Using this Bullying Worksheet, students write a description explaining how the person could have reacted in a kind way rather than a mean way.
The Community Song teaches kids how to be a good citizen in the community. This is a fun citizenship song that teaches kids about being a citizen and being part of their community.
Using the Community Song (MP3), students learn how to be a good citizen in the community by listening to this catchy song.
UsingCharacter Reading Comprehension Workbook, students can have all of the passages about different character traits all in one workbook.
UsingGive Me Five Poster, students can know what to do when they hear their teacher say "Give me Five" and follow directions.
This good citizenship examples worksheet has 4th graders sort helpful acts by place and judge four real-life choices, with an answer key included, so kids see citizenship at school, at home, and in town.
Using the Caring Song, students learn how to care for others at home. This song will help build confidence and your kids will want to show kindness to others. Our students need a lot of practice and examples of how to treat each other kindly. This song will help your…
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Using these Bathroom Door Signs - Enter and Do Not Enter, students improve their bathroom procedures by using these signs to know if the bathroom is occupied or not.
Using the Respect Song (Classroom Mix Version), students learn how to treat each other with respect at home and at school while listening to a song.
Using these Student Behavior Plan Worksheet, students fill out this form when they have broken a classroom rule or procedure.
Using the Student of the Day Reward Certificate, your student will feel celebrated and recognized for doing good deeds in and outside of the classroom.
Using the Student of the Week Reward Certificate, your student will feel celebrated and recognized for doing good deeds in and outside of the classroom.
Complete the form below with the names of all your students. Starting on Monday, as you go through the week, put an X each time a student is not following directions or procedures. At the end of the day on Friday, give students 30 minutes of “Fun Friday” to play…
Using this Seven Habits Character Education Activity, students choose a task card and a writing page about one of the Seven Habits.
Using the Participation Reward Certificate for Boys, your student will feel celebrated and recognized for doing good deeds in and outside of the classroom.
Using the Super Smart Student Reward Certificate, your student will feel celebrated and recognized for doing good deeds in and outside of the classroom.
Using the Good Deeds Reward Certificate for Boys, your student will feel celebrated and recognized for doing good deeds in and outside of the classroom.
Using the Participation Reward Certificate for Girls, your student will feel celebrated and recognized for doing good deeds in and outside of the classroom.
Kind hearts, strong choices
Fourth graders are ready for bigger conversations about who they want to be. Character education focuses on traits like respect, responsibility, honesty, caring and good citizenship, and on what those look like in real moments: owning a mistake, including someone new, keeping a promise. Kids learn that a mistake is a chance to grow, not a reason to give up. They connect their choices to their classroom and community. The click moment is when a student solves a problem with a friend before an adult has to step in.
Character grows from real practice, not posters. These moves give kids words and chances to use them.
Play a song about making mistakes, then share one of your own from the week and how you fixed it. When the teacher goes first, kids feel safe owning their mistakes too. A class "oops and fix" share on Fridays keeps it going.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withOops I Made A Mistake SongSongsOpen it →Pick one trait and make a T-chart: "Respect looks like... Respect sounds like..." Kids fill it with real classroom examples. Then they spot real examples during the week and add them to the chart.
Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withGood Citizenship Examples WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Spotlight one trait each month with a short reading, a discussion and a class goal. Coming back to character all year works much better than a single lesson in September.
Why it works: short practice spread over several days beats one long session, according to a large review of learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withCharacter Reading Comprehension WorkbookWorkbooksOpen it →Character lessons kids actually enjoy.
VideosSing about the people who help our community, then write a thank-you note to one of them.
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VideosPlay the caring song and give each child a secret kindness mission for the week.
Open Caring Song →
ActivitiesTeams act out good habits and the class guesses which one they're showing.
Open Seven Habits Character Education Activity →Teacher favorites right now: Bullying Worksheet, Community Song and Community Song (MP3).
It's teaching kids the values that help them get along and make good choices, like respect, honesty, responsibility and kindness. It works best through real examples and practice.
Give real jobs with real stakes, like a classroom role or a household chore, and follow through on what happens if it's skipped. Praise effort and reliability, not just results.
Use morning meeting, read-alouds and short songs. Five minutes on a trait, then pointing it out during the day, adds up fast.
Model it yourself. Name the mistake, say how you'll fix it and move on. When kids see adults do this calmly, they learn mistakes are part of learning.
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