The Character Issue: Gratitude
Happy Wednesday!!! Welcome to the Character Issue for December. This month we are focusing on gratitude and how to encourage it in our students and ourselves. Make sure to read
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Teaching Integrity Through Literature
Last Wednesday in The Character Issue we introduced integrity as the SLOCA character trait of the month and suggested an activity to help facilitate conversation about this trait. This week
The Character Issue: Integrity
“Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.” — Franklin Roosevelt It is a new month and we have a new character trait — Integrity. Having the
Teaching Kindness and Respect Through Literature
“…a powerful story (on page or screen) quickens [the] hero’s heartbeat within us. Well-chosen words touch and transform our souls — making us want to be better than we are
Teaching Responsibility Through Literature
A story meets the child where he is. It sparks an authentic desire within him to do better, try harder, and love more. It allows each of our kids a
Teaching Stewardship through Literature
Well, blog readers, we have come to the last installment of our Teaching Character through Literature series for this school year. Let’s take a look at what Dr. Bleisch, one
The Character Issue
It is our last character trait of the school year! When we think about stewardship, some of us usually think about managing money, and though it’s certainly a good idea
Teaching Resilience and Resourcefulness through Literature
We learned last week that Resilience is… “…the ability to recover strength, determination, spirit, flexibility, and good humor in the face of change, mistakes and trials. Catch phrase: The only
The Character Issue
“Then they gave thanks for Beowulf. Once he said a thing, he kept his word. Once he set his mind, he never backed down. Steadfast, right-hearted, to the end.” -James
Be Our Hero!
Happy day, everyone! Welcome back to Fill-Me-In Friday! Today, we have some special stories to share with you. For the past couple of weeks, SLOCA’s Grammar and Middle School students
