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HONESTY CHOOSING TO BE TRUTHFUL IN WHATEVER YOU SAY AND DO
WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA?
THE BIG IDEA FOR TEACHERS
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THE BIG IDEA FOR KIDS
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Honesty - Choosing to be truthful in whatever
you say and do.
THE BIG IDEA AND LIGHT GREEN
Green comes in more shades than any other color.
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consequences for it
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HONESTY CHOOSING TO BE TRUTHFUL IN WHATEVER YOU SAY AND DO
HONESTY QUOTES
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small
matters cannot be trusted in important affairs.”
- Albert Einstein
THE BIG IDEA IN THE COMMUNITY
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when we show others how valuable they are by
how we treat them. This month we have been
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“People grow through experience if they
meet life honestly and courageously. This is how
character is built.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
“Truth exists, only falsehood has to
be invented.”
- Georges Braque
“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
- William Shakespeare (“All’s Well that Ends Well”)
“If you tell the truth you don’t have to
remember anything.”
THE BIG IDEA AND THE STAFF
Give each teacher a note that says, “Honestly,
this year wouldn’t have been the same without
you! YOU are essential!”
- Mark Twain
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HONESTY CHOOSING TO BE TRUTHFUL IN WHATEVER YOU SAY AND DO
K-2 Lesson Plans
Whisper to a neighbor what you think
it means to be honest.
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were similar or different to the one written on
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a better idea of what the word really means.
Honesty isn’t just a virtue we see in
people. Can you think of an animal
that shows honesty?
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Sometimes it can be hard to decide
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room. One student acts out dropping or leaving
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and why.
You may not be the one to initiate or
encourage dishonesty. Have you ever been in
a situation when a friend wanted you to be
dishonest?
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one, discuss honest ways to respond.
“I think the cafeteria lady gave me back three
dollars more than she should have.”
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truthful in whatever you say and do.
Honesty can be tricky. Sometimes
we convince ourselves that we are
being honest when we aren’t being
totally truthful. Like saying you don’t have
any homework due tomorrow but not saying
anything about the huge project due the next
day.
Look up images of “forced perspective
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appropriate photos to the class.
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In order to get the whole truth
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from different people. One person’s
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HONESTY
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HONESTY CHOOSING TO BE TRUTHFUL IN WHATEVER YOU SAY AND DO
K-2 Lesson Plans
Honesty can also mean being true to
who you are—being yourself.
If time allows, look up a little about the life of
Oscar Wilde, best known for authoring the novel,
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Today we are going to see how being
dishonest can have lasting effects.
Ask students if they have ever eaten black licorice
and if they know what it does to your mouth.
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your black-colored mouth.
*œˆ˜ÌœÕÌ̅iȓˆ>ÀˆÌˆiÃ̅>̍ÕÃ̏ˆŽii>̈˜}
L>VŽˆVœÀˆVi]Liˆ˜}`ˆÃ…œ˜iÃ̅>Ï>Ã̈˜}ivviVÌð
"̅iÀϜÃiÌÀÕÃ̈˜Õð7i}iÌ«ÀˆÛˆi}iÃÌ>Ži˜
away. We lose friends. That’s why it’s always best
to be honest.
Honesty means more than just what
you say. It’s also about what you
do. And honesty is for everyone:
kids, parents, teachers, even grandparents!
Let’s take a look at all the different angles of
honesty.
œÜ˜œ>`̅ivœœÜˆ˜}ψ`iŜÜvœÀޜÕÀ
Ó>ÀÌLœ>À`>̅ÌÌ«\ÉÉiÝV…>˜}i°Ã“>ÀÌÌiV…°Vœ“É
`iÌ>ˆÃ°…Ì“¶ˆ`rÓVÓä`>™n‡xivi‡{Vv£‡>L{·
ä™Ç>`£x>{xÎΰ>ŽiÃÕÀiޜÕyˆ«Ì…ÀœÕ}…Ì…i
slides on your own before class and determine
if all the activities are appropriate for your
classroom. If not, feel free to skip over certain
ones.
