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Human Worth |
Word of the Month January |
| Definition and Color | Understanding of self and others by treating each with kindness,
caring, generosity and a forgiving spirit. Color:
Navy Holiday: Martin Luther King Day, New Years Day How did Martin Luther King make the United States look at Human Worth in a new way? |
| Teaching Strategies from KDE | While character education is not mandatory, this web site offers additional instructional tools for teachers which could be used with their existing curriculum. The purpose of this web site is for teachers to use it to blend Character Education related teaching strategies into their curriculum rather than creating a separate add-on curriculum. Decisions about how to incorporate character education into the daily classroom curriculum are local decisions best made by teachers, administrators, school board members and parents at the school site. The links below will help teachers find strategies on the word of the month on a level best suited to the class they teach. |
| Suggested Reading |
The Diary of Anne Frank I'm in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor Great Negroes Past and
Present by Russell Adams Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel Three Good Blankets by Ida Luttrell Annie & Co by David McPhail Annie & The Old One by Miska Miles Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold Who Are You? by John Schindel Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe Cherries & Cherry Pits by Vera B. Williams The Quarreling Book by Charlotte Zolotow Caddie Woodlawn by Carol R., Brink The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh Now One Foot, Now the Other by Tomie dePaola The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan The Pilgrims of Plymouth by Marcia Sewall Children of Flight Pedro Pan by Maria Armengol Acierno The Bill of Rights ( The Constitution of the United States of America) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The Skirt by Gary Soto |
| Family Activities | Discuss what each member of the family brings to the success of the
whole family unit. As news events occur talk to your children about the value of the everyday people involved in these events. Visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC. |
| Suggested Movies |
City of Joy - PG-13 Gandhi - PG The Diary of Anne Frank - PG To Kill a Mockingbird It's a Wonderful Life |