K 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.

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

prekactivities This lesson offers suggestions for thinking about Reading, perspective taking, and emotion identification. / Committee for Children.

Feeling Activities

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Arthur . Parents & Teachers . A Kindness Tree | PBS Kids

Arthur . Parents & Teachers . Appreciating Talents | PBS Kids

Arthur . Parents & Teachers . Appreciation Cards | PBS Kids

Arthur . Parents & Teachers . Definition of Cool | PBS Kids

Arthur . Parents & Teachers . Family Matters | PBS Kids

Arthur . Parents & Teachers . Feelings | PBS Kids

Arthur . Parents & Teachers . Good for Me! | PBS Kids

Arthur . Parents & Teachers . Teach Me | PBS Kids

Lesson Plan: Fun with Feelings k-2  A way to raise awareness about the way we perceive ourselves and our disposition.

This link offers a variety of suggestions for teaching a unit on feelings using literacy as a format.

Lesson Plan: Unexpressed Emotions Demonstrate how unexpressed emotion can be self-destructive; the need to find outlets for expressing feelings constructively.

feelingscharade A means to teach students to express and acknowledge feelings, as well as understanding someone else's point of view./ www.teachablemoment.org

MULTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES:

268 Being Treated Equally / A to Z Teacher Stuff allows students to experience prejudice first hand by using books such as Happy Birthday Martin Luther King and A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.

404 We're All the Same on the Inside / A to Z Teacher Stuff

Arthur . Parents & Teachers . Culture Commotion | PBS Kids

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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Character Education: General Lesson Plan Using four different work stations (centers) to introduce children to the pillars of character.

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