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

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

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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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Character Education Tale: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

I. Read Character Education story: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare.”

B. 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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