1. Will using Character Education encourage students engagement, relevance and help them make connections? By Sondra Maxwell Sorento Elementary Kindergarten Teacher 6 th year of Teaching

2. Sorento Elementary building great character together! Honesty Respect Trustworthy Perseverance Responsibility Courage Loyalty Caring Patience

3. “To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. “ Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt “Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” Abraham Lincoln quotes (American 16th US President (1861-65),Abraham Lincoln quotesAmericanPresident “Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr. quotesH. Jackson Brown, Jr. quotes (American best selling writer, author of Life's Little Instruction Book )American Attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions Webster Dictionary Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.” Dale Carnegie quotes (American lecturer, author, 1888-1955)Dale Carnegie quotesAmerican18881955 Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and be understanding and forgiving.” Dale Carnegie quotes (American lecturer, author, 1888-1955)Dale Carnegie quotesAmerican18881955

4. Character Education is an important part of a students education. Good character builds a better student and a better student builds a better school. Our school highlights a different characteristic each month. I will incorporate the character trait of the month and develop a lesson around the word. The lesson will include hands on activities to enhance learning in the classroom and help us reach our community.

5. Character Education Lesson Plans 2010-2011 August Cooperation = Working and socializing together respectfully Learning the rules of our school. How to be a good citizen and student. Meet school personal and learn the jobs they do to make our school great. September Respect = Demonstrating consideration, appreciation, tolerance, and good manners toward self, others, authority and property Learn how to treat others, proper manners, random acts of kindness, how to keep our school clean.

6. October Responsibility= Being accountable for your own actions Learn about drug awareness (Red Ribbon Week), fire and traffic safety and Halloween safety, All about Me November Courage= Holding to your beliefs and opinions even when it is difficult Learn about Veterans Day, First Thanksgiving, Native Americans, Pilgrims December Integrity= Doing the right thing even when no one is looking Learning about good deeds, doing for others, Christmas season

7. Janurary Honesty= Speaking and acting with truthfulness in all situations Learn about beginning a new year and resolutions, Martin Luther King Day, Family February Patience= waiting calmly in spite of difficulty or opposition Learn about Presidents Day, Valentines Day, appreciating differences March Self Control= Restraining your impulses and behavior in all situations Learn about manners, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring

8. April Caring= Demonstrate kindness, courtesy, and compassion towards others. Learn about feelings, hero’s, Earth Day, animals May Service= Expanding time and effort to help others Learn about community, Memorial Day, chores at home and school, jobs in America,

9. Assessment Pre-assessment is done at the beginning of the year. I will asses the students as we go by observation and participation. Each Kindergarten student will keep a binder portfolio of the activities for each month. These activities will include writing, interviewing, reading, etc. There will also be activities for the parents to do with their child at home.