- Lindsey Elementary School
- Program Curriculum
- Guidance Curriculum
- Classroom Guidance Character Traits and Lesson Topics
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Character education introduces students to character traits and personal skills that empower them to be good citizens who are trustworthy, responsible, and caring. The character traits and personal skills reflect positive beliefs, attitudes, and mindsets; provide opportunities for self-reflection; and permit students to apply effective strategies to make decisions, solve problems, and behave responsibly.
The standards for positive character traits and personal skills are comprised of four strands: trustworthiness, responsibility, caring, and citizenship. Each strand consists of the following character traits and personal skills:
Trustworthiness: honesty, integrity, loyalty, punctuality, and reliability.
Responsibility: accountability, diligence, perseverance, self-control, and self-management.
Caring: interpersonal skills, including charity, compassion, consideration, cooperation, empathy, generosity, kindness, and patience.
Good citizenship: having concern for the common good and the community; having respect for authority, law, justice, and the rights of others; being free from prejudice; having gratitude and school pride; being courteous, fair, and patriotic; and making responsible decisions.
The following is a tentative plan for content delivery each month.
August: Introductions, Norm setting, Orientation to Elementary Counseling
September: Respect
October: Self-Discipline
November: Citizenship
December: Empathy
January: Determination
February: Friendship/Healthy Relationships
March: Trustworthy
April: Attitude
May: Responsibility
Guidance lesson activities and discussions will cover a broad range of topics, which might include but are not limited to:
Bullying
Being a leader
Goal-setting
Problem solving
Conflict resolution
College and career readiness
Digital citizenship/cyberbullying
Diversity/acceptance