Character Education Lesson Plans Must Sell – Part 2 of 3
Character education lesson plans must be structured as top-notch, effective sales campaigns to make moral gemstones irresistible to young people. In Part One of this article, we considered three ineffective types of character education lesson plans: lectures, discussions, and role-playing. As we continue our examination of character education lesson plans,
Character Education Lesson Plans Must Sell – Part 3 of 3
Avoiding Lying Parrots! Character education lesson plans must be structured as top-notch, effective sales campaigns to make moral gemstones irresistible to young people. Such character education lesson plans must, at the same time, diligently avoid the “lying parrots” that would destroy the total behavioral transformation you seek. Effectiveness through Preparation
Redeeming the First Minute
You teach the way you teach…. You always start the school year that way…. You see no point in buying back a mere minute…. Ah, but first impressions are lasting! What if a couple of secrets injected into the first minute could make a tremendous difference in the entire school
Respect Video – Character Companions Video #1
Children of all ages love cartoons. Children of all ages love clowns, too. This powerful, entertaining video gives them both as it introduces the important character trait of respect. Children eagerly drink in the information as they laugh at the antics of Whiffenpoof.
Launch a unit or a series of lessons with the video. Motivate children with it. Use it as a springboard for discussion, but never stop there. Assign practical applications of the subject, and follow through to be sure children are exercising the trait.
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Responsibility Video – Character Companions Video #2
You know from the first video in this series how much children love the Character Circus animations. Younger children eagerly accept information from Eddie and Whiffenpoof. Older children let down their defenses when the clown and his sidekick rabbit present character traits. This compelling video makes an impact on them all with its introduction of responsibility.
You can use this video to launch a unit or a series of lessons on responsibility. You can inspire children with it – making them desire responsibility in their own lives. Inspire discussion, but be sure that discussion flows into assigned practical application of the character trait.
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Character Education Lesson Plans Must Sell – Part 1 of 3
Character education lesson plans have a purpose, and that purpose is to sell high moral values to young people in a way that they find irresistible. Such selling is not automatic, of course. Character education lesson plans lying on a desk or standing on a shelf do no selling on
Demand the Best Character Education!
The best character education program requires not the biggest, most popular program, but effective application of absolute values for absolute results. Those who are serious about character building know instinctively that such things as size and popularity are neither requirements nor quality indicators – yet some programs act as though
Character Counts, but Does Character Education?
Schools in the United States and other developed countries have been teaching character for some years now. At least they say they have. Teachers have learned to tell students that character counts. They are right. Character counts. The question is, does character education count? Character counts, but does character education
Character Education Lesson Plans – Powerful Enough?
Many teachers are looking for character education lesson plans. Teaching character education is not their choice and they lack interest; they lack time; or perhaps they simply don’t know where to begin. Whatever the reason, they don’t want to prepare their own, so they search the Internet for ready-made character
Character Education for Universities
Character education is considered by many to be a stepchild of the elementary curriculum. They include it, but only because they must, giving it the least amount of time and effort possible. At secondary level, most give it only a passing glance, and at the tertiary level, few even think
