Let’s Learn About …….

1. Let’s Learn About……. GOOD CHARACTER

2. GoodCharactermeans being a GoodCitizen.

3. Citizenship Values you need to know. Responsibility Tolerance Respect Perseverance Compassion Cooperation Honesty Self-Control

4. Let’s think about Responsibility and Respect. • Responsibility means being dependable, reliable, and accountable for your conduct and actions, your choices. • Respect means showing consideration for authority, other people, property, your community and especially yourself.

5. Let’s think about Honesty and Compassion. • Honesty means to be trustworthy, to never lie, cheat or steal. • Compassion means to be kind to others and help others. Treat others as you want to be treated.

6. Let’s think about Tolerance and Perseverance. • Tolerance is showing respect for another person’s ideas, beliefs, or how they look if handicapped. • Perseverance is working for a goal and not giving up.

7. Let’s think about Cooperation and Self- Control. Cooperation means working together and helping each other. Self-Control means taking taking time to Stop, Think and Go on to make the right choice.

8. Activity #1. Words of RespectCross out every word that is a color. Then cross out every word that is a girl’s name. The remaining words spell out what you should say to show respect. Write them on the lines. White Mary Susan Please blue Yellow and orange red Judy Thank Jennifer green You purple _________ _________ _________ _________

9. Activity No. 2 Caring for OthersSolve these math puzzles. Each answer gives you a number. Match it to a letter in the Code Key. Write the letter under each box to spell a message about caring. CARING FOR OTHERS MAKES YOU 2 0 5 2 +1 +2 -3 +3 _____ ______ ______ ______ F ___ ____ ___ 2 3 3 8 4 +2 +3 -1 -7 +4 ____ ______ ______ ______ _____ G ___ ___ ____ ____ CODE KEY 1-A 2-E 3-F 4-G 5-L 6-R 7-S 8-T

10. Activity # 3 You Decide! Penny and Sam were playing ball. Penny hit a flyball and it went through Mr. Stone’s window. Penny ran home and didn’t tell him that she broke the window. Circle what Sam should do: 1. Say, “I don’t know anything about it.” 2. Ask Penny to tell Mr. Stone that she broke the window. 3. Tell Mr. Stone that Penny broke the window. 4. Another idea__________________________________. Activity # 4 Code of Honor! Use the code key to solve the word puzzle below and find out what Sam always tries to do. code key __E__ __H__ __L__ __R__ __T__ __U__

11. CITIZENSHIP VALUES QUIZ 1. I tell the truth and never cheat or steal. I am showing__?__ 2. I listen when others are speaking. I am showing __?__ 3. I don’t give up. I keep trying. I am showing __?___ 4. I always finish my homework and do my chores. I am showing __ ?___ 5. When I show respect to another person who has a handicap, I show__ ?___ 6. When I am sharing and caring, I am showing __?____ 7. I work together with others to solve a puzzle. I am showing ___?____ 8. When I make the right choices, I am showing___ ?___ Word Bank Tolerance, Compassion, Respect, Self-Control Perseverance, Responsibility, Honesty, Cooperation