CHaracter Education
Respect
Respect -To have high regard for, to hold in esteem to treat with courtesy and consideration
Articles/Video
NEA Article about Manners in the Classroom and why it is important to teach it!
Teaching kids respect-video (great for parents and/or teachers to watch)
Teaching children a little respect
Lesson Ideas
Make sure you watch all videos and read the books before you show them to your class!
Respect Rap
Smart Board Respect Lessons
Respect Video-Teacher Tube (Kindergarten-First Grade)
Deli Video-Compliments and being respectful-Values.com (4th or 5th grade)
Respect Song- song and Lyrics
35 Activities your students can do to learn respect- list of ideas...great*
Short Lessons
-Brush up on Respect-Teaching Tolerance, bully prevention
-Talk about good manners-courtesy ,politeness, kindness.
-Brainstorm ways in which we communicate when speaking. Develop positive words students hear everyday. How do these words make you feel. Practice using those words all month all month!!!
-Discuss rules. What are the rules for? Why do we have rules? Which rules do you like and do not like? How does following rules demonstrate respect.
-Discuss how you show respect for yourself, (how you dress, talk, act, walk)
-Be "respect spies" for the month. Have a box in your class where kids can write down when they saw someone be respectful and read one each day from the box.
-Role Plays- Here are some examples of a couple kids "disagreeing appropriately". These are good to do in groups of two and then show at the front of the class. You could even video them!!!
Respect-what it looks like/what it sounds like (this is from Pinterest)
Teaching the core of Respect- Powerpoint, Laura A. Riffel, Ph.D
Books about Respect
Song and Dance Man- Ackerman
The Gold Coin- Ada
Mis Nelson is Missing- Allard
The Berenstain Bears Dont Pollute
The Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand-Berenstain
The Summer My Father was Ten- Brinson
Smoky Night- Bunting
Stellaluna-ECannon
The Mixed up Chameleon- Carle
I like Me -E Carlson
The Brand New Kid-Couric
The Crayon Box that Talked-Derolf
Chesters Way- Henkes
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse- Henkes
Swimmy - Lionni
Frog and Toad are Friends- Lobel
Chicken Sunday- Polacco
A Chair for my Mother- Williams
Articles/Video
NEA Article about Manners in the Classroom and why it is important to teach it!
Teaching kids respect-video (great for parents and/or teachers to watch)
Teaching children a little respect
Lesson Ideas
Make sure you watch all videos and read the books before you show them to your class!
Respect Rap
Smart Board Respect Lessons
Respect Video-Teacher Tube (Kindergarten-First Grade)
Deli Video-Compliments and being respectful-Values.com (4th or 5th grade)
Respect Song- song and Lyrics
35 Activities your students can do to learn respect- list of ideas...great*
Short Lessons
-Brush up on Respect-Teaching Tolerance, bully prevention
-Talk about good manners-courtesy ,politeness, kindness.
-Brainstorm ways in which we communicate when speaking. Develop positive words students hear everyday. How do these words make you feel. Practice using those words all month all month!!!
-Discuss rules. What are the rules for? Why do we have rules? Which rules do you like and do not like? How does following rules demonstrate respect.
-Discuss how you show respect for yourself, (how you dress, talk, act, walk)
-Be "respect spies" for the month. Have a box in your class where kids can write down when they saw someone be respectful and read one each day from the box.
-Role Plays- Here are some examples of a couple kids "disagreeing appropriately". These are good to do in groups of two and then show at the front of the class. You could even video them!!!
Respect-what it looks like/what it sounds like (this is from Pinterest)
Teaching the core of Respect- Powerpoint, Laura A. Riffel, Ph.D
Books about Respect
Song and Dance Man- Ackerman
The Gold Coin- Ada
Mis Nelson is Missing- Allard
The Berenstain Bears Dont Pollute
The Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand-Berenstain
The Summer My Father was Ten- Brinson
Smoky Night- Bunting
Stellaluna-ECannon
The Mixed up Chameleon- Carle
I like Me -E Carlson
The Brand New Kid-Couric
The Crayon Box that Talked-Derolf
Chesters Way- Henkes
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse- Henkes
Swimmy - Lionni
Frog and Toad are Friends- Lobel
Chicken Sunday- Polacco
A Chair for my Mother- Williams
