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Courage in the Movies
Students examine the decisions and behaviors of movie characters to encourage awareness of their own ethical decision making. In this character education instructional activity, students discuss integrity and watch one of the listed...
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Dishonesty: Clues and Consequences
Young scholars explore trustworthiness and dishonesty. In this character development lesson, students discuss dishonest behavior. Young scholars develop scenarios about dishonesty and decide what consequences the person should have.
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Character Book
Young scholars discover the behavior that represents trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness and caring. In this character lesson, students make a collage of pictures demonstrating good behavior.
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"Hector's World": Welcome to the Carnival
Students view a cartoon that introduces the concept of trust. In this trustworthiness lesson, students evaluate behaviors and traits of the characters in "Welcome to the Carnival" and identify who can be trusted. Students complete a...
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Hector's World - Lesson Plan Episode 3 - "It's a Serious Game"
Learners analyze how to tell if an adult is trustworthy. In this trustworthiness lesson, students watch an episode of "Hector's World" and discuss how to tell if an adult is trustworthy or not. They draw a picture of a person who they...
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Trustworthiness
In this trustworthiness worksheet, students answer a set of true/false questions about whether or not they can be trusted, answer a set of questions about a referenced video and complete writing assignments and students activities as...
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Two Trustworthy Texans
Students read essays. For this character education lesson, students read about two Texans, answer question about them and discuss their contributions.
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What is Tact?
Students identify tact and how to use it when being honest. In this tact lesson plan, students discuss examples of tact and complete a related worksheet.
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Be a Good Egg
Students use an eggshell decay to represent what happens when a person loses someone's trust. In this trust lesson, students discuss decay and complete an eggshell decay activity. Students use the experiment to represent what happens...
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf!
Students use fables to learn about trustworthiness and character education. In this trust lesson, students discuss the fable of the boy who cried 'Wolf' and discuss the importance of telling the truth. Students answer the discussion...
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When People Steal From Me
Students identify the effects of theft to learn that stealing is wrong. In this stealing lesson, students discuss what it feels like to have something stolen. Students make a list of their six favorite things and list why they are...
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A Monument to Value
Students build a monument to represent trustworthiness. In this trustworthiness lesson plan, students discuss traits related to trustworthiness, suggest images that represent trustworthiness, and build a monument with those images.
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Building Trust
Young scholars complete activities about trust. In this trust lesson, students discuss trust and working together. Young scholars work in groups to build a LEGO creation using trust and cooperation. Students discuss the overall process...
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Defining Trustworthiness
Students explore the trait of trustworthiness. In this character education lesson, students discuss the attributes of people they trust. Students create a group definition of trustworthiness.
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Earning Trust
Students explore trustworthiness. In this character development lesson, students brainstorm communities to which they belong and generate common traits of these communities. Students discuss how trust is gained and write a reflection on...
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Trust Circles
Students explore trustworthiness. In this character development instructional activity, students brainstorm synonyms for trustworthiness. Students consider two communities to which they belong, and compare and contrast these communities...
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Naming Trust
Middle schoolers write a poem. In this character lesson plan, students read a quote about trust and friendship and discuss what they mean. Middle schoolers write an acrostic poem using the letters in their name and come up with a phrase...
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Trustworthiness
Students practice becoming aware of the behavior that leads to trusting someone else. They answer simple questions that are directed toward being trustworthy. Each student participates in creating a mural of illustrations of examples of...
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Middle schoolers read chapters 1-5 of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. They are asked to describe each of the four siblings-their personalities, actions, and relationships with one another. Students discuss the definition of...
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Trust Throughout the Day
Young scholars talk about trust and how it influences their lives each day. They discuss what it means to trust someone and how other people trust them. After the discussion, they draw a pictures of a world with trust and one without trust.