Books and Activities for Character Education (Through Children's Literature)
Edición de la obra Character builders
| Autor | Liz Knowles, Martha Smith |
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| Editorial | Libraries Unlimited |
| Fecha de publicación | July 30, 2006 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 140 |
| Formato | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781591583707 |
| ISBN-10 | 1591583705 |
| OCLC | 70054169 |
| LCCN | 2006017626 |
| Número de Cutter |
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K73c |
"This book by well-known authors Liz Knowles and Martha Smith (Boys and Literacy, Reading Rules!, etc.) fills the need for a K-12 resource for teachers and librarians searching for materials and activity ideas at all grade levels. It consists of 12 chapters--one on each virtue: empathy, respect, courage, humor, responsibility, perseverance, loyalty, honesty, cooperation, tolerance, citizenship, and forgiveness. Each chapter has a listing of related virtues, a definition, several useful famous quotes, listings of people and organizations who have demonstrated the virtue, related topics for further curricular exploration and discussion questions. There is also a complete listing of annotated titles divided into five sections: picture books, primary (gr. 1-3), intermediate (gr. 3-5), middle school (gr. 5-8) and young adult (gr. 8-12). In addition, Knowles and Smith offer lists of other good professional books and Web sites to consult in building your school's character education program. A unique feature of this book is a section in each chapter called, in action in which the authors offer ideas to share with students such as Empathy in action: Be polite in the cafeteria, Be kind and helpful to those with mental and physical challenges, Share your supplies with those who have none. Grades K-12"--Publisher's website. Recommends six hundred books that encourage character traits such as responsibility, perseverance, and cooperation, and contains categorized entries that give a synopsis of each book.