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Knowledge |
Word of the Month May |
| Definition and Color | Knowing, comprehending and continually using facts and information
acquired by experience or study. Engaging in life-long learning. Color:
Yellow Holiday: Mother's Day, Memorial Day What does a "good mother" have to do with gaining knowledge? Why is it important to remember the past to gain knowledge for the future? |
| 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 Year My Father was Ten by Pat Brisson Jeremy's Decision by Ardyth Brott Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindberg by Bob Burleigh Abuela by Arthur Dorros Granddaddy's Place by Helen V. Griffith Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel Brave Irene by William Steig Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt A Gathering of Days: A New England girl's Journal by Joan W. Blos The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh Now One Foot, Now the Other by Tomie dePaola The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes I'm Not Going to Chase the Cat Today by Jessica Harper The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan Tales of the Arabian Nights (Various editions) Charlotte's Web by E. B. White Children of the Settlement Houses by Caroline Arnold The Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks Leroy and the Old Man by William Butterworth Te Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring by Lucille Clifton The Story of Thomas Alva Edison by Margaret Cousins Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Story of My Life by Helen Keller The New York Times: A Nation Challenged, Young Reader's Edition by New York Times Staff The Skirt by Gary Soto Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor |
| Family Activities | Play games with your children such as Jeopardy, Trivial Pursuit, or
Scrabble. Discuss current events in the paper or on the nightly news. Let them know everyone is always learning. If something comes up on the news you do not know about or understand look it up together, show them the importance of keeping your knowledge up to date. |
| Suggested Movies |
Goodbye Mr. Chips - G October Sky - PG Apollo 13 - PG Contact - PG The Pursuit of Happyness -PG-13 |