and expressed in the poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and they will use a literary device to write about their feelings. /www.teachablemoment.org
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.
strat119 I am Me and Nobody Else / Using poetry to promote students' understanding of themselves through self-expression, promote critical thinking skills, and to promote students' creative writing and thinking skills through poems and poetry.
MULTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES:
culturalbanners Students will work cooperatively to create a "cultural banner" that expresses values, traditions, activities, and places that are important in their families./ www.teachablemoment.org
exploring_stereotypes Discuss what is meant by stereotype, and that stereotypes are often made based upon incomplete information.
404 We're All the Same on the Inside / A to Z Teacher Stuff
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.
strat121 Black and White= Polka Dots / Using literature from a culture that is not represented in the classroom to make students aware of the fact that people are people, regardless of how they look or what the color of their skin may be.
feelingscharade A means to teach students to express and acknowledge feelings, as well as understanding someone else's point of view./ www.teachablemoment.org
Lesson Plan: Unexpressed Emotions Students will learn how unexpressed emotions can be self destructive, and find ways to manage their own personal emotional style. Taken from the Dunebrook site.
Charlotte's Web Activities/ Based upon the topic of friendship.
Activities for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis. Focuses upon responsibility.
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