New Hampton, IAIndiantown, FLEl Rancho, CA Previous slide Next slide The Six Pillars of Character The Six Pillars of Character are the core ethical values of CHARACTER COUNTS! These values were identified […]

12 different Respect worksheets. Comes in two versions - primary and intermediate. Great for generating ideas on kindness, manners, and empathy. Available in PDF, digital on Google Slides, with images included for creating your own activity on a different learning platform. Writing, drawing, cut and paste, and word puzzles included. Use as a Social Emotional Learning classroom activity or as an activity during school counseling sessions. Suitable for students K-8th. Worksheets Include: KWL Chart Venn Diagram Self-Reflection Questionnaire Acrostic Poem Flag for a Banner Whole Body Respect Defining Respect Does It Show Respect? Showing Respect Drawing and Writing Problem Solving with Respect Word Search Crossword

Do you have a challenge fitting character education into your busy days? I know I always did! We know how important it is… and want to do it… But how?.. ..with reward tags, book marks, and fables! Reward Tags Reward tags are a great way to introduce and reinforce positive character qualities one by […]

How can we teach our students that doing the right thing is important, even when nobody is looking? How can we give them an intrinsic motivation to be what we call good people? From my experience, the answer to those question lies in character education. Character education has been a buzzword in the teaching community […]

Character education isn't just for the specialists anymore. Character education is something that classroom teachers need to fit into their school day, now more than ever. Be PROACTIVE instead of REACTIVE about the behaviors in your classroom!

Teach responsibility in your classroom through the use of intentional activities. Continue refining what responsibility means to your students all year.

Good character is made up of many qualities. Here’s an ABC list of character traits we can aspire to teach our children.

Happy Friday! (Don't you just love the summer when you forget what day it is?) I am linking up with Cara from First Grade Parade and her weekly Favorite Pins Friday to share some of my recent Pinterest finds! Favorite School Pins: Completely agree, although I do love the Target Dollar Bins this time of year :) :) :) Love this chart from Using My Teacher Voice for the first week back to school! Favorite Style Pins: Chevron nails? Yes, please :) Currently obsessing over polka dots and chambray! This color combination takes my love of all things teal/turquoise and brightens it up! Love it :) Favorite Quote Pins: Yup! My besties, teammates, and husband probably think this is my personal motto ;) This is *by far* my most favorite quote If you don't already, be sure to follow me on Pinterest to see a whole bunch more! Have fun checking out the rest of the great finds over at The First Grade Parade! ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ I am *EXTREMELY* excited to announce a new collaborative blog I am a part of for 2nd and 3rd grade teachers!! Owl-ways Be Inspired is filled with some of your most favorite 2nd & 3rd grade bloggers and we are all so excited for the opportunity to collaborate and share with you! Best part? There is a gigantic Grand Opening Giveaway that started today filled with a *ton* of back-to-school goodies! Head over right now to check it out and be sure to follow us on Bloglovin', Facebook, and Pinterest! Have a wonderful weekend, friends!!

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[ctc doodles] Iris and Lillium visit an abandoned space museum🚀

Unfinished bc I lost the original file, likely won't bother to finish unless I find a backup somewhere :/ It's still pretty useable - 457 items total, not even counting colour alts - but I didn't focus on everything evenly so hair-related options are very limited and a lot of categories don't have icons, sorry!

What's Under Your Cape? Earlier in the summer I stumbled upon an author by the name of Barbara Gruener. She had recently written a book titled, ""What's Under Your Cape?" Every teacher that spoke about the book had nothing but wonderful things to say. So I decided to order the book directly from her website. When it arrived I was delighted to find that she had autographed it for me. How nice was that? I was immediately drawn in by her first hand accounts of how different character building worked for her children, students and community. I could relate to her book because she wrote from the perspective of a mom and educator (counselor). The bonus was that the book is a quick read which means that you can implement it in your class immediately. Shortly after reading the book I was lucky enough to join a book study. Today I'll be referencing chapter 5 along with Tiffani from Time 4 Kindergarten. One of my favorite topics, R-E-S-P-E-C-T! My favorite mantra that Ms. Gruener quotes is, "May I be treated tomorrow how I treated people today." This is a concept that seems integral to a society that works well together. She is quick to point out that we can't expect children to understand the abstract view of respect without showing them concrete behaviors that go along with respect. The book also details a picture book, song and activities to accompany teaching children about respect. It then goes into how bullying goes hand in hand with disrespect. Respecting others means that children will not turn into bullies. In a perfect world everyone would live this concept. So you will have to read the book to get her suggestions, but I am going to offer some resources from youtube to accompany the book. Video On Respect Song About Respect Defining Respect I recently blogged about using character education bracelets to help turn the abstract learning of character traits into concrete tangible learning. Click the picture for the post. If you missed the beginning of the book study, you can click here: To get to the next chapter click here: Be sure to check out Tiffani's post on Chapter 5 here:

My decision to homeschool came naturally from playing with my eldest daughter Audrey. As I read, talked, and played with her, she amazed me with how much information she could retain and how eager she was to know everything. At first, I just planned on homeschooling her for the elementary years. As I continued to teach […]

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Oh boy, it's September, and I can't believe it! It seems as it it was just May! This year is flying by! Christmas will be here soon! Yay! I'm linking up with Farley over at Oh' Boy Fourth Grade for the September Currently! You should join in on the fun! You'll learn a lot of interesting stuff about a lot of interesting people! It's funny too! Before I share my Currently September I want to remind you to enter my Silhouette Portrait Giveaway which ends on September 4th. I've stalked this AWESOME machine so much to know that it is absolutely FABULOUS! Good luck! I would also like to share my newest product on Character Education. These 36 posters are very colorful and have 3 examples of each trait on each poster! A great way to teach character! Here's an example! Click Here To View Click Here To View NOW CURRENTLY in SEPTEMBER I'm.... So hop on over to Oh' Boy Fourth Grade and join in on the fun!!!!!

Joan Didion’s seminal 1961 Vogue essay on self-respect.

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Kreuzenstein Castle, located on territory of today's town of Leobendorf, Austria. Originally built in 12th Century CE, by Counts of Formbach, it acquired its current form after renovation work carried out in 1874-1906. Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek. #archaeohistories

What are your best character traits? If your best friend had to sum you up in three words, what would they be? Which words would you use to describe your child’s character?

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Do you love reading? You'll probably have read most of these books. Well check out some alternate fake book covers for these all time favorites!

Teach responsibility in your classroom through the use of intentional activities. Continue refining what responsibility means to your students all year.