Core Concepts: Respect The state of being regarded with honor or esteem

 Grade Range: Primary

Operational

Concept

Objectives

Sample

Activities/Ideas

Feeling or showing honor, esteem and consideration for self, others and one's natural environment Respect for Self

The student will be able to:

  • recognize the importance of developing and maintaining suitable, appropriate appearance
  • express personal reactions and feeling
  • demonstrate acceptance of self-worth and acknowledge his/her strengths and limitations
  • demonstrate high expectations for personal achievement
  • make responsible decisions and be accountable for the outcomes and consequences
  • establish acceptable level of personal assertiveness
  • respond appropriately to peer pressure
  • (Respectful behavior will be demonstrated through sharing, cooperating, praising, admiring, honesty, acceptance, attentiveness, privacy, reverence, courage, politeness, thoughtfulness, helping, listening, courtesy, loyalty, compassion conservation and moderation)
  • demonstrate understanding and caring
  • demonstrate sympathy and empathy

Respect for others

The student will be able to:

  • demonstrate patience/tolerance when working with others
  • demonstrate regard for others; property and privacy
  • establish friendships
  • demonstrate consistency and reliability
  • cooperate by understanding, sharing, and negotiation

Respect for Natural Environment

The student will be able to:

  • develop positive behaviors for respecting/preserving life and natural habitat
  • demonstrate appreciation of the interdependence of the total environment
Have students:
  • paint or draw self portraits
  • participate in ego-builders such as leader for the day , new brother or sister award loose tooth award
  • receive "I Was Caught Being Good" stickers presented at random by principal or counselor for good behavior
  • choose appropriate clothing from a dress-up corner for a given situation
  • discuss/role play importance of showing respect for self/job through appearance and conduct
  • do flannel board stories demonstrating appropriate versus inappropriate choices
  • meet significant adult role models such as community leaders, police officers, doctors or volunteers to encourage modeling their behavior
  • make a collage with pictures from newspapers/magazines that demonstrate what each child considers his/her strengths
  • create, read, or memorize a poem and be able to explain in other words what it says about respect for self
  • engage in a cooperative group activity designed so everyone i the group has a responsibility if satisfactory outcome is to be reached

Have students:

  • play a simple game without rules; stopo and evaluate need for rules; play again , with rules; discuss which outcome is needed/desired
  • create, read or memorize a poem and be able to explain in other words what it says about respect for others

 

 

Have students:

  • set up a natural environment in classroom to care for living things.
  • invite a Boy/Girl Scout or member of fire department to discuss the need to preserve and respect the natural environment and to develop a high regard for others' property and privacy
  • encourage responsible decision making and an understanding of consequences through "story situations" around themes of identification of substances in the home that persons can use and abuse, bus safety and playground behavior
  • create, read or memorize a poem and be able to explain in other words what it says about respect for environment