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Get on the Right Track Trustworthiness is shown when you are reliable, keep your promises and do what you say you will do. Trustworthiness is also shown when you tell the truth and are honest with both words and actions, even when it may be difficult. By having the courage to do the right thing and by being loyal to your friends, family and community you demonstrate that you are trustworthy. Every day, every way, trustworthiness always counts! A L L A B O U T C H A R A C T E R Kids With Character "All About Character" Brought to you by: To order the newspaper for your students call 717-339-2072 Character Counts, Six Pillars of Character and Animals reprinted with permission of Josephson Institute of Ethics Newspapers for "All About Character" Provided by: Monday, April 11 th , 2011 GOLDEN RULE Story Starters Write a story about Trustworthiness. Use one of the following story ideas to get you started. 1. Write a sentence about someone you trust, and why you trust that person. 2. Write a sentence about how it makes you feel when somebody lies to you or misleads you. 3. Write a sentence about a time somebody broke a promise to you. How did that make you feel? Newspaper Activities 1. Imagine that you found a beautiful new red bike on the playground. Look through today’s newspaper for ideas on how you could use the newspaper to help find the bike’s owner. What would you do? 2. You be the reporter. Interview a teacher, friend or parent about trustworthiness. Ask about specific examples from their life that show trustworthiness, reliability and having the courage to do the right thing, even when it is difficult. Write a story like you were writing for the newspaper. Be sure to give it an interesting title that will grab the reader’s attention. NEWS PAPER ACTIVITIES A True Story of Trustworthiness Sonora, California www.landofpuregold.com/heros Hidden Pictures AllKidsNetwork.com Color the hidden images, from the key below, in the picture. The Boy Who Cried, Wolf! by: B. G. Hennessy A young boy, for his own entertainment, makes believe and screams that a big wolf has come into the village. The people in the village are very alarmed at first. But after he pulls this stunt several times and no wolf is ever seen, the villagers begin to realize that he is just pretending. One day a mean wolf actually comes into the village. But this time when the boy cries out to forewarn the others, everyone knows that he is not trustworthy and they ignore him. Why didn’t the people believe the boy when there really was a wolf? What is the best way to make sure people believe us all the time? Has this sort of thing ever happened to someone you know? Source: Character Education Informational Handbook & Guide, 2002 Bailey is the most amazing dog you will ever meet. Benjamin is five and is handicapped. Ben’s mom bought Bailey to be a companion for her son two years ago. Benjamin is blind and crippled, so he gets around in a wheelchair. Bailey and Benjamin are inseparable, they love and trust one another completely. Recently, Benjamin was in an accident. He was on top of a short ramp with Bailey. Upon entry to a shop, Benjamin fell backwards and was rolling down the ramp at full throttle. His wheelchair was two meters away from a busy road and Bailey ran as fast as he could to stop and save him. Bailey did just that, but was injured and lost his leg in the process, nearly losing his life. Benjamin was two inches from death but Bailey saved him, putting his own life on the line. Bailey is a true and trustworthy companion, not to mention a real hero, and as precious as he was then, he is more precious to Ben now than ever. TRUST IN THEIR MENTORS The Bermudian Springs Elementary students, pictured above, show trustworthiness in their high school mentors. They are involved in S.M.A.R.T., a program which began in 2000 by Big Brothers Big Sisters. It matches high school student-mentors one on one with elementary pupils. They meet with their mentors weekly after school for homework assistance, educational games, character building activities and social time. This program has had a significant, positive impact on the children. Their teachers noted an overall improvement in academics, confidence and self-esteem. Trustworthy People: • Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. • Don't cheat or steal. • Do what they say they'll do. • Keep promises. • Keep private information, private. • Don't say things that could hurt others. • Don't do things that could hurt others. Which of these people could you trust? Circle your answer. Yes / No Kisha watched her little brother like she promised. Yes / No Tom told everyone at school about Josh getting in trouble at home. Yes / No Jeni kept the extra dollar the clerk mistakenly gave her. Yes / No Allison explained she had spilled the juice when the teacher asked. Yes / No Sara copied the test answers from the person sitting in front of her. Key: Amazon.com Training Book Brush Ball Dog Bed Dog Food Leash Name Tag Bone Bowl SHINRAI the camel
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Get on the Right Track
Trustworthiness is shown when you are reliable, keep your promises and do what you say you will do.Trustworthiness is also shown when you tell the truth and are honest with both words and actions,even when it may be difficult. By having the courage to do the right thing and by being loyal to yourfriends, family and community you demonstrate that you are trustworthy. Every day, every way,trustworthiness always counts!
