English

Oral Language K.1, K.2, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2,

Reading/Literature K.8, 1.9, 2.7, 2.8

History/Social Science

Civics K.8, 1.10, 2.10

EC.2: Responsible behaviors

EC.8: Decision-making skills

Read to Me: Stories about My Responsible Behaviors

These stories define some characteristics of leadership (compassion, fairness, honesty, integrity, responsibility, respect, trustworthiness, self-discipline) for young children. The stories provide the opportunity for follow-up discussion and practice of behaviors that illustrate the characteristics.

Resources

Stories are recommended in Character Education, Ideas and Activities for the Classroom. Greensboro, NC: Carson-Dellosa. http://www.carsondellosa.com.

Compassion

Now One Foot, Now the Other. Putnam, 1988.

The Rainbow Fish. North-South Books, 1996.

Fairness

Connie Came To Play. Jill Paton Walsh. Viking Children’s Books, 1996.

No Fair. Caren Holtzman and Marilyn Burns. Cartwheel Books, 1997.

Honesty

A Big Fat Enormous Lie. Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. EP Dutton, 1993.

Believing Sophie. H. J. Hutchens. Albert Whitman and Co., 1995.

Integrity

Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day. Judith Viorst. Atheneum, 1976.

Ruby the Copycat. Peggy Rathman. Scholastic Trade, 1991.

Responsibility

Airmail to the Moon. Tom Birdseye. Holiday House, 1988.

The Berenstain Bears and the Blame Game. Stan and Jan Berenstain. Random House, 1997.

Respect

Badger’s Bring Something Party. Hiawyn Oram. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1995.

My Way Sally. Penelope Paine and Mindy Bingham. Advocacy Press, 1988.

Trustworthiness

Horton Hatches an Egg. Dr. Seuss. Random House Books for Young Readers, 1987.

Strega Nona. Tomie de Paola. Simon & Shuster, 1997.

Self-Discipline

Alexander, Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday. Judith Viorst. Simon & Shuster, 1980.

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow Books, 1996.