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Respect |
Word of the Month
March |
| Definition and Color |
Showing high regard for authority, other people, self and country.
Treating others, as you want to be treated. Color: Green
Holiday: St. Patrick's Day, Purim, First Day of
Spring How can we respect the earth in celebration of the first
day of spring? How can we respect other cultures? |
| 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.
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| Suggested Reading |
Cinderella
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Johnny Appleseed
All the Places to Love (Pratrica MacLachlan)
It's Not Fair! (Charlotte Zolotow)
The Hundred Penny Box
What Does it Mean? Sharing
Everybody Takes Turns
Charlotte’s Web
Sarah Plain and Tall
Yussel's Prayer (Barbara Cohen)
The Story of Hanukkah (Amy Ehrlich)
The Frog Prince
Brothers Francis and the Friendly Beast (Margaret Hodges)
Through Grandpa's Eyes (Patricia MacLachlan)
The Rough-Face Girl (Rafe Martin)
Beauty and the Beast
The Cat Who Went to Heaven (Elizabeth Coatsworth)
Molly's Pilgrim (Barbara Cohen)
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (Paul Goble)
The Bicycle Man (Allan Say)
The Emperor and the Kite (Jane Yolen)
The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynn Reid Banks)
The Kitchen Knight (Margaret Hodges)
Hiawatha (H.W. Longfellow)
Old Turtle (Douglas Wood)
The Little Princess (Francis Hodgson Burnett)
Escape from Slavery: The Boyhood of Frederick Douglass in His Own Words
(Edited by Michael McCurdy)
The Sign of the Beaver (Elizabeth George Speare)
Iggie's House (Judy Blume)
Commodore Perry in the Land of Shogun (Rhoda Blumberg)
On the Frontier with Mr. Audobon (Barbara Brenner)
Constance (Patricia Clapp)
Thank You, Jackie Robinson (Barbara Cohen)
Strawberry Girl (Lois Lenski)
To Be a Slave (Julius Lester)
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon (Dhan Gopal Mukerji)
Sing Down the Moon (Scott O'Dell)
The Best Christmas Pageant Even (Barbara Robinson)
Words By Heart (Quida Sebestyen)
Call it Courage (Armstrong Sperry)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
The Cay (Theodore Taylor)
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Pigman (Paul Zindel)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
Slave Day (Rob Thomas) |
| Family Activities |
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A strong family respects each other. Discuss with
your children what it means to respect one another and why we
should respect family members. Encourage your children to show
respect for others by doing so yourself. Talk to your children
about respecting people who believe things that are different
from what they believe.
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When you talk to your children
about our leaders and governing institutions, and when you talk
about them in front of your children, remember that your
children are learning from you. Be truthful, but be careful not
to paint a picture of government that is so bleak that they will
refuse to become involved in the political process. Also,
remember to respect your older children’s political beliefs,
especially when you disagree with them.
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Talk with your children about
how they should react when they feel people are being
disrespectful to them.
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Racism is an
especially severe form of disrespect. Talk to your children
about respecting people of different ethnic groups. Help them to
understand how disrespectful and hurtful it is to taunt a person
with racial epithets.
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| Suggested Movies |
The Never Ending Story
Forrest Gump - PG-13
To Kill a Mockingbird
Remember the Titans - PG
Fern Gully
Fly Away Home
Free Willy
A Raisin in the Sun |