ˆÃVÕÃÃ̅iµÕiÃ̈œ˜Ã«ÀiÃi˜Ìi`œ˜i>V…ψ`i°
Have students come to the board to write, draw
œÀ`À>}ܜÀ`Ã>˜`«ˆVÌÕÀiÃ܅i˜iÛiÀ«œÃÈLi̜
Žii«Ì…i“i˜}>}i`°
Telling a one lie is easy. The problem
is, all the little lies you have to tell to
cover up the big one.
ˆ>>À}iVi>ÀVœ˜Ì>ˆ˜iÀ­/Õ««iÀÜ>Ài]«>Ã̈V
LœÜ]iÌV®ÜˆÌ…nˆ˜V…iÜvÜ>ÌiÀ°Àœ«>>À}i
Vœˆ˜]Lˆ˜}œV…ˆ«]œÀœÌ…iÀy>̜LiVÌ̅>Ì܈Ãˆ˜Ž
into the water. Tell students that represents the
original lie. Now, ask students to come up and
drop smaller coins, chips, or sinkable objects into
the water and try to cover it up. Graph how many
times a smaller object lands on and covers the
bigger one. All the smaller objects represent the
smaller lies you have to tell to cover the big one.
ƂÃ>V>ÃÃ]`ˆÃVÕÃÃ̅ivœœÜˆ˜}µÕiÃ̈œ˜Ã\œÜ
…>À`Ü>ÈÌ̜…ˆ`i̅i>À}iÀœLiV̶œÜ`œiÃ
̅ˆÃÀi>Ìi̜Þˆ˜}¶7…>ÌܜՏ`…>ÛiLii˜i>ÈiÀ
̜`œ¶œÜVœÕ`ޜՅ>ÛiÃ>Ûi`ޜÕÀÃivvÀœ“
…>ۈ˜}̜Ài“i“LiÀ>Ì…iˆÌ̏iˆiÃ>˜`VœÛiÀÕ«
̅iLˆ}œ˜i¶
HONESTY
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HONESTY CHOOSING TO BE TRUTHFUL IN WHATEVER YOU SAY AND DO
K-2 Lesson Plans
Today we are going to read a story
about a boy who told a lie and had a
hard time hiding it!
,i>`̅iÃ̜ÀÞA Big, Fat, Enormous Lie by
>ÀœÀˆi7iˆ˜“>˜-…>À“>Ì°ƂÎÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃ܅>Ì
happened to the lie when the boy tried to hide
ˆÌ°­LœÜÕ«>L>œœ˜ÌœˆÕÃÌÀ>Ìi̅iˆi}iÌ̈˜}
bigger and bigger and the pressure that builds
܅i˜ÞœÕ>Ài…ˆ`ˆ˜}>ˆi®7…>̅>««i˜i`̜
̅iˆi܅i˜…i̜`̅iÌÀÕ̅¶­iÌ̅iL>œœ˜
}œÃœÌ…i>ˆÀ✜“ÃœÕÌ>˜`̅iL>œœ˜Ã…Àˆ˜ŽÃ]
Àii>Ș}>ˆÌ½Ã«ÀiÃÃÕÀi®œÜ`œÞœÕ̅ˆ˜ŽˆÌviÌ
̜…ˆ`i̅iˆi¶œÜ`ˆ`ˆÌviiÌœÌiÌ…iÌÀÕ̅¶
Make sure you address that our lies won’t turn
into monsters but discuss how our lies can be just
>Ã`ˆvwVՏÌ̜…ˆ`i>˜`…œÜÜiV>˜“>Ži̅i“}œ
>Ü>ÞLÞÌiˆ˜}̅iÌÀÕ̅°
telling a lie.
