Boost Good Conduct and Good Character!

Boost good conduct and good character by putting key words into action. Teach kids that the phrase, Show courage, means more than the word courage standing alone.

Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers!

Does your school have posters on classroom or hallway walls that speak to the importance of good conduct and good character?

If your students seem to have blind eyes and ears to making words like COURAGE or RESPECT count for more than large letters on poster boards,

here’s an attention-getting idea for you…

Boost Good Conduct and Good Character by Putting Key Words into Action – Make words like COURAGE and RESPECT seem to “jump off” colorful character education and conduct posters.

Bring posters about these two important subjects to life by pairing words that relate to good conduct and good character with key action words…

verbs…that encourage kids to put good conduct and character development into action.

Teach kids that the phrase, show courage, means more than the word courage standing alone.

Remind students that words only count when you don’t just know how to read, spell, or say them…

Glen Haase, Master Taekwondo Instructor, helps a student learn to control his actions.

you SHOW what they mean…

you PRACTICE what they mean.

Action Words Pack a Punch! – When you initiate a discussion and other activities that pack action into words to boost good conduct and good character, point out that action words pack a punch.

Make a connection with packing a punch to exhibit control, like a Taekwondo instructor teaches students to do.

Ask the class to think about how they can exhibit control over the choices they make about good conduct and character.

Suggest that RESPECT packs more punch when you pair the word with SHOW…Showing respect puts respect into action.

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