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You’ll find an "Introductory Worksheet" that helps you explain the philosophy underlying the lessons to your class followed by 18 self–contained instructional units you can use in any order with students of varying abilities. Each unit includes:
HAVING RESPECT FOR YOURSELF provides six complete instructional units to help students develop qualities we expect in anyone of good character, including honesty (saying or doing what is true... integrity (keeping your promise)... humility (not bragging about yourself)... responsibility (seeing what needs to be done and doing it)... effort (doing the best job you can)... and pride (doing things that promise health, not harm, to our body and mind).
HAVING RESPECT FOR OTHERS offers six ready–to–use units to help students understand and apply traits that reflect our regard and consideration for others, such as peace–seeking (finding practical ways to solve problems)... generosity (sharing what you have)... compassion (caring about the needs of others).... forgiving (letting bad feelings for someone go)... understanding others (knowing how someone else would feel or act)... loyalty (being a friend to someone all of the time).
HAVING A POSITIVE OUTLOOK presents six more instructional units to teach students traits that convey a positive outlook and desire to improve one’s life, including a sense of humor (looking for the lighter side of things)... fairness (following the rules)... open–mindedness (accepting new information)... initiative (knowing what needs to be done and doing it)... optimism (finding good or hopeful things about life)... risk–taking (trying something new or different).
CHARACTER BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS gives you a flexible, ready–to–use program for teaching children to understand and apply character traits to their lives a program that provides clear objectives, interesting and thoughtful activities, and tools for evaluating student achievement.
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