Mini Lesson Plan: Accept Me for Who I Am (grades 6-8)

After reading the Character Education story called “Accept Me for Who I Am,” students will take part in some follow-up activities to enhance the learning experience. Here is a role-play scenario you can use to help teach about the importance of the Character Education traits of Self Control, Valuing & Respecting Self, Valuing & Respecting Others, and Tolerance & Allowing. Some kids start making fun of basketball player Jason just because he is short. In the first part of the role-play, seventh-grader Jason reacts badly to their ridicule. He ends up getting beat up. The last part of the role-play shows how much better the situation can be when Jason demonstrates enough self control to talk reasonably with his tormentors. As a result, they react in a more tolerant fashion as well. The role-play is called “Accept Me for Who I Am.” This Conflict Resolution role-play is based on an idea shared with me by one of my past seventh-grade students who struggled with being a lot shorter than the other 7th-grade guys.

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Character Education role-play: Accept Me for Who I Am

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-plays to print for classroom use. It is called “Accept Me for Who I Am.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Accept Me for Who I Am.”

Role-play Description: Here is a role-play scenario you can use to help teach about the importance of the Character Education traits of Self Control, Valuing & Respecting Self, Valuing & Respecting Others, and Tolerance & Allowing. Some kids start making fun of basketball player Jason just because he is short. In the first part of the role-play, seventh-grader Jason reacts badly to their ridicule. He ends up getting beat up. The last part of the role-play shows how much better the situation can be when Jason demonstrates enough self control to talk reasonably with his tormentors. As a result, they react in a more tolerant fashion as well. The role-play is called “Accept Me for Who I Am.” This Conflict Resolution role-play is based on an idea shared with me by one of my past seventh-grade students who struggled with being a lot shorter than the other 7th-grade guys.

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Character Education Tale: Accept Me for Who I Am

Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the importance of the Character Education traits of Self Control, Valuing & Respecting Self, Valuing & Respecting Others, and Tolerance & Allowing. Some kids start making fun of basketball player Jason just because he is short. In the first part of the story, seventh-grader Jason reacts badly to their ridicule. He ends up getting beat up. The last part of the story shows how much better the situation can be when Jason demonstrates enough self control to talk reasonably with his tormentors. As a result, they react in a more tolerant fashion as well. The story is called “Accept Me for Who I Am.” This Conflict Resolution story is based on an idea shared with me by one of my past seventh-grade students who struggled with being a lot shorter than the other 7th-grade guys.

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Character Education Lesson Plan (Gr. 6-8): How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

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Character Education writing assignment: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

Instructional objective: Students will write about the six levels of the Bloom’s Taxonomy Discussion Questions for the Character Education tale called “How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you.”

Link to Character Education Tale: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

Link to Character Education Role-Play: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

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Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion Questions: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.

Link to Character Education Tale: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

Link to Character Education Role-Play: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

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Character Education role-play: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-plays to print for classroom use. It is called “How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you.”

Story Description: Jenny never wanted a school shooting to happen at her school. Her solution: Find and befriend an outcast. Her problem: The loner she found, Anne, began to follow her around everywhere she went. How could Jenny still be Anne’s friend yet maintain her own personal boundaries?

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Character Education Tale: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about the importance of the Character Education traits of Caring & Giving, Leadership, Tolerance & Allowing, Valuing & Respecting Self, and Valuing & Respecting Others. Jenny never wanted a school shooting to happen at her school. Her solution: Find and befriend an outcast. Her problem: The loner she found, Anne, began to follow her around everywhere she went. How could Jenny still be Anne’s friend yet maintain her own personal boundaries?

I. Read Character Education story: How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you.”

B. Story Description: Jenny never wanted a school shooting to happen at her school. Her solution: Find and befriend an outcast. Her problem: The loner she found, Anne, began to follow her around everywhere she went. How could Jenny still be Anne’s friend yet maintain her own personal boundaries?

Links to both chapters for ‘How to tactfully handle acquaintances who leach on to you’

Chapter 1: Jenny befriends Anne

Chapter 2: Jenny must find a way to be Anne’s friend yet maintain her own personal space

Character Education Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Be part of the Solution

This is the Lesson Plan Hub page for the “Be part of the Solution Skits." Links to all six sections of the lesson are included.

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Character Education skits: Be part of the Solution

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the twelve (12) skits to print for classroom use. It is called “Be part of the Solution Skits.”

A. After taking part in the following two discussions, the class will act out the twelve skits described in the PDF file available for downloading near the end of this article.

Discussion #1: K-W-L Model discussion: Be part of the Solution

Discussion #2: Bloom's Taxonomy discussion questions for ‘Be part of the Solution’

B. Students participate in acting out the twelve (12) skits called “Be part of the Solution Skits.”

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Bloom's Taxonomy discussion questions for ‘Be part of the Solution’

There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading the quote that states "Don't be part of the Problem. Be part of the Solution," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.

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Character Education writing assignment: Be part of the Solution

Instructional objective: Students will write about the six levels of the Bloom’s Taxonomy Discussion Questions for the Character Education poster: “Don’t be part of the Problem. Be part of the Solution.”

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K-W-L Model discussion: Be part of the Solution

Class will discuss the K & W of the K-W-L Model at beginning of lesson: What do you know and what do you want to know about the quotation on this Character Education poster? At the end of the lesson, they will close with the L discussion: What have you learned about the quotation on this Character Education poster?

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Character Education Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8) – Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

This is the Lesson Plan Hub page for "Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare." Links to all eight sections of the lesson are included.

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K-W-L Model discussion: How the Tortoise Got Cracks in his Shell

Class will discuss the K & W of the K-W-L Model at beginning of lesson: What do you know and what do you want to know about the Character Education traits of Leadership and Trustworthiness? At the end of the lesson, they will close with the L discussion: What have you learned about the Character Education traits of Leadership and Trustworthiness?

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Lesson Objectives for teaching about Character Education concepts

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Character Education.

Clicking on this resource link leads you to the following 10 items:
(A) Character Traits Addressed
(B) Conflict Resolution Strategies Addressed
(C) Other Concepts Addressed
(D) Cognitive/Instructional Objectives
(E) Emotional Objectives
(F) Behavioral Objectives
(G) Glossary Of Terms
(H) Lesson Length
(I) Links for Teaching Posters for Classroom Use
(J) Links for all the Character Education stories and lesson plans.

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K-W-L Model discussion: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

Class will discuss the K & W of the K-W-L Model at beginning of lesson: What do you know and what do you want to know about the Character Education traits of Justice and being Responsible? At the end of the lesson, they will close with the L discussion: What have you learned about the Character Education traits of Justice and being Responsible?

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Character Education writing assignment: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

Instructional objective: Students will write about the six levels of the Bloom’s Taxonomy Discussion Questions for the Character Education tale called “Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare.”

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Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion Questions for Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels.

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Character Education role-play: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

Visit this page to get the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-plays to print for classroom use. It is called “Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare.”

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare.”

Story Description: The Grandmothers of the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya tell stories to teach the children important lessons like don't be greedy. One of those children, Ann Njeri Mwangi, orally shared this tale with me in 1990. Hyena helps Hare find a cub-sitting job for Queen Lion. Unfortunately, Hyena demands a very unreasonable reward in exchange. Listen to this Character Education tale and see if you agree it also has a strong message about Justice and about being Responsible.

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