Mannix, Darlene – Character Building Activities for Kids: Ready-to-use Character Education Lessons & Activities for the Elementary Grades. (Elem Pro 372.01 Man)

 

Lewis, Barbara – What Do You Stand For? : A Kid's Guide to Building Character. (Elem Pro 170 Lew and HS Pro 179 Lew)

Text, anecdotes, and activities direct the reader to explore and practice honesty, kindness, empathy, integrity, responsibility, tolerance, and more. 

 

Lewis, Barbara – Being Your Best: Character Building for Kids 7-10. (Elem 155.2 Lew)

Text, anecdotes, and activities introduce and discuss how to build important character traits, such as caring, citizenship, cooperation, courage, fairness, honesty, respect, and responsibility. 

 

Perlyn, Marilyn – The Biggest and Brightest Light: A True Story of the Heart. (Elem Pro 177.7 Per)

Includes teacher guides: Creating a culture of character through service learning, and The Biggest Brightest Light. A heartwarming true story about a student and her teacher. Inspires children to want to help others. Emphasizes the concept of helping others. 

 

Dixon, Steve – Elementary School Guide to Character Education. (Elem Pro 370.11 Dix)

A resource guide for teachers to plan a character education program for classroom curriculum, and school wide activities. Students will be introduced to concepts of personal and social responsibility. 

 

MacMannis, Don – Ready to Rock Kids. (Elem Pro 782.42 Mac)

Activities and lessons in child development.

 

Americans of Character. (Elem Pro 155.2 Ame) Includes Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Roberto Clemente, Chief Joseph, and Maya Lin

 

Daily Oral Language with Character. (Grades 1-6 Elem Pro 155.2 Dai, Grades 7-8 HS 155.2 Dai)

Includes writing lessons on topics of honesty, honor, respect, accountability, excellence, self-control, fairness, caring, and civility. 

 

Teaching Character Education Using Children’s Literature: Wisconsin’s Standards of the Heart. (Elem Pro 370.114 Tea)

 

Helping Your Child Develop Good Character Traits. (Elem Video Pro 649.7 Hel)

Shows parents that they are responsible for teaching their children the basic values that will guide their lives. 

 

Humphrey, Sandra – It’s Up To You, What Do You Do. (Elem 170 Hum)

A collection of short stories, with “thought questions,” each illustrating a lesson about such moral principles as kindness, forgiveness, respect, honesty, and good sportsmanship.

 

Bowman, John – Sportsmanship. (HS 175 Bow)

Examines the differences between good and bad sportsmanship.

 

Crutcher, Chris – Running Loose. (HS F Cru)

Louie, a high school senior in a small Idaho town, learns about sportsmanship, love, and death as he matures into manhood.

 

Baskin, Nora – Basketball Or Something Like It. (ELEM F Bas)

Hank, Nathan, Jeremy, and Anabel deal with the realities of middle school basketball, including family pressure, a series of coaches with very different personalities and agendas, and what it means to be a team and a friend. 

 

Lewis, Barbara – Being Your Best: Character Building for Kids 7-10. (Elem 155.2 Lew)

Text, anecdotes, and activities introduce and discuss how to build important character traits, such as caring, citizenship, cooperation, courage, fairness, honesty, respect, and responsibility. 

 

Billings, Henry and Melissa – Young People’s Stories of Fairness. (Elem Kit E You)

In three tales from around the world, (Italy, Mexico, and Germany), the compilers illustrate messages of fairness.

 

Jaffe, Nina – The Cow of No Color: Riddle Stories and Justice Tales From Around the World. (HS SC Jaf)

In each of these stories, collected from around the world, a character faces a problem situation which requires that he make a decision about what is fair or just.

 

Ethics and Values. (HS R 170 Eth)

Presents brief articles on a wide range of issues related to ethics, morals, and values. Vol. 3: Criticism-Fairness

 

Talley, Linda – Thank You, Meiling. (Elem E 395 Tal and Elem Video 395 Tal)

An ill-mannered duck learns how to be courteous on a trip to the market with a Chinese boy who is buying mooncakes and lanterns to celebrate the Mid-autumn Moon festival.

 

Berenstain, Stan – The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners. (Elem E Ber)

Mama Bear comes up with a plan to correct the Bear family’s rude behavior.

 

Hardy, Thomas – Far From the Madding Crowd. (HS F Har)

 

Manners Are Lots of Fun. (Elem Video E 395 Man)

Includes community manners, home manners, and school manners.

 

Courtesy Counts! (Elem Video 395.1 Cou)

Curtis the Courteous Raccoon shows young children how good manners at school can mean more friends and more fun for everyone. Curtis has tips in these areas: using polite words, respecting differences, and being a good listener. 

