Character Building Around…
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Read Alouds to grow FIERCE Readers: Owen & Mzee by
Isabella & Craig Hatkoff, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, The
I Love You Book by Todd Parr, Princess Hyacinth by Florence Parry Heide, P.S. I
Love You by Cecelia Ahern, Hair for Mama by Kelly Tinkham, Henry in Love by
Peter McCarty, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli, The Fault in Our Stars by John
Green, Divergent by Veronica Roth, Offbeat Love Stories & More by Jennifer
K. Lafferty, Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, Prom & Prejudice by
Elizabeth Eulberg, And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, The Boy Who Grew
Flowers by Jen Wojtowicz, Ophelia by Lisa M. Klein, Hunger Games by Suzanne
Collins, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
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Role
play scenarios to help students understand the Golden Rule: Encountering a homeless
man on the street, a fellow classmate without toys or friends, a sibling who
doesn’t feel well, etc.
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Create
a COLLAGE showing Random Acts of Kindness and encourage students to perform
random acts of kindness for others in the classroom, school, or at home. Have
students journal about their experiences.
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Dedicated
Donations: Collect canned goods for a food drive, new or gently used toys, or
clothes to be donated!
vPay
it Forward: Teach students about the concept by explaining “You pay it forward by doing something
for the next person you meet whose need you can fulfill.” Check out this article on more ideas: http://www.marcandangel.com/2012/05/25/60-selfless-ways-to-pay-it-forward/
v Commit to taking care of our world and
showing LOVE to our environment:
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Compliment
Cheer: Have designated times throughout the day where students compliment each
other.
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Bouquet
of Hearts: Have students write “Ways to Show LOVE”
or “What is LOVE to Us” on heart
cutouts that you tape up on paper [flower] stems
in a designated area in the classroom.
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Qualities
of LOVE Mobile: Patient, Kind, Not Boastful, Not
Proud or Rude, Not Envious. Have
students write about specific examples that
exemplify these qualities.
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LOVE
Never Ends Chain: On paper strips have students write all the different ways
they respect
people’s feelings, differences, ideas, and
opinions. Put up chain around classroom.
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Famous
Love Songs: Shared Readings, Fill in the Blanks, Re-Create your own with those
as models.
Ex: “All You Need is LOVE,” “Put a Little LOVE
in Your Heart,”
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only LOVE can do that.”
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