Character-building Activities

Character-building Activities
Author: Judy Demers
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780736072069

Nearly 100 activities which can be used in school or in other settings to help preteens and teens deal with a variety of issues, including self-esteem, peer pressure, bullies, anger, and stress.

A Bad Case of Stripes

A Bad Case of Stripes
Author: David Shannon
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2016-08-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338113151

It's the first day of school, and Camilla discovers that she is covered from head to toe in stripes, then polka-dots, and any other pattern spoken aloud! With a little help, she learns the secret of accepting her true self, in spite of her peculiar ailment.

Daily Character Education Activities, Grades 2 - 3

Daily Character Education Activities, Grades 2 - 3
Author:
Publisher: Carson Dellosa Education
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-01-02
Genre: Character
ISBN: 9780887242069

Guide students from young learners to more effective citizens with Daily Character Education Activities for students in grades 2 to 3. Each character trait chapter contains daily lessons, literature selections, skits and role plays, discussion questions, and reproducible activities.

Character Education

Character Education
Author: Donald R. Glover
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780736045049

Combines character education and physical education in forty-three community-building fitness activities that meet NASPE standards, and includes reproducible forms for portfolio assessment.

Mason's Greatest Gems

Mason's Greatest Gems
Author: Chelsea Lee Smith
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-11-04
Genre: Virtues
ISBN: 9781519133120

"As he does every Saturday afternoon, Mason is digging next to the old swing when he finds a handful of items for his treasure collection... Mason's greatest gems is a story about finding hidden gems inside yourself, with an introduction to the concept of virtues for children."--Back cover.

Building Character, Community, and a Growth Mindset in Physical Education

Building Character, Community, and a Growth Mindset in Physical Education
Author: Leigh Anderson
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017-02-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1492586412

Building Character, Community, and a Growth Mindset in Physical Education is a highly practical and theoretically sound resource that will help you build a positive learning environment, teach valuable life skills, and inspire in students a desire to live active, healthy lives. It reinforces the many ways in which physical education and sport are the ideal setting to build college and career readiness skills. Teachers will learn how to help students develop a growth mindset and recognize that obstacles, challenges, and failures provide the greatest learning opportunities. The book is written with both American and Canadian national standards in mind: You can help your students achieve Standards 3, 4, and 5 of SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education and PHE Canada’s goals for physical education (“enable individuals to make healthy, active choices that are both beneficial to and respectful of their whole self, others, and their environment”). It will also aid you in achieving Standard Six of the objectives set by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). This text provides • 35 new large-group warm-up activities; • 20 character-building activities; • 11 team-building challenges; • assessment, reflection, and goal-setting strategies; and • a web resource with ready-to-use printable and editable activity materials (such as focus words and definitions, reflection scenarios, station and team challenge cards, and more). The activities, which are ready-made for use in your curriculum, include a motivational strategy and resource tool using the acronym GROWTH that will help your students learn and adopt the growth mindset traits necessary to set and reach goals. The book addresses many hot-button topics, such as emotional intelligence, community building, teamwork, physical fitness, and goal setting—all in a concise, practical, and highly effective way. As such, you will be helping your students meet Common Core and College and Career Readiness objectives. And students with goal-setting skills and a growth mindset will be well prepared to meet the challenging standards that are promoted by the Every Student Succeeds Act. In addition, Building Character, Community, and a Growth Mindset in Physical Education is the perfect antidote to bullying: Through the materials and activities, the students learn to be respectful competitors and supportive teammates. The text contains six chapters: • Chapter 1 explores the connection between emotional intelligence and a growth mindset. It reinforces the many ways in which physical education and sport are the ideal settings to build college and career readiness skills. • Chapter 2 describes the impact community building has on motivation and learning. It also contains fun community-building activities as well as guidance on how to develop a positive learning environment. • Chapter 3 outlines strategies for building character and offers reflection scenarios, focus words, inspirational sayings, and recommended video clips. • Chapter 4 supplies more than 20 fun, engaging, and motivational character-building activities and games. • Chapter 5 provides outdoor collaborative team-building challenges. • Chapter 6 delves into various aspects of developing a growth mindset through concepts such as assessment, reflection, and goal setting. Building Character, Community, and a Growth Mindset in Physical Education is a powerful and valuable resource because it develops the whole student. It helps students meet important national standards while also preparing them for success in life. This book will help you develop resilient citizens who choose to live active, healthy lifestyles; understand the importance of collaboration and teamwork; and are intrisically motivated to succeed in all areas of their lives.

Character Building Day by Day

Character Building Day by Day
Author: Anne D. Mather
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2006-03-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1575428768

In elementary schools across the country, teachers are expected to provide at least five minutes of character education each day. This book makes it easy to meet that requirement in a meaningful way. It includes 180 character vignettes—five for each of the 36 weeks in the school year—grouped by trait. Each features kids in real-life situations making decisions that reflect their character. Each is short enough to be read aloud; all can be used as starting points for discussion, to support an existing character education program, or as the basis for an independent program. An excellent tool for the classroom or the character-conscious home.

Being Your Best

Being Your Best
Author: Barbara A. Lewis
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Character
ISBN: 9781575420639

Grade level: 2, 3, 4, 5, p, e, i, t.

What's Under Your Cape?

What's Under Your Cape?
Author: Barbara Gruener
Publisher: Ferne Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-05-30
Genre: Moral education
ISBN: 9781938326332

What if students in your clasroom could excel in academics and character education? What kind of impact would they make on the world? Through stories and activities, learn how Barbara Gruener uses the word SUPERHEROES to define positive character traits. This powerful handbook will change the way you look at character education.