Daily Character Education Activities: Today Counts

Product Description

Item #20-8300 – Grades K-2 (ages 5 to 7)
Item #20-8200 – Grades 3-5  (ages 8 to 10)
Item #20-8000 – Grades 6-8 (ages 11 to 13)
Item #20-8100 – Grades  9-12 (ages 14 to 16)

Make every day count for good character with daily character education activities from Today Counts. Inside, you’ll find a collection of five-to-ten-minute mini-lessons, activities, and writing prompts that promote The Six Pillars of Character and teach good decision-making skills. Designed to fit perfectly in homerooms, advisory groups, after-school programs, and youth groups, Today Counts is a way to engage students every day with ethical, anti-bullying, and character-building issues that are relevant to them. Each day’s activity includes three different variants appropriate for different grade levels. Daily character education activities include:

• Every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday present a quotation from a famous person from history, a proverb from one of the world’s cultures, or an interesting story, for discussion or journaling.
• Every Tuesday and Friday offer a small-group or whole-class activity, such as a game, a role-play, or a creative project.

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All domestic, non-express orders are shipped via UPS ground service. Please allow 2-4 weeks for processing and delivery. Delivery time may be extended during peak periods, which include but are not limited to April – June and August – October. Customers are responsible for return shipping fees if packages are refused.

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