Character Education
Below is the list of words that your child will be learning for the year through the Bethalto East character education program.
August/September- Self-discipline
October-Trustworthiness
November-Citizenship
December-Respect
January-Fairness
February-Caring
March-Responsibility
April-Perseverance May-Acceptance
10 WAYS TO BUILD YOUR CHILD'S GOOD CHARACTER:
1. Be the best role model of good character you can be! In everything you do, show responsibility, respect, cooperation, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, and good citizenship.
2. Teach responsibility by assigning chores at home, and by offering your child choices. Also, help your child learn that choices have consequences.
3. Encourage respect by teaching your child to be courteous and considerate to everyone. Explain that it's wrong to ridicule or stereotype others.
4. Help your child learn cooperation by reminding him or her to always show good sportsmanship.
5. Encourage fairness by teaching your child to share what he or she has with others.
6. Cultivate caring by praising your child for being kind to others.
7. Teach trustworthiness by emphasizing the importance of being honest and dependable.
8. Teach good citizenship by performing your civic responsibilities, such as voting and obeying the law.
9. Talk openly about good character and point out examples of it in others, both in your community and in the media.
10. Explain to your child that inappropriate behavior needs to be corrected. Equally important, praise your child for showing good character!
REMEMBER: By teaching your child to treat others as he or she wants to be treated, you will encourage good character as a way of life.
August/September- Self-discipline
October-Trustworthiness
November-Citizenship
December-Respect
January-Fairness
February-Caring
March-Responsibility
April-Perseverance May-Acceptance
10 WAYS TO BUILD YOUR CHILD'S GOOD CHARACTER:
1. Be the best role model of good character you can be! In everything you do, show responsibility, respect, cooperation, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, and good citizenship.
2. Teach responsibility by assigning chores at home, and by offering your child choices. Also, help your child learn that choices have consequences.
3. Encourage respect by teaching your child to be courteous and considerate to everyone. Explain that it's wrong to ridicule or stereotype others.
4. Help your child learn cooperation by reminding him or her to always show good sportsmanship.
5. Encourage fairness by teaching your child to share what he or she has with others.
6. Cultivate caring by praising your child for being kind to others.
7. Teach trustworthiness by emphasizing the importance of being honest and dependable.
8. Teach good citizenship by performing your civic responsibilities, such as voting and obeying the law.
9. Talk openly about good character and point out examples of it in others, both in your community and in the media.
10. Explain to your child that inappropriate behavior needs to be corrected. Equally important, praise your child for showing good character!
REMEMBER: By teaching your child to treat others as he or she wants to be treated, you will encourage good character as a way of life.
