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Character Building/Self-Esteem

CHARACTER EDUCATION:
http://www.goodcharacter.com/ 
Find teaching guides, online resources, class activities, and more in this general character education resource.

CHARACTER EDUCATION:
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/techtrac/plus/mcneely/ 
Fourth and fifth grade students will explore different character traits in this web quest.

CREATING CHARACTER:
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/techtrac/plus/simmons/ 
--an excellent exercise for the initial days of school

CLASSROOM CHARACTER ACTIVITIES:
http://fcs.tamu.edu/tbc/texasactivities/allages/index.htm#classroom 
Find some guidelines here for developing traits such as citizenship, fairness, and responsibility, ...

DEFINING CHARACTER:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/nccep/lp/lp12.html 
It can be adapted to leaders from your own state.

PARENT CHARACTER BULLETINS:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8085/bulletin.html 
Consider sending out your own parent bulletins modeled after these

MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY:
http://www.usaweekend.com/diffday/index.html 
Collaborate with your students to make a difference in your own community...

MY HERO:
http://www.ceres.k12.ca.us/iweb/lessons/Hero.htm 
Students will choose a hero and create a PowerPoint slide show presentation on that person.

MY HERO ONLINE:
http://myhero.com/New_Participate/participate_table.asp
Students can contribute stories of their own heroes, or create their own webpage of their heroes to be included on this site.

POEMS BY YOU ABOUT YOU:
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/LanguageArts.html
--students will create their own poems about themselves, using the template,
...

MYSELF AND OTHERS:
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/lesson_myselfandothers.htm
create a classroom slideshow book

MAGNIFICENT ME:
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/cur/Kinder.htm
Offering activities across the entire curriculum.