BNU - Elementery - Trustworthiness€¦ · is TRUSTWORTHINESS which shows how honesty, integrity,...
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LESSONPLANSELEMENTARYSCHOOLS–PRIMARYANDSECONDARY
HOWTOBETRUSTWORTHYBEHONEST: Don'tlie,cheat,orsteal.BEDEPENDABLE: Keepyourpromisesandfollowthroughonyourcommitments.BEBRAVE: Dowhatisright,evenwhenitseemsdifficult.BEAGOODFRIEND: Trustcantakeawhiletobuildup,butcanbelostinaninstant.GENERALQUESTIONSABOUTTRUSTWORTHINESS:
1. Howdoyoufeelwhensomeonetellsyoualie?
2. Doyouthinkthatlyingcanruinafriendship?Explain.Hasthateverhappenedtoyou?
3. Ifyoutelljustonelie,doesthatmakeyoualiar?Howmanyliesdoyougettotellbeforeyouarealiar?
4. Wouldyoutrustsomebodywholies?Whocheats?Whosteals?Why,orwhynot?
5. Howdoyouknowifyoucantrustsomeone?
6. Doyouconsideryourselftobeanhonestperson?Why?
7. Whatdoestrustworthinessmeantoyou?Whatisatrustworthyperson?
8. Doyouconsideryourselfatrustworthyperson?Inwhatwayareyouatrustworthyperson?
9. Doyourparentstrustyou?Whatcouldyoudothatwouldmakeyourparentsstoptrustingyou?What
wouldbebadaboutthat?
10. It’sbeensaidthatcheatingisjustanotherformoflying.Doyouagree?
11. Describeatimewhenyoulied,cheated,orstolesomething.Whathappened?Howdidyoufeel?What
weretheconsequences?
12. Howcansimplybeinghonestmakelifealoteasier.Haveyoueverexperiencedthisinyourownlife?
13. Howimportantistrustinyourrelationshipswithfriendsandfamily?Howwouldtheserelationshipsbe
affectedifyoufoundoutsomeonewaslyingtoyou?
14. Isitokaytolieifyou’rehelpingsomeoneelseout?
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STUDENTACTIVITIES:
1. Thetopofthislessongivesfourspecifictrustworthinessbehaviors.Writethesebehaviorsontheboard.Havethechildrenthinkofasmanyexamplesofeachbehaviorastheycan,andwritethemontheboard.Cantheythinkofanyothertrustworthinessbehaviorsthatshouldbeaddedtothelist?Haveaclassdiscussionaboutthesebehaviors.Havethechildrenmakepostersofthesebehaviorstoputuparoundtheschool.
2. Havethestudentskeepan"Honesty-Dishonesty"journalforoneweek.Inthisjournal,documentexamplesofhonestyanddishonestyineverydaylife.Keeptrackofallthetimesyouhearortell"whitelies."Payparticularattentiontotelevision.NotehowoftendishonestyisbasictotheplotofTVsitcomsanddramas.Attheendofaweek,writeyourconclusionsandsharethemwiththeclass.Whatdidyoulearnaboutyourownbehaviorfromdoingthisproject?
3. Asaclass,brainstormalltheexcusesandrationalizationspeoplegiveforlying,cheating,andstealing,andthenhaveadiscussionaboutthem.Howvalidarethey?What'swrongwitheachofthem?
4. Conductasurveyinyourschoolorcommunityaskingquestionslikethefollowing:Doyouthinkpeoplearehonestenough?Whataresomeexamplesofdishonestyyoureallydislike?Whataresomeexamplesofhonestythatyouespeciallyappreciate?Compiletheresultsintoascrapbook.
5. Role-playorusepuppetstoactoutvarioussituationswhereoneormorestudentsareunderpressuretobedishonest.Example:lyingtocoverupforafriend.Putitonvideotapeandshareitwithotherclasses.
WRITINGASSIGNMENTS:
1. Howtrustworthyareyou?Foreachofthefourtrustworthybehaviorslistedatthetopofthispage,rateyourselfonascaleofonetofive(1=awful,and5=terrific).Foreachofthesebehaviorsgiveanexampleofhowyouareeithertrustworthyornot,andwhatyoucoulddotoimprove.
2. Writeanessayaboutasituationinwhichyouweredishonest(lied,cheated,orstole).Whydidithappen?Howdidyoujustifyit?Howdidyoufeelaboutitatthetime?Diditaffectanyofyourrelationships?Diditcauseanyproblemsforyou?Howdoyoufeelaboutitnow?Whatdidyoulearnfromit?
3. Ifyourchildrenareoldenoughtowritebookreports,havethemwriteabouthowthecharactersinabookbehavedineitheratrustworthyoranuntrustworthyway.Dothesamewithmoviesortelevisionprogramstheyhaveseen.Ifyourchildrenaretooyoungtowritebookreports,dothisasaclassdiscussionaboutthebookstheyarereadingorthatyouarereadingtothem.
4. Writeaboutsomeoneyoutrust.Whydoyoutrustthatperson?5. Writeabouthowitmakesyoufeelwhensomebodyliestoyouormisleadsyou.6. Writeaboutatimesomebodybrokeapromisetoyou.Howdidthatmakeyoufeel?Haveyouever
brokenapromisetosomeone?Howdoyouthinkitmadethatpersonfeel?
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DearParent,YourchildisinvolvedinourcharactereducationprogramentitledB.N.U.(BNICEUniversity).OurcurrentfocusisTRUSTWORTHINESSwhichshowshowhonesty,integrity,andotheraspectsofbeingatrustworthypersonleadtogoodfriendshipsandpositiveinterpersonalrelationships.Herearesomethingsyoucandotoreinforcethemessageofthisvalue.
• Askyourchildtotellyouabouttrustworthinessandwhatheorshehaslearnedfromit.
• Talkwithyourchildaboutwhatitmeanstobeanhonestandtrustworthypersonandwhyitisimportant.Makesureheorsheknowsthatitisimportanttoyou.
• Watchatelevisionprogramtogether,andtalkaboutthevariouswaysinwhichthecharactersacted
dishonestlytowardsoneanother.
• Remember,youareyourchild'smostimportantteacher.Heorshewilllearnalotaboutbeingtrustworthyfromwatchingwhatyoudo.
• Trynottofocusonexamplesofsituationsonifyourchildwasdishonestlately.Thisisn’taboutheor
shefeelinglikethey’reintrouble.It’saboutyouopeninguptheirworldtootherexamplesoftrustworthiness.
Thankyouforyourhelpastogether,wecanfurtherincreaseyourchild’smoralawareness.
“Wholiesforyouwilllieagainstyou.”-BosnianProverb
“Aliehasspeed,butTruthhasendurance.”
-EdgarJ.Mohn
“Thisaboveall;tothineownselfbetrue.”
-WilliamShakespeare