Teaching the Discovering the Real Me Series Student Textbook and Teacher’s Manual 4

Discovering the Real Me, Student Textbook 4: The Heart of Goodness For children 9 to 10 years of age Based on famous and lesser known fairy tales, each with a moral message Each has questions and an exercise There is a separate teacher’s manual

The Heart of Goodness 17 stories Two lesson plans per story, minutes each Children read the story as a class Activities bring out story’s theme

Character Education’s Goals: To know the good — head To care about the good — heart To do the good — hands

Each Story has Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Goals Educating the Head, Heart, and Hands

Sample Chapter 1: “The Elves and the Shoemaker”

The Story A shoemaker and his family are very poor Still, they are grateful for what they have Elves come in the night and make beautiful shoes, which the shoemaker sells for a good profit The shoemaker’s wife makes wonderful clothing for the elves out of thanks The family is never poor again

“The Elves and the Shoemaker”: Cognitive Objectives Students will understand that gratitude, even when one doesn’t have much to be grateful for, is important Gratitude leads to good things happening

“The Elves and the Shoemaker”: Affective Objectives Students will connect to the fairness in this story Because the family was grateful, even when poor, it seems fair that they would prosper

“The Elves and the Shoemaker”: Behavioral Objectives Students will recount times someone was kind to them and they were grateful They will name times when it is appropriate to say thank you and list things they are thankful for

Have students name examples of times when we should say “Thank you”: 1. When someone gives us something 2. When someone hands us food at the table 3. When someone opens a door for us 4. To the clerk in the store

Sample Chapter 2: “The Fisherman and His Wife”

The Story A fisherman catches a magical fish who grants him a wish if he lets the fish go free The fisherman's wife keeps wanting more wishes and more wealth and power Eventually, the fish tires of providing for the wife's increasingly greedy wishes and sends the couple back into poverty

“The Fisherman and His Wife”: Cognitive Objectives Students will understand that greediness will have negative consequences, not only for the greedy person but for those around as well

“The Fisherman and His Wife”: Affective Objectives Students will feel that the demands of the wife are unreasonable, and that she got what she deserved

“The Fisherman and His Wife”: Behavioral Objectives Students will compare and contrast this story and the previous one Students will apply the moral of the story “Greed never satisfies” and share with fellow students

Activity: Compare “The Elves and the Shoemaker” and “The Fisherman and His Wife” Differences “Elves & Shoemaker” “Fisherman & Wife” Generous wife Greedy wife Magical elves Magical fish Grateful Greedy

Activity: Compare “The Elves and the Shoemaker” and “The Fisherman and His Wife” Similarities “Elves & Shoemaker” “Fisherman & Wife” A husband and wife A husband and wife Magic helps them grow rich Magic helps them grow rich

Discovering the Real Me A major theme of the elementary school texts is: Virtue = Happiness In which countries are the happiest people of the world? Rich or poor? Why?

Good Character = Happiness