Teaching the Discovering the Real Me Series Student Textbook and Teacher’s Manual 5

Discovering the Real Me: Student Textbook 5: Family and Friends Original stories True to life Ages 10 to 11 years Dilemmas, conflicts, resolutions

Character Education’s Goals To know the good — head To care about the good — heart To do the good — hands

Each Story Has Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Goals Educating the Head, Heart, and Hands

Chapter 2: Family and Friends “Doing the Right Thing” Alger is shoplifting from Mr. Chang’s fruit market Twang Lo, his friend, feels inner conflict

“Doing the Right Thing”— Twang Lo’s Conflict Loyalty to friend Loyalty to what is right Loyalty to parents Loyalty to self

“Doing the Right Thing”— Twang Lo Solves His Conflict Loyalty to other considerations outweigh loyalty to a dishonest friend Twang Lo tells the storeowner the truth

“Doing the Right Thing”: Cognitive Objectives Students will understand why stealing is wrong They will understand the concepts of conscience and responsibility

“Doing the Right Thing”: Affective Objectives Students will sympathize with Twang Lo They will be happy Twang Lo is proven innocent and that Alger changed for the better

“Doing the Right Thing”: Behavioral Objectives Students will be able to recite the maxim “Always let your conscience be your guide” They will define responsibility

“Doing the Right Thing” — Activities Questions for Reflection: doing the right thing in life Exercise: How would Alger feel if Twang Lo got in trouble with the police for something he, Alger, did?

“Doing the Right Thing” — Discussion Themes Everyone Pays for Stealing The Golden Rule

“Doing the Right Thing” — Discussion Themes What is the conscience? Do students think they have a conscience? Solicit stories from them of times they understood their conscience and obeyed it Share teacher’s story of an experience with conscience

“Doing the Right Thing” — Activity The Responsibility Game

Chapter 8: Family and Friends “It’s Okay to Be in Second Place” Charlie is a good runner He has won many track meets He is competing for best in the state He is sure he is going to win

“It’s Okay to Be in Second Place” Charlie’s coach warns him to compete against himself Coach tells him to be more humble “The best winners also make the best losers”

“It’s Okay to Be in Second Place”: Cognitive Objectives Students will understand the benefits and drawbacks of competition

“It’s Okay to Be in Second Place”: Affective Objectives Students will appreciate competition and value good sportsmanship as well as graciousness in defeat and victory

“It’s Okay to Be in Second Place”: Behavioral Objectives Students will debate the merits and demerits of competition They will distinguish good from bad competitiveness

“It’s Okay to Be in Second Place”— Discussion Themes Confidence versus arrogance Being a good loser and a good winner Learning from the competition

“It’s Okay to Be in Second Place” — Activities Questions for Reflection on Competition Debate: “Trophies Should Be Given to the Winners, Not Just Anyone Who Participates”

Chapter 12: Family and Friends “Time with Mom and Dad” Libby plays soccer Her parents never have time to come to her games Libby secretly follows her parents around to find out what they do all day

“Time with Mom and Dad” Libby discovers how hard her parents work She’s sorry she was angry Libby helps with chores Libby’s parents attend her game

“Time with Mom and Dad”: Cognitive Objectives Students will understand how hard their parents work and how they should help out They will understand the necessity for and benefits of chores

“Time with Mom and Dad”: Affective Objectives Students will want to help out They will experience satisfaction from helping out in class They will look forward to helping out more at home

“Time with Mom and Dad”: Behavioral Objectives Students will classify chores They will organize family chores into a proposed plan They will do a class clean-up project

“Time with Mom and Dad”— Discussion Themes How hard parents work Neglect is not always neglect Helping out frees up time with Mom and Dad Importance of chores and contributing to the whole

“Time with Mom and Dad” — Activities Questions for Reflection Common Chores and How Often They Are Done Equitable Family Plan for Chores Classroom clean-up

Utilize the Power of Story through Discovering the Real Me Storytelling: Is a classic way to pass on culture Helps the young experience things vicariously Imparts wisdom Binds people together