Character Education Scope and Sequence Month August/ Septembe r Character Trait Respect

Lesson Ideas Show united streaming video What's Respect? Respecting Rules 2:44 seconds On a sheet of paper, have students write about one of the following topics. Imagine a sporting event (your choice) where there are no rules and no authority figures. Imagine a day when there are no police officers. Show united streaming video What's Respect? We're All Different 2:58 When I say go, turn and talk to your neighbor about a time showed respect even if someone was different from you. Show united streaming video What's Respect? Respecting Everyone's Ideas 5:11 As a class, create a chart of ways to show respect.

CHAMPS Create CHAMPS plans and procedure s for various class room activities. Teach and review Campus area plans.

Capturing Kids Hearts MidSeptember Create a Social Contract. Decide as a class how you want to treat each other.

November Generosity

3:1 Ratio http://www.goodcharacter.com/TeacherResources.html Make sure Ask student to turn and talk about a day that someone was generous to them and how it interaction

Choose a video to show on Kindness.

made them feel. Show random acts of kindness calendar. Give an incentive for students who complete three ideas on the calendar.
http://calendars.randomactsofkindness.org/2013/november.p df

with students are three positive to one negative ratio.

Celebrate World Kindness Day! December Forgiveness

United Streaming video- The Peacemakers: Let's Make a Deal (12:47) Write for 2 songs. Answer the following question: Why is it hard to ask someone for forgiveness?

Review Review CHAMPS Social PLANS and Contract and adjust to adjust to meet the meet the needs of needs of students. students.
Practice STOIC Structure Teach Behavior expecta tion

January

Bullying

Brain Pop jr. On Bullies. (Free Video) Have a class discussion on bullies. Create a concept map on bullies and strategies on how to deal with bullies to keep on classroom wall. On a sheet of paper write your response to the following question: Your little brother, sister or cousin is being bullied at school. What advice would you give them?

Begin each day by asking for students to share good things that

Observe and happened to Supervise them. (3-5 Interact positively with students

minutes only)

February

Responsibilit y

To encourage responsibility for actions Square up began using Open the 4 posture questions Lean in when poor Eye choices are contact made: Response The 4 Questions 1. What are you Doing? 2. What are you

Teach SOLAR Listening

suppos ed to be doing? 3. Are you doing it? 4. What are you going to do about it?

March

Diligence

Diligence- Acting with great care and effort. Show Aesop fairy tale The Tortoise and the Hare. United streaming (2:47) Talk about the tortoise overcoming obstacles while the hare gave up because of lack of diligence.

Show video clip of Thomas Edison

Trial and Error: The Search for a Filament 2:00 Or Amelia Earhart 1:11 Discuss with class why they were diligent and what they

Continue classroom, grade level and individual incentives for good behavior.

accomplished. Create Class list of ways to show diligence I will finish My Projects I will do a Job Right I will concentrate on my Work I will follow Instructions I will not be Lazy.

April May

Review as needed Citizenship

Career Day College awareness activities

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