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Kids With Character
"All About Character" Brought to you by:
To order the newspaper for your students call 717-339-2072 Character Counts, Six Pillars of Character and Animalsreprinted with permission of Josephson Institute of Ethics
Newspapers for"All About Character"
Provided by:
Monday, April 11th, 2011GOLDEN RULE
Story StartersWrite a story about Trustworthiness. Use one of thefollowing story ideas to get you started.
1. Write a sentence about someone you trust, and whyyou trust that person.
2. Write a sentence about how it makes you feel when somebodylies to you or misleads you.
3. Write a sentence about a time somebody broke a promise to you.How did that make you feel?
Newspaper Activities1. Imagine that you found a beautiful new red bike on
the playground. Look through today’s newspaper forideas on how you could use the newspaper to helpfind the bike’s owner. What would you do?
2. You be the reporter. Interview a teacher, friend orparent about trustworthiness. Ask about specific examples fromtheir life that show trustworthiness, reliability and having the courageto do the right thing, even when it is difficult. Write a story like youwere writing for the newspaper. Be sure to give it an interesting titlethat will grab the reader’s attention.
NEWS
PAPERACTIVIT
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A True Story of TrustworthinessSonora, Californiawww.landofpuregold.com/heros
Hidden PicturesAllKidsNetwork.com
Color the hidden images, from the key below, in the picture. The Boy Who Cried, �Wolf!� by: B. G. Hennessy
A young boy, for his own entertainment, makesbelieve and screams that a big wolf has come intothe village. The people in the village are veryalarmed at first. But after he pulls this stunt severaltimes and no wolf is ever seen, the villagers beginto realize that he is just pretending. One day amean wolf actually comes into the village. But thistime when the boy cries out to forewarn theothers, everyone knows that he is not trustworthyand they ignore him.
Why didn’t the people believe the boy whenthere really was a wolf? What is the best way to make
sure people believe us all the time? Has this sort of thing everhappened to someone you know?
Source: Character Education Informational Handbook & Guide, 2002
Bailey is the most amazing dog you will ever meet. Benjamin is five and ishandicapped. Ben’s mom bought Bailey to be a companion for her son twoyears ago. Benjamin is blind and crippled, so he getsaround in a wheelchair. Bailey and Benjamin areinseparable, they love and trust one anothercompletely.
Recently, Benjamin was in an accident. He wason top of a short ramp with Bailey. Upon entryto a shop, Benjamin fell backwards and wasrolling down the ramp at full throttle. Hiswheelchair was two meters away from abusy road and Bailey ran as fast as he couldto stop and save him. Bailey did just that, butwas injured and lost his leg in the process,nearly losing his life. Benjamin was twoinches from death but Bailey saved him,putting his own life on the line. Bailey is atrue and trustworthy companion, not tomention a real hero, and as precious ashe was then, he is more precious to Bennow than ever.
TRUST IN THEIR MENTORSThe Bermudian Springs Elementary students, pictured above, show
trustworthiness in their high school mentors. They are involved in S.M.A.R.T., aprogram which began in 2000 by Big Brothers Big Sisters. It matches high schoolstudent-mentors one on one with elementary pupils. They meet with their mentorsweekly after school for homework assistance, educational games, characterbuilding activities and social time. This program has had a significant, positiveimpact on the children. Their teachers noted an overall improvement inacademics, confidence and self-esteem.
Trustworthy People:• Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.• Don't cheat or steal.• Do what they say they'll do.• Keep promises.• Keep private information, private.• Don't say things that could hurt others.• Don't do things that could hurt others.
Which of these people could you trust?Circle your answer.
Yes / No Kisha watched her little brother like she promised.Yes / No Tom told everyone at school about Josh getting in trouble at home.Yes / No Jeni kept the extra dollar the clerk mistakenly gave her.Yes / No Allison explained she had spilled the juice when the teacher asked.Yes / No Sara copied the test answers from the person sitting in front of her.
Key:
Amazon.com
Training Book
Brush Ball
DogBed
DogFood
Leash
NameTag
Bone
Bowl
SHINRAIthe camel
