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Character Education: Honesty
Middle schoolers define what honesty means. They will discuss omission as a form of telling lies. Furthermore, they will compare and contrast to other forms of lying. In the end, they give examples of different types of lies and evaluate...
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Philanthropic Behavior
Youngsters create class rules by determining the environment they would like to have in their classroom. They come to a consensus about how to have a safe, fair, fun learning environment by discussing the rules in the Karla Kustin poem,...
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What Is a Promise?
Learners brainstorm the definition of honesty. For this honesty lesson, students read Ostrich Egg Wife and discuss events in the story relating to honesty and breaking a promise. Learners explore ways the main character showed he was not...
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Civil War Personalities Lesson Plan
Caring, trustworthiness, and responsibility—these are only a few character traits in focus of a lesson based on stories from the Civil War era. Class members explore several influential lives while reading biographies that highlight...
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What's the News? Articles of Deception
Students choose a event in the news involving deception. In this deception instructional activity, students develop questions and share them. Students answer critical thinking questions about their event and describe what they learned...
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Values Clarification
From 34 possibilities (and two blanks for other options), class members choose their top 10 values and rank them in ascending order to focus attention on what they want to prioritize in life. To the list, I'd add "service to others" and...
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Getting along With Others
Learners examine character traits to find the most positive behaviors. In this getting along lesson, students identify behaviors that are beneficial to getting along. Learners evaluate their own behaviors and target three that could...
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Dishonesty
Students consider the impact of dishonestly. In this ethics lesson, students will discuss the pros and cons of dishonesty.