Character Education Development

Students will identify district-wide character education words of the month for the school year.

Students will generate one positive event/representation for each word (respect, responsibility, peace, empathy, integrity, honesty, perseverance, cooperation and self-discipline).

Students will work cooperatively in-groups and vote for the best event/representation.

Language Arts: State Goals

	3.B.2d - Edit documents for clarity, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc.
	4.A.2a - Demonstrate understanding of the listening process (sender, receiver, message) by summarizing and paraphrasing spoken messages orally and in writing in formal and informal situations.
	4.A2b - Ask and respond to questions related to oral presentations and messages in small and large group settings.
	4.A.2c - Restate and carry out a variety of oral instructions.
	4.B.2b - Use speaking skills and procedures in-group discussions.
	4.B.2c - Identify methods to manage or overcome communication anxiety and apprehension.

Social Emotional - State Goals

	1A.2a - Describe a range of emotions and the situations that cause them.
	1A.2b - Describe and demonstrate ways to express emotions in a socially acceptable manner.
	2A.2a - Identify verbal, physical, and situational cues that indicate how others may feel.
	2C.2b - Analyze ways to work effectively in-groups.
	3B.2a - Identify and apply steps of systematic decision making.

Character Education Words of the Month worksheet

Pencil

This lesson will require one 50-minute work session.

Students will identify district-wide character education words of the month.

Students will be given a nine-lined worksheet with district-wide character education words of the month listed. Students will divide work in-groups of five.

The teacher will select a group leader.

Students will discuss events that represent each word of the month.

Groups will vote for the best example given.

They will write the voted best situation on their worksheets using complete sentences. Leaders of the group will reader their best example.

Students will complete individual worksheet by writing complete sentences to describe the voted daily-living situation.