Justice

Word of the Month

April
Definition and Color Upholding what is right and lawful. Showing fairness, equality and tolerance. Color: Purple

Holiday: Easter, Holocaust Remembrance Day How can fairness and tolerance be applied to remembering the Holocaust?

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 Berenstain Bears - Bear Detectives: The Case of the Missing Pumpkin

The Berenstain Bears- Trouble at School

The Year My Father was Ten by Pat Brission

Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindberg by Bob Burleigh

We the Kids: the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States by David Catrow

America: A Patriotic Primer by Lynne V. Cheney

Abuela by Arthur Dorros (Available in Spanish)

The Fisherman's Wife Grimm's Fairytales

And to Think That We Thought That We Would Never Be Friends by Mary Ann Hoberman

Susanna of the Alamo by John Jakes

Coming to America by Betsy Maestro

The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Arielle N. Olson

All by Herself: 14 Girls Who Make a Difference by Ann Whitford Paul

La Llaman America/America Is Her Name by Luis J. Rodriguez (Available in English/ Spanish)

The Children's Book of America by William J. Bennett

The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla

China's Bravest Girl: The Legend of Hua Mu Lan by Charlie Chin

This Land is Your Land, By Woody Guthrie

Stepping on the Cracks by Mary D. Hahn

Tales from Shakespeare by Mary and Charles Lamb

We Live Here Too! Kids Talk about Good Citizenship by Nancy Loewen

The Flag We Love, by Pam M. Ryan

The Pilgrims of Plymouth by Marcia Sewall

Nothing but the Truth by Avi

On My Honor by Marion D. Bauer

The Constitution of the United States of America

Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates by Mary M. Dodge

Marching to Freedom: The Story of Martin Luther King Jr. by Joyce Milton

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Scarlet Letter
Family Activities

  • Teach your child to stop and think before acting on impulse.

  • Teach your child to tell fact from feeling. Let him know that just because he feels strongly about something—such as hitting someone who made him angry—doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.

  • Encourage your child to think about the consequences of her decisions. Tell her little stories about situations she might face and talk about actions she might take, who might be affected by her actions, what might happen because of her actions and what the best action might be.

  • When your child has a problem with a rule, brainstorm together a list of possible reasons for the rule. This leads to greater understanding.

  • Remind your child to pay attention to the rules or codes that apply in each situation. For example, the rules for behaving in church are different from those for a football game.

—I got really mad because John wouldn't talk to me.

—What were you doing at the time?

—We were in line for lunch.

—Well, what's the rule about waiting in line?

—You aren't supposed to talk.

—Then John was doing the right thing, wasn't he?

 
Suggested Movies

Clear and Present Danger -PG-13

Hunt for Red October PG

The Client - PG-13

Count of Monte Cristo - PG-13

The Pelican Brief - PG-13

The Diary of Anne Frank

Runaway Jury - PG-13

The Pursuit of Happyness -PG-13

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