1. Activities that teach good character.

2. Character coaching Helping students succeed!

3. Students learn how to be Thoughtful Enthusiastic Respectful Responsible Inclusive Friendly Inquisitive Capable Terrific Kids – character coaching

4. Character coaching Students participate in character education. Students reflect and discuss what they learn. Adult mentors spend time with students in the classroom. Students strengthen peer relationships.

5. Helps students understand: How actions impact others. I have power over how I react. There are adults other than my parents who know me and like me. I’m part of a larger group-the Kiwanis family. Character coaching

6. Read books that focus on each Terrific Kids character traits. Discuss how using good character makes a difference. Participate in Kiwanis Read Around the World. Read, discuss

7. Watch movies that focus on one or more of the Terrific Kids character traits. Discuss how using good character makes a difference. www.TeachWithMovies.org Movie moments

8. Conduct a character trait poster campaign. Create posters about each of the character traits and display them in class. Kids with good character! This is a bully free classroom! This room is full of………. Thoughtful Enthusiastic Respectful Responsible Inclusive Friendly Inquisitive Capable Kids! Post it

9. Ask students to use one character trait per week and keep a journal. Discuss what students learned through this experience at the end of the month. Journal

10. Divide the class into reading groups and assign each group a character trait. Each group will report to the class about what they learned. Read and report

11. Create character trait stickers to wear after each character trait is discussed. Place them on objects used everyday as a reminder of how to treat others. Responsible Thoughtful Make new friends! Learn about a different culture! Make it stick

12. E-mail Terrific Kids staff at kiwaniskids@kiwaniskids.org. Do you have character coaching activity ideas?