Category: Teaching through Literature

Teaching Character Through Literature: Stewardship

Today we have some literature suggestions for our Character Trait of the Month – Stewardship! Curated by our lovely SLOCA librarians, these would also be fun to read over the

Teaching Character Through Literature: Resilience & Resourcefulness

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.― Maya Angelou We have a character trait duo this month of Resilience and

Teaching Character Through Literature: Humility

Today we have more on our Character Trait of the Month – Humility. My family and I (Wei) have been watching the Winter Olympics and it has been really interesting

Teaching Character Through Literature: Integrity

Good morning, Down Home Readers! With the time change and the shorter days it does seem like that we have entered into a cozier season. Today we have our Teaching

Teaching Character Through Literature: Responsibility

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 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