You can use the template below to create your own character education lesson plans. The resources listed at the bottom provide plenty of ideas for how to integrate character and the core ethical values into all curricular areas. Be creative and have fun!
Character Education Lesson Plan Template
Lesson Plan (Topic):
Grade Band/Level:
Core Content Area:
Character Education Connection:
( ) Medium (more than one class period)
( ) Long (Project/unit - many class periods or lessons)
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Stage 1 - Desired Results |
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Established Goals
Students will
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Understandings: 1.
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Essential Questions:
What are . . .
How does . . .
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Students will know
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Stage 2 - Assessment Evidence |
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Performance Tasks:
1. Develop a . . . 2. Compare and analyze . . 3. Create a . . . |
Other Evidence:
Quiz on . . .
Write a reflection/self-assessment on . . .
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Stage 3 - Learning Plan |
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Learning Activities:
1. Go to [website] to research . . . 2. Divide into groups and produce a . . . 3. Go to [website] to collect information on . . . . 4. Choose an [issue]. Conduct research about . . .Two groups compare data and draw comparisons using . .. 5. Debate [the issue] 6. Other
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NJCCCS:
List all content standard(s), strand(s), and cumulative progress indicator(s) that are addressed in the lesson(s). |
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Resources:
Books
Articles
Websites
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Key Resources for Integrating Values
into the Curriculum
Beland, K. (2003). Eleven Principles Sourcebook How to Achieve Quality Character Education in K-12 Schools. Washington, D.C.: Character Education Partnership.
Bohlin, K. (2006). Teaching Character Education through Literature: Awaking the Moral Imagination in Secondary Classrooms. New York: RoutledgeFalmer.
Developmental Studies Center. Making Meaning: Strategies that build comprehension and community. Oakland, CA: Author
Lickona, T. (1991). Educating for character: How our schools can teach respect and responsibility. New York: Bantam Books.
Ryan, K., & Bohlin, K. (1999). Building character in our schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Stirling, D., McKay, L., Archibald, G., & Berg, S. (2002). Character Education Connections: For School, Home and Community. Port Chester, NY: National Professional Resources, Inc.
Association for Conflict Resolution
Infusing and Integrating Conflict Resolution into the School Curriculum and Culture
(This article provides definitions, strategies and a suggested framework for an integrated and comprehensive approach to infusing one aspect of character education into the curriculum.)
http://acrnet.org/acrlibrary/more.php?id=7_0_1_0_M
Center for the 4th & 5th Rs, State University of New York at Cortland
http://www.cortland.edu/character/
Character Education Partnership, Washington, D.C.
http://www.character.org/
Creating Character - Visual History Lessons on Character Education
University of Southern California
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/vhi/creatingcharacter/
The Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character
at Boston University School of Education
http://www.bu.edu/education/caec/
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
http://www.casel.org/sel_resources/SEL%20and%20Academics.php