CHARACTER BUILDING

1. Citizenship, Values, Ethical behavior, Fairness, 3A
2. Stealing, Lying, Cheating, 3A - early & late elementary
3. Social skills/Friendship skills, 2C
4. Following class/school rules, 3A
1. Classroom behavior skills, 1A
2. Contributing to the classroom, 3C
3. Creating and enforcing class rules as a group, 2C – early & late elementary
5. Safety, 3A-early elementary & up
1. Making safe choices with regard to self and others, 3B - early & late elementary
6. Violence prevention
1. Understanding the effects of violent behavior on others, 3A - middle school & high school
2. Identify contributing factors/reducing violence, 2D - late elementary/middle
3. Conflict resolution skills, 2D
7. Respecting others
1. Respecting others’ perspectives, 2A
2. Lying/Honesty
1. Ethics in decision-making, Analyzing consequences of lying, 3A
2. Socially responsible behavior, 3B
3. Cheating, 3A - early & late elementary
3. Stealing
1. Making ethical choices, Respecting others’ property, 3A
2. Responsible choices in daily social situations, 3B
8. Sensitivity to others, 2B-early elementary,
1. Empathy training, Patience, Respecting others, Sportsmanship, 2A
2. Compassion, 3A middle school and up
3. Judging others
1. Appreciating others who are different, 2B
2. Empathy, 2A
4. Forgiveness
1. In friendships, 2C-late elementary/middle

1. Problem-solving
1. Problem-solving process steps, Making good choices in daily academic/social situations, 3B
2. Effect of emotions on problem-solving, 1A - late elementary/middle school
3. Influence of personal qualities on choices, 1B
4. Making ethical, safe, and socially responsible decisions, 3A
2. Responsible behavior/choices
1. Decision-making skills, 3B
2. Considering safety, ethics and societal factors in making choices, 3A
3. Making responsible choices in daily social and academic situations, 3B
4. Taking responsibility for mistakes, 2C
5. Responsibilities as part of school community, 3C-late elementary and up
6. Helping out at home, 3C – early elementary
3. Peer pressure (see also SOCIAL SKILLS: Friendship Skills/Issues: Peer Pressure)
1. Understanding peer influence, Saying "no", 3B-late elementary/middle and up
2. Responding assertively to peer pressure, 2C-late elementary
3. Analyzing and resisting peer pressure, Refusal skills relating to drugs, sex, gang activity, 2D-late elementary
4. Drugs/alcohol and peer pressure, 3A-middle school/high

1. Leadership
1. Leadership skills, 2C-late elementary/middle
2. Leadership in school, 1B—late elementary and up
3. Mentoring/encouraging/helping others, 2A—late middle school/ high school
2. School/Community Service
1. Recognizing school needs, 3C-late middle/high
2. Contributing to the community and home, 3C
3. Community issues, Community invovlement, 3C-late elementary/middle and up
4. Service projects
1. Community service projects, 3C-late elementary and middle school
2. Service projects on school needs, 3C-late middle/high
3. Extracurricular activities, involvement in, 1B-- middle school and up