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Are your students participating in lessons on the importance
of kindness and character? Are they exploring specific character traits such as
compassion, perseverance, and gratitude by watching videos or reading articles
and stories? Yes?! Then supplement and extend your character education lessons
with these 4 activities!
Perfect for older students!
NOTE-The activities in this resource do not teach about
specific character traits and are intended to be used as a supplement to your
own character education lessons and resources.
What’s Included-
Activity 1-Word Exploration. Take a closer look at the
featured characteristic word by…
- Segmenting it into syllables
- Practicing correct pronunciation and spelling
- Focusing on part of speech and meaning
- Thinking of words with similar and opposite meanings
- Using complex sentences to complete a paragraph frame about
the characteristic
- Draw a picture and write a slogan that represents the
characteristic
Activity 2-Video Viewing Page
- Pair with videos that explore a characteristic by sharing
people’s stories, encounters, and experiences.
- Questions and icons help students organize details expressed
in the video such as problems and challenges people faced, important lessons to
be learned, memorable moments, and the positive impact on others.
- Students reflect on their experiences with the featured
characteristic
Activity 3-Make an Advertisement Create an ad to “sell” the featured characteristic by…
- Listing its benefits
- Providing real-life examples of the characteristic
- Completing customer “testimonials”
Activity 4-Summary Strips/Graphic Organizer
- Prompts and icons help students organize details so they can
produce a verbal summary of the characteristic
- Use when short on time or for a quick wrap-up activity.