Activities that teach good character Character coaching Helping

Activities that teach good character.

Character coaching Helping students succeed!

Terrific Kids – character coaching Students learn how to be Thoughtful Enthusiastic Respectful Responsible Inclusive Friendly Inquisitive Capable

Character coaching • Students participate in character education. • Students reflect and discuss what they learn. • Adult mentors spend time with students in the classroom. • Students strengthen peer relationships.

Character coaching Helps students understand: How actions impact others. I have power over how I react. There adults other than my parents who know me and like me. I’m part of a larger group-the Kiwanis family.

Read, discuss Read books that focus on each Terrific Kids character traits. Discuss how using good character makes a difference. Participate in Kiwanis Read Around the World.

Movie moments Watch movies that focus on one or more of the Terrific Kids character traits. Discuss how using good character makes a difference. www. Teach. With. Movies. org

Post it Conduct a character trait poster campaign. Create posters about each of the character traits and display them in class. This i s a bu lly fre This r e clas oom i sroom s full ! of…… Thou ghtfu …. l Enthu s Respe iastic c Respo tful n Inclu sible siv Frien e dl Inqui y si Capa tive ble Kids! ood g h t i Kids w cter! chara

Journal Ask students to use one character trait per week and keep a journal. Discuss what students learned through this experience at the end of the month.

Read and report Divide the class into reading groups and assign each group a character trait. Each group will report to the class about what they learned.

Make it stick Create character trait stickers to wear after each character trait is discussed. Place them on objects used everyday as a reminder of how to treat others. e l b i s n o Resp Learn about a different culture! Mak e ne frien w ds! l u f t h g u o Th

Do you have character coaching activity ideas? E-mail Terrific Kids staff at kiwaniskids@kiwaniskids. org.