Preschool Character Education
- Identify and express feelings
- Recognize and identify feelings of others
- Begin to identify social cues such as facial expressions and body language
- Recognize similarities and differences in others’ feelings
- Describe situations that evoke feelings
- Begin to use “I” messages (i.e. I feel sad when…)
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
Prekindergarten Character Education Curriculum
- Identify and express feelings
- Recognize and identify feelings of others
- Begin to identify social cues such as facial expressions and body language
- Recognize similarities and differences in others’ feelings
- Describe situations that evoke feelings
- Begin to use “I” messages (i.e. I feel sad when…)
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
Kindergarten Character Education
- Identify and express feelings
- Recognize and identify feelings of others
- Identify social cues such as facial expressions and body language
- Recognize similarities and differences in others’ feelings
- Describe situations that evoke feelings
- Use “I” messages
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
- Predict how others will feel as a result of their or another’s actions
- Describe and discuss interpersonal skills
- Begins to identify intent of action
- Begin to recognize the rights of others
- Begin to use self control
- Begin to compare and contrast choices
- Begin to manage feelings through anger management techniques
- Begin to identify positive ways to respond to unkind behaviors
First Grade Character Education
- Identify and express feelings
- Recognize and identify feelings of others
- Identify social cues such as facial expressions and body language
- Recognize similarities and differences in others’ feelings
- Describe situations that evoke feelings
- Use “I” messages
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
- Predict how others will feel as a result of their or another’s actions
- Describe and discuss interpersonal skills
- Begin to identify intent of action
- Begin to recognize the rights of others
- Begin to use self control
- Begin to compare and contrast choices
- Begin to manage feelings through anger management techniques
- Begin to identify positive ways to respond to unkind behaviors
Second Grade Character Education
- Express and describe feelings
- Identify social cues such as facial expressions and body language
- Recognize similarities and differences in others’ feelings
- Describe situations that evoke feelings
- Use “I” messages
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
- Predict how others will feel as a result of their or another’s actions
- Understand and demonstrate interpersonal skills
- Identify intent of action and begin to accept responsibility
- Recognize the rights of others
- Identify ways to gain self control
- Practice self control
- Compare and contrast choices
- Define and discuss anger management techniques
- Manage feelings through anger management techniques
- Identify and demonstrate positive ways to respond to unkind behaviors
- Show respect to self and others
Third Grade Character Education
- Express and describe feelings
- Identify social cues such as facial expressions and body language
- Recognize similarities and differences in others’ feelings
- Describe situations that evoke feelings
- Use “I” messages
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
- Predict how others will feel as a result of their or another’s actions
- Understand and demonstrate interpersonal skills
- Identify intent of action and begin to accept responsibility
- Recognize the rights of others
- Identify ways to gain self control
- Practice self control
- Compare and contrast choices
- Define and discuss anger management techniques
- Manage feelings through anger management techniques
- Identify and demonstrate positive ways to respond to unkind behaviors
- Show respect to self and others
Fourth Grade Character Education
- Describe and interpret feelings
- Predict and respond to social cues
- Recognize and accept similarities and differences in others
- Examine situations that evoke feelings
- Use “I” messages
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
- Predict how others will feel as a result of their or another’s actions
- Demonstrate positive ways to respond to behaviors of others
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills
- Identify intent of action and accept responsibility
- Recognize and accept the rights of others
- Identify and demonstrate self control
- Understand the cause and effect of choice and behavior
- Discuss anger management techniques
- Manage feelings through anger management techniques
- Show respect to self and others
Fifth Grade Character Education
- Describe and interpret feelings
- Predict and respond to social cues
- Recognize and accept similarities and differences in others
- Examine situations that evoke feelings
- Use “I” messages
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
- Predict how others will feel as a result of their or another’s actions
- Demonstrate positive ways to respond to behaviors of others
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills
- Identify intent of action and accept responsibility
- Recognize and accept the rights of others
- Identify and demonstrate self control
- Understand the cause and effect of choice and behavior
- Discuss anger management techniques
- Manage feelings through anger management techniques
- Show respect to self and others
Sixth Grade Character Education
- Describe and interpret feelings
- Use social cues to appropriately modify behavior
- Recognize and accept similarities and differences in others
- Examine and relate situations that evoke feelings
- Use “I” messages
- Describe strategies to avoid or manage conflict and violence
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
- Explore how others will feel as a result of their or another’s actions
- Demonstrate positive ways to respond to behaviors of others
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills
- Identify intent of action and accept responsibility
- Recognize and accept the rights of others
- Demonstrate self-control
- Discuss and manage anger through appropriate techniques
- Show respect to self and others
Seventh Grade Character Education
- Describe and interpret feelings
- Use social cues to appropriately modify behavior
- Recognize and accept similarities and differences in others
- Examine and relate situations that evoke feelings
- Use “I” messages
- Describe strategies to avoid or manage conflict and violence
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
- Explore how others will feel as a result of their or another’s actions
- Demonstrate positive ways to respond to behaviors of others
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills
- Identify intent of action and accept responsibility
- Recognize and accept the rights of others
- Demonstrate self-control
- Discuss and manage anger through appropriate techniques
- Show respect to self and others
Eighth Grade Character Education
- Describe and interpret feelings
- Use social cues to appropriately modify behavior
- Recognize and accept similarities and differences in others
- Examine and relate situations that evoke feelings
- Use “I” messages
- Describe strategies to avoid or manage conflict and violence
- Respond with appropriate emotion to someone in distress
- Explore how others will feel as a result of their or another’s actions
- Demonstrate positive ways to respond to behaviors of others
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills
- Identify intent of action and accept responsibility
- Recognize and accept the rights of others
- Demonstrate self-control
- Discuss and manage anger through appropriate techniques
- Show respect to self and others