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Unit 4 – Integrity 1st Grade Unit Introduction Sub-Concepts Covered: Perseverance, Kindness Kindness in the Classroom lessons teach kindness skills through a step-by step framework of Inspire, Empower, Act, Reflect and Share. Each lesson starts with the ‘share’ step to reinforce learning from previous lessons. The ‘act’ piece is woven into the lessons but really takes place in the projects. This unit is the fourth of our six unit series. Be on the lookout! It presents a new and difficult concept for young children. The goal is to introduce the concept of honesty as a precursor to integrity, and then build on it as we introduce the language of integrity. The focus of this unit is twofold- understanding the importance and value of honesty as it relates to kindness, and using honest methods to persevere during difficult situations. Unit Objective Students will: ● Review respect, caring, and inclusiveness. ● Define honesty, dishonesty, and perseverance. ● Understand the concept of “white lies” and how they build on each other. ● Identify strategies that help people persevere through challenges. ● Introduce the concept of integrity. Student Introduction Thank you for practicing inclusiveness in our classroom as I observe others including new friends and trying out new ideas in a kind, caring, and respectful manner! We are ready to explore Integrity. This is an advanced word that connects back to honesty and always telling the truth, even when others aren’t around. We will also use honesty and perseverance to try our hardest, even when something seems too tough and we would rather give up! It can be tempting to tell “white lies” to move ahead or avoid trouble- however our ultimate goal is a kind classroom and honesty is the best policy! Our main focus this unit are on the following areas: ● Making honest choices, every time! ● Using kindness and respect by being truthful! ● Persevering through difficult times...you can do it! Let’s start with our first lesson! © The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. All Rights Reserved. www.randomactsofkindness.org Page 1 Unit Lessons Lesson Title Lesson Objectives Materials Required Lesson 1 ● Utilize caring and kindness to develop ❏ White, Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow The Lie Snowball honest alternatives to deceptive actions. Clay/Playdough ● Practice showing honesty in social ❏ A knife situations. ❏ The Little White Lie by Lisa Rose ​ ● Understand how to speak up when we have told a white lie. Lesson 2 ● Explore ways to be honest in difficult ❏ Berenstain Bears and the Truth by Stan ​ An Honest Review situations. and Jan Berenstain ● Use art to identify how dishonesty ❏ Internet access (if Youtube link is used) negatively affects you. ❏ Blank paper ❏ Basic art supplies Lesson 3 ● Demonstrate perseverance through a math ❏ Tangrams for each group Perseverance Puzzles exercise. ❏ The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle ​ ● Explain how being honest helps others trust you. Lesson 4 ● Create a step-by-step plan for building a ❏ Basic art supplies A Community of Integrity community of integrity within the school. ❏ Other supplies ● Examine areas needing improvement within ❏ (depending on your class goal) the school as it relates to integrity. ❏ Action Step Template Unit Projects Project Title Project Overview Materials Required Project 1 Students will work in small groups and locate ❏ Map of classroom Perseverance Pirates 12 items that correspond with the 12 letters in ❏ Various items (already in your classroom) the word PERSEVERANCE, documenting their ❏ Blank book with 12 pages in it treasures on a classroom map. Project 2 This project focuses on integrity through ❏ Integrity Handbook pages Integrity Handbook honesty and perseverance. Students are a (see project) valuable part of the classroom team and their honesty and perseverance enables it to run smoothly. To highlight their value and demonstrate various ways to show integrity in the school, the class will create an Integrity Handbook for use throughout the school year. © The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. All Rights Reserved. www.randomactsofkindness.org Page 2 Integrity 1st Grade • Lesson 1 The Lie Snowball This is the first lesson of the Integrity unit. At this age, the concept of integrity can be difficult to understand. As such, the focus will be on learning about honesty and perseverance. This lesson will focus on identifying honesty and dishonesty and speaking up when we have told fibs so they do not become great big lies. Integrity Sub-Concept(s) Lesson Objective Kindness Students will: Lesson Timeframe 45 minutes ● Utilize caring and kindness to develop honest alternatives to deceptive actions. Required Materials ● Practice showing honesty in social situations. ❏ White, Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow ● Understand how to speak up when we have told a white lie. Clay/Playdough ❏ A knife ❏ The Little White Lie by Lisa Rose ​ Teacher Connection/Self-Care (attached) Integrity is defined as acting in a way you know to be right and kind in all Standards Map situations. As teachers, we are held to a level of integrity that is This lesson aligns with CASEL unprecedented in any other profession. Not only are our reputations built on Competencies, National Health our level of professional integrity with what we teach and how we teach it, but Education Standards, and Common we are a physical example of integrity for dozens of students every school Core State Standards. Please refer to year. What promises do you make for your students each year? How do you the Standards Map for more information. ​ ​ infuse integrity into how you teach, how you plan, how you follow through? The teacher connections this unit will focus on simple yet effective ways to embody integrity from the top down. This week our promise is an overarching promise we all start with at the beginning of the year, but can lose focus on during this time! Promise #1 is, “I, _________(insert name) will focus on my students.” Let’s be honest. No one chooses teaching for the summer vacation. You are here because of the students. As this semester comes to an end and grades, parent teacher conferences, and staff meetings begin to cloud your vision, take a step back and remind yourself of the first and most important goal you have: your students. How can you start and end each day with this simple statement? Tips for Diverse Learners ● Use simple drawings and hand motions to act out each little white lie during the story. ● If you have time, create picture cards to illustrate each lie. ● Cut up and roll flat each piece of clay used for the activity to help students with manual dexterity struggles. © The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. All Rights Reserved. www.randomactsofkindness.org Page 1 Share 3-5 minutes We have spent the first half of our school year learning about respect, caring, and inclusiveness. Let’s take some time to talk about what that looks like in our classroom. ● Caring: How have others cared for you in our classroom? ● Gratitude: How have we shown gratitude towards others that have treated us with kindness? ● Inclusiveness: What is one way you’ve used inclusiveness to make a new friend? All of these actions require us to be honest about how we treat others and how they affect us. Inspire What is Honesty? 3-5 minutes Explain that Honesty means being truthful in our words and actions. Telling the truth can be difficult at times. Telling stories can be fun and it might be tempting to make up stories when someone asks you questions about your homework or why your sister is crying. Remember: your words have power! Every time you tell the truth, you earn a small amount of trust from others. When people trust us, they can count on us in both little situations and big situations alike. If you get into the habit of always telling the truth with little things, you will find it easier to tell the truth when bigger topics come up! It’s always bEST to be honEST. Honesty in Action 5-7 minutes Let’s take some time to brainstorm what exactly honesty looks like. Divide your board (or a piece of large paper) into a T-chart. Label the two sides: Words and Actions. ● Words: Honesty means you only say things about people that are ​ true. Telling lies about others or speaking unkindly hurts their feelings. It also takes away the trust others have for us and they might not want to spend time with us. ○ Ask students for some examples of times they have used honesty with their friends. Write them down on the T-chart. ● Actions: Honesty means you make honest choices as well. When you ​ break something, do you own up to your actions and tell the truth? Are you willing to face the consequences even if it means getting in trouble? ○ Ask students for some examples of times they were honest about a bad choice they made. Write them down on the T-chart. © The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. All Rights Reserved. www.randomactsofkindness.org Page 2 Empower 20 minutes Have you ever heard of the expression, “It’s just a little white lie”? It means that you are lying, but it’s about something small. Some people think that this type of lie is no big deal. However, little white lies often build on top of each other until you have a whole lie snowball! Today I will read a story about the little white lie that grew and grew until it became a HUGE lie. Each student will get a small white ball of clay. Emphasize that this is the little white lie in the story they will hear. Give each table/group 4-5 different colors of clay in addition to the little white ball.
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