Character Development

Being able to speak up for yourself is a life skill. Teaching children the value of self-advocacy can help in many ways. Remind students of the steps to controlling their impulses from Bryan Smith's Speak Up For Yourself storybook, by displaying this...

Technology is awesome, but children sometimes need a lot of help managing and using it wisely so it enriches, rather than wrecks, their lives. Remind students to "Think Before You Post" by displaying this colorful 8.5"x11" poster in classrooms, hallways,...

Students will become creative when discussing and being reminded to always show good sportsmanship. Start off by reading Bryan Smith’s If Winning Isn’t Everything, Why Do I Hate to Lose? storybook to your class. Once the story has been...

Students will use their creativity and imagination to create a story of their own on the meaning of good sportsmanship. From Bryan Smith's If Winning Isn't Everything, Why Do I Hate to Lose? Activity Guide, this lesson offers a great blended learning...

Bryan Smith's Is There an App for That? storybook and activity guide teaches and reinforces self-acceptance and positive changes for students in grades K-5. Use this activity to remind students that it's important to learn to accept themselves for who...

Students will be able to recognize the similarities they have with other students in the class by writing down three things they are good at and comparing. Read Bryan Smith’s storybook Is There an App For That? to your students then follow up with...

In order to be a good leader you must have others who want to follow you. To help reinforce the lesson from It's My Way or the Highway, students will develop a better understanding of how their words might sound to others. Have your students learn to...