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CHOICES Character Education |
by Kathy B. from Iowa |
| Procedure:Write CHOICES on the board. When the class is having trouble attending, erase a letter. The next day write the missing letters back up, but in a different color. (It helps when they realize that they can make it through a day without losing too many letters.) If by the last half hour of the day CHOICES is still on the board, then "Choice Time" is awarded. Daily keep a running total by multiplying each letter of CHOICES still on the board by ten. Establish a class goal. (You may want to start at 100.) When the class has earned 100 points, then an extra 5 minutes is added to the last Recess. As the year continues, raise the goal and change the reward. At the end of the year, your class goal might be 500 and the reward could be a pizza party. On days when CHOICES seems to need a boost, the following CHOICES Character Education Book List might come in handy. You may use my definitions, or let your class develop their own. After you start reading books, then your class will help you identify more to add to your list. Books of poems by Shel Silverstein are a must, as they contain poems that fit under several values. |
CHOICES Character Education |
Choices 5 weeks (Aug/Sept) Honesty 5 weeks (Oct/Nov) Organization 5 weeks (Nov/Dec) Integrity 5 weeks (Jan/Feb) Caring 5 weeks (Feb/Mar) Effort 5 weeks (April) Self-Control 5 weeks (May) (total 35 weeks, so there is some flexibility) |
CHOICES 1. Making every decision carefully 2. Thinking everything through responsibly 3. Exercising your freedom to choose 4. Deciding what is right and doing it Botsie Barker Bites by Barbara Bottner The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting The Empty Pot by Demi The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy Shoes from Grandpa by Mem Fox Mushrooms in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg Boss for a Week by Libby Handy Arthur's Funny Money by Lillian Hoban Changes, Changes by Pat Hutchins Swimmy by Leo Lionni Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel George and Martha - One Fine Day by James Marshall Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill The Ant and the Elephant by Bill Peet The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater Mrs. Toggle's Zipper by Robin Pulver Falling Up Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein A Light in the Attic Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst Patchez and the Birthday Party by E. D. Willow HONESTY 1. Being truthful to others 2. Being truthful to yourself 3. Doing what's right regardless of who's around 4. Being someone others can trust The True Francine by Marc Brown The Principal's New Clothes by Stephanie Calmenson Molly's Lies by Kay Choroao The Empty Pot by Demi Jamaica's Find by Juanita Havill A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine by Evaline Ness A Big Fish Story by J. & D. Wylie ORGANIZATION 1. Making a place for certain things 2. Creating a list of things to do 3. When something is lost think back 4. When trying something new, create an outline to get started Franklin is Messy by Paulette Bourgeois What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaur? by Donald and Carol Carrick The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst INITIATIVE 1. Achieving goals through ambition 2. Trying by developing "get-up-and-go" 3. Creating ambitions I Want to be an Astronaut by Bryon Barton Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester There's an Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Oh, Were They Ever Happy by Peter Spier Doctor De Soto by William Steig Sumi's Prize by Yoshiko Uchida Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Waber CARING 1. Saying nice things and sharing compliments with others 2. Being considerate, kind and respectful in all your actions 3. Lending a helping hand to those around you 4. Being the person others can count on We Are Best Friends by Aliki Moon Bear by Frank Asch Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs by Tomie dePaola Now One Foot, Now the Others by Tomie dePaola The Bedspread by Sylvia Fair Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox Song and Dance Man by Steven Gammel The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keika Kasza George and Martha by James Marshall The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Rechenka's Eggs by Patricia Polacco One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Paper Cranes by Allen Say Pierre by Maurice Sendak The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams EFFORT 1. Achieving goals through commitment and hard work 2. Giving your best in everything you choose to do 3. Trying without giving up or giving in 4. Making the most of every opportunity The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop The Tortoise and the Hare by Aesop I'm in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle Now One Foot, Now the Other by Tomi dePaola How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina Friedman Old Bear by Jane Hissey Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman The Ant and the Grasshopper by Watty Piper Brave Irene by William Steig Charlotte's Web by E.B. White Maggie and the Monster by Elizabeth Winthrop Crow Boy by Taro Yashima A New Coat For Anna by Harriet Ziefert SELF-CONTROL 1. Achieving goals through developing restraint 2. Trying through discipline 3. Being balanced in your actions Franklin Is Bossy by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark Manners by Aliki Brandenberg Stellaluna by Janel Cannon Mean Soup by Besty Everitt George and Martha Rise and Shine by James Marshall Yo? Yes! by Chris Raschka The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells Elbert's Bad Word by Audrey Wood The Quarreling Book by Charlotte Zolotow |
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