This activity engages students in describing the main character from Patricia Palacco's book, My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother. Students will analyze a picture of the main character and the teacher will write all of the students'...

Are you a good citizen? Take the self-evaluation quiz at this website and find out. Also, learn how being a good citizen helps you not only to build good character but also to make good decisions in your community.

Taking action is what turns well-meaning bystanders into inspiring heroes. Here are four questions about the character strength of proactivity for you and the young people in your lives to reflect on-how many are true today?

This blog explains how reading and empathy are related.

We have all learned how to imagine how someone else is feeling - empathy. However, maybe there is a better way to "walk in someone else's shoes". This blog explains why we shouldn't guess how people are doing and just simply ask.

In this writing activity, you reflect on a time when you succeeded and the steps you took to succeed, and also a time when you failed and what you learned from that. Printables and examples are included.

This lesson focuses on denotation and connotation including the abilty to distinguish words according to their emotional or cultural meaning. Your ability to do so can help you understand the author's purpose or more about a character in...