 

Hughes, Monica – Hunter in the Dark. (HS F Hug)

A teenage boy goes on a secret hunting trip alone in an effort to come to terms with his leukemia and to test his strength and resourcefulness in battling the elements and stalking the white-tailed deer that is his quarry.

 

Robinet, Harriette – Children of the Fire. (Elem F Rob)

A young black girl named Hallelujah lives through the great Chicago fire with courage and resourcefulness.

 

Steig, William – Abel’s Island. (Elem F Ste)

Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home. 

 

Lewis, Barbara – Being Your Best: Character Building for Kids 7-10. (Elem 155.2 Lew)

Text, anecdotes, and activities introduce and discuss how to build important character traits, such as caring, citizenship, cooperation, courage, fairness, honesty, respect, and responsibility. 

 

Humphrey, Sandra – It’s Up To You, What Do You Do. (Elem 170 Hum)

A collection of short stories, with “thought questions,” each illustrating a lesson about such moral principles as kindness, forgiveness, respect, honesty, and good sportsmanship.

 

Packer, Alex – Bringing Up Parents: the Teenager’s Handbook. (HS 306.874 Pac)

Discusses ways that teenagers can improve their relationship with their parents and help each other develop mutual trust and respect.

 

Jones, Anne – Feeling Good About Yourself. (Elem BB 152.4 Jon)

No two people are exactly alike. Every person is special in his or her own way. Recognition of and respect for individual differences and other people’s feelings are important health skills.

 

Young People’s Stories of Respect. (Elem Kit E You)

In four tales from around the world, Syria, Mayan, England and Japan, the compilers illustrate messages about respect.

 

Everyone Matters. (Elem Video 333.7 Eve)

To teach elementary school students respect and compassion for all living beings. Contents: The Amazing World of Animals, Animals and Their Feelings, Changing Times, Changing Minds, and Making Humane Choices. 

 

Thought, Word, and Deed. (Elem Video 371.5 Tho)

Designed to help teach your class about respect and responsibility. Tells the story of four children who learn appropriate behaviors through the powers of thought, word and deed.

 

Building Respect for Rules, Authority, and Other People. (Elem Video Pro 649.7 Bui)

This video reminds parents to show their children that they respect them with lots of love and attention and firm consistent discipline. 

 

Lewis, Barbara – Being Your Best: Character Building for Kids 7-10. (Elem 155.2 Lew)

Text, anecdotes, and activities introduce and discuss how to build important character traits, such as caring, citizenship, cooperation, courage, fairness, honesty, respect, and responsibility. 

 

Dixon, Steve – Elementary School Guide to Character Education. (Elem Pro 370.11 Dix)

A resource guide for teachers to plan a character education program for classroom curriculum, and school wide activities. Students will be introduced to concepts of personal and social responsibility. 

 

Johnson, Linda – Responsibility. (HS 178.9 Joh)

Examines the meaning of responsibility.

 

Graves, Keith – Pet Boy. (Elem E Gra)

After having been kidnapped and taken into space to become a pet for an alien creature, Stanley finally learns to be responsible for his many pets at home. 

 

Brown, Marc – Arthur’s Computer Disaster. (Elem E Bro)

Arthur disobeys his mother by playing his favorite game on her computer, which leads to a lesson in taking responsibility for one’s actions.

 

Clifford’s Big Halloween. (Elem DVD E Cli)

Contains eight episodes in which Clifford and his friends share fall festivities while learning lessons about responsibility, staying safe, and being kind.

 

Fox, Paula – One-eyed Cat: a Novel. (HS F Fox)

An eleven year old shoots a stray cat with his new air rifle, subsequently suffers from guilt, and eventually assumes responsibility for it.

 

Parents Can Build Responsibility in Children…and Help Them Do Better In School. (Elem Video Pro 649.7 Par)

Designed to help parents understand the importance of their influence in helping children succeed in school. Gives parents practical ideas on motivating their children at home.

 

Thought, Word, and Deed. (Elem Video 371.5 Tho)

Designed to help teach your class about respect and responsibility. Tells the story of four children who learn appropriate behaviors through the powers of thought, word and deed.

 

Responsibility: Featuring King Alfred and the Cakes and other Great Stories. (Elem Video 178.9 Res)

When Annie’s mother presents her with a new bicycle to deliver cakes, she promises to be reliable with her gift. Instead though, she wrecks it, along with other cakes, after impulsively accepting the challenge of a race. Plato points out the consequences of irresponsibility.