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Teacher’s/Leader’s Guide for ® We have good character! Page 2—Doing the right thing Talk with students about the word “character” and what they think “doing the right thing” means. Ask for examples of doing right and doing wrong. Write their answers on a large sheet of paper. After reading the workbook, review the answers. Ask students if there is anything they would like to add or change. (NOTE: It’s possible that some students may talk about unpleasant home situations. In some cases, you may need to redirect a student’s discussion to a more general focus and arrange for appropriate help—from a school social worker, for example.) Have students start a poster based on the phrase “Do the right thing!” As they learn more, have them add to their posters (for example, with other phrases, drawings or pictures of people doing the right thing cut out from old magazines). Or you may want to have the class do an ongoing mural or collage on this theme. Supports Language Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.4a CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.4a CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4a CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.5c CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.5c CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5a CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.6 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.6 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.6 Supports Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1b CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1b,c CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1b,c Supports Writing Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.5 Page 3—The “do-right” rule Have each student draw and cut out a large house silhouette. Have them write labels stating ways to do the right thing at home, and paste the labels on. Post the houses. Have students add other ways they think of as they learn more. As a class, you may also want to do this with a school silhouette and a large map or drawing of the city or town. Supports Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1b CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1b CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1b Supports Writing Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2 The activities below can help reinforce the material in this Know What? ® workbook when used in the classroom. Many are experiential, helping students work together to better understand issues related to good character and to improve skills needed for success in school and life. You can also use these activities to help students meet select Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS.ELA) and for Mathematics (CCSS.Mathematics). Correlations to specific standards are listed below each activity. Visit www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy and www.corestandards.org/Math to learn more. Please read: Talk to a professional! This guide is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified expert. Follow your organization’s policies and regulations (for example, those that apply to parental notification and consent) when using these activities. 2014 Edition ©2001 Channing Bete Company, Inc. All rights reserved. (05-14-A) Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA 01373 • 20D-0108 To reorder call (800) 628-7733 or visit www.channing-bete.com and ask for item number PS98700 C O M P A N Y Channin ®