Teaching the Discovering the
Real Me Series
Student Textbook and Teacher’s
Manual
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Discovering the Real Me:
Student Textbook 5: Family and
Friends
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Original stories
True to life
Ages 10 to 11 years
Dilemmas, conflicts, resolutions
Character Education’s Goals
• To know the good — head
• To care about the good — heart
• To do the good — hands
Each Story Has Cognitive,
Affective, and Behavioral Goals
Educating the Head, Heart, and
Hands
Chapter 2: Family and Friends
“Doing the Right Thing”
• Alger is shoplifting
from Mr. Chang’s
fruit market
• Twang Lo, his
friend, feels inner
conflict
“Doing the Right Thing”—
Twang Lo’s Conflict
• Loyalty to friend
• Loyalty to what is
right
• Loyalty to parents
• Loyalty to self
“Doing the Right Thing”—
Twang Lo Solves His Conflict
• Loyalty to other considerations outweigh
loyalty to a dishonest friend
• Twang Lo tells the storeowner the truth
“Doing the Right Thing”:
Cognitive Objectives
• Students will
understand why
stealing is wrong
• They will understand
the concepts of
conscience and
responsibility
“Doing the Right Thing”:
Affective Objectives
• Students will
sympathize with
Twang Lo
• They will be happy
Twang Lo is proven
innocent and that
Alger changed for
the better
“Doing the Right Thing”:
Behavioral Objectives
• Students will be able
to recite the maxim
“Always let your
conscience be your
guide”
• They will define
responsibility
“Doing the Right Thing” —
Activities
• Questions for
Reflection: doing
the right thing in life
• Exercise: How
would Alger feel if
Twang Lo got in
trouble with the
police for something
he, Alger, did?
“Doing the Right Thing” —
Discussion Themes
• Everyone Pays for
Stealing
• The Golden Rule
“Doing the Right Thing” —
Discussion Themes
• What is the conscience?
• Do students think they have a conscience?
• Solicit stories from them of times they
understood their conscience and obeyed it
• Share teacher’s story of an experience with
conscience
“Doing the Right Thing” —
Activity
The Responsibility Game
Chapter 8: Family and Friends
“It’s Okay to Be in Second Place”
• Charlie is a good
runner
• He has won many
track meets
• He is competing for
best in the state
• He is sure he is
going to win
“It’s Okay to Be in Second Place”
• Charlie’s coach
warns him to
compete against
himself
• Coach tells him to
be more humble
• “The best winners
also make the best
losers”
“It’s Okay to Be in Second
Place”: Cognitive Objectives
• Students will
understand the
benefits and
drawbacks of
competition
“It’s Okay to Be in Second
Place”: Affective Objectives
• Students will
appreciate
competition and
value good
sportsmanship as
well as graciousness
in defeat and victory
“It’s Okay to Be in Second
Place”: Behavioral Objectives
• Students will
debate the merits
and demerits of
competition
• They will
distinguish good
from bad
competitiveness
“It’s Okay to Be in Second Place”—
Discussion Themes
• Confidence versus arrogance
• Being a good loser and a good winner
• Learning from the competition
“It’s Okay to Be in Second
Place”— Activities
• Questions for
Reflection on
Competition
• Debate: “Trophies
Should Be Given to
the Winners, Not
Just Anyone Who
Participates”
Chapter 12: Family and Friends
“Time with Mom and Dad”
• Libby plays soccer
• Her parents never
have time to come
to her games
• Libby secretly
follows her parents
around to find out
what they do all
day
“Time with Mom and Dad”
• Libby discovers
how hard her
parents work
• She’s sorry she was
angry
• Libby helps with
chores
• Libby’s parents
attend her game
“Time with Mom and Dad”:
Cognitive Objectives
• Students will
understand how hard
their parents work
and how they should
help out
• They will understand
the necessity for and
benefits of chores
“Time with Mom and Dad”:
Affective Objectives
• Students will want to
help out
• They will experience
satisfaction from
helping out in class
• They will look
forward to helping
out more at home
“Time with Mom and Dad”:
Behavioral Objectives
• Students will classify
chores
• They will organize
family chores into a
proposed plan
• They will do a class
clean-up project
“Time with Mom and Dad”—
Discussion Themes
• How hard parents work
• Neglect is not always neglect
• Helping out frees up time with Mom and
Dad
• Importance of chores and contributing to
the whole
“Time with Mom and Dad” —
Activities
• Questions for
Reflection
• Common Chores
and How Often
They Are Done
• Equitable Family
Plan for Chores
• Classroom clean-up
Utilize the Power of Story through
Discovering the Real Me
Storytelling:
• Is a classic way to pass on culture
• Helps the young experience things vicariously
• Imparts wisdom
• Binds people together