Champion Choice Makers

We are learning how to make good choices in school.

We need to solve our problems with our words so people can stay friends and avoid physical fights, so people will get along and other's feelings won't get hurt, so everyone feels things are fair. Can you think of other reasons?

Do you know how to be a good friend to someone
and make good choices to help solve a problem?

Here are some things you can try.

Discuss it.

Listen.

Make a plan.

Apologize.

Compromise.

Ignore it.

Walk away.

Cool off.

Ask for help.

Places to Visit

All grades at Lakeview Elementary School follow these Life Skills and Guidelines.
Mr. Scott Hegman, a second grade teacher, made these posters for us:
http://www.mrsjones.org/lakeview/guidelines.doc
http://www.mrsjones.org/lakeview/lifeskills.doc

List of Books About Manners
http://www.eastgreenbushlibrary.org/youth/pdfs/manners.pdf

Book Lists for Character Traits
http://polk.ga.net/Westside/Charactered.html

Character Development
http://www.goodcharacter.com/EStopics.html
Teaching Guides: Discussion Questions, Writing Assignments, Student Activities
and Parent Involvement tips for Character Education and Life Skills.

Character Education: 18 Coloring Pages
http://www.spotlites.com/coloring.html

Exercise Good Character in School
http://www.louisiana4h.org/ccounts/toolboxelem.html

Lessons
http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/manners.pdf
http://www.uen.org/lessonplan/upload/425-6-9755-How__to_Mind_Your_Manners.pdf

Teaching Social Skills
http://home.att.net/%7Eclnetwork/socialsk.htm

More Resources
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/manners.php

List of Links to Sites About Character Education, Friendship and Manners
http://bcmnc.blount.k12.al.us/character_education_links.htm

Target has a free program with Tiger woods called Start Something.
They send you a box of supplies and lesson plans for an entire classroom.
http://startsomething.target.com/index_flash.asp