,i>`̅iÃ̜ÀÞToo Many Tamales by Gary
-œÌœ°ˆÃVÕÃŜÜ>Àˆ>“ˆ}…Ì…>ÛiviÌ܅i˜
Åi̅œÕ}…ÌÅiœÃÌ̅iÀˆ˜}°œÜVœÕ`Ìiˆ˜}
̅iÌÀÕ̅…>Ûi“>`i…iÀviiLiÌÌiÀ¶ƂÃ>V>ÃÃ]
make “tamales” from rolled and twisted paper.
Together, count the tamales and use them in
story problems. Using one object to represent
a diamond ring, discuss the probability of each
tamale having a ring inside.
̈Ã>Ü>ÞÃi>ÈiÀ̜Vœ˜viÃÃ>˜`>ÎvœÀ…i«°Ì
V>˜Ã>Ûi>œÌœvܜÀÀÞt
Let’s discuss some practical ways to
show honesty.
Ask students to come up with scenarios in which
ܓiœ˜iŜÜŜ˜iÃÌÞ­iÝ\̅iViÀŽ}ˆÛiÃޜÕ
>˜`iÝÌÀ>f£äV…>˜}i>˜`ޜÕ}ˆÛiˆÌL>VŽ®°ƂÃ
they tell you the scenarios, write the situation
on one index card and the honest response on
another. As the students come up with ideas,
“>ŽiÃÕÀi̅iÞÌiÞœÕ̅iÀiÜ>À`­«…ÞÈV>œÀ
i“œÌˆœ˜>®Ì…iޓˆ}…Ì}iÌvÀœ“Liˆ˜}…œ˜iÃ̈˜
̅>ÌÃVi˜>Àˆœ°7…i˜ÞœÕ…>Ûin‡£äÃVi˜>ÀˆœÃ­£È‡
ÓäV>À`îÌÕÀ˜Ì…iV>À`ÜÛiÀˆ˜>}Àˆ`>˜`«>Þ>
memory matching game with the class to see who
can match the scenario to the honest act.
7…i˜Üi>Ài…œ˜iÃÌ]Üi>ÀiivÌ܈̅>}œœ`
viiˆ˜}ˆ˜œÕÀ…i>ÀÌð
HONESTY
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Sometimes asking for help can
save us from having to decide
between being honest and
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3-5 Lesson Plans
The problem with not being honest, is that it
will always catch up with us and trap us.
>Ûi̅iV>ÃÃÃÌ>˜`ˆ˜>VˆÀVi°ˆÛiœ˜iÃÌÕ`i˜Ì
̅ii˜`œv>Îiˆ˜œvÞ>À˜°Ý«>ˆ˜ÌœÌ…iV>ÃÃ
that you’re going represent a student and model
܅>̅>««i˜Ã܅i˜Üi>Ài˜œÌ…œ˜iÃÌ°>Ûii>V…
ÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃ>Þܓi̅ˆ˜}̅>Ì̅iޓˆ}…̏ˆi>LœÕÌ­ˆv
they did their homework before playing outside,
…œÜ“>˜ÞVœœŽˆiÃ̅iÞ>Ìi]iÌV®>˜`«>ÃÃ̅iÞ>À˜
to someone who is not standing next to you. Play
until each student has had a chance to pass the
yarn.
Look at the web of yarn created by the lies.
Ý«>ˆ˜Ì…>Ì̅i«ÀœLi“܈̅Liˆ˜}`ˆÃ…œ˜iÃÌ
ˆÃ̅>ÌޜՅ>Ûi̜Žii«Þˆ˜}̜VœÛiÀի̅i
œÀˆ}ˆ˜>ˆi°À>ˆ˜Ã̜À“Ü…>̅>««i˜i`̜
>Ì>ˆi>˜`܅>ÌܜՏ`½Ûi…>««i˜i`ˆvÅiÜ>Ã
…œ˜iÃÌvÀœ“Ì…iLi}ˆ˜˜ˆ˜}°˜Ì…ii˜`]Þˆ˜}܈
iÛi˜ÌÕ>ÞVœ“iœÕÌ°"˜>œ˜}«ˆiViœvLÕÌV…iÀ
«>«iÀ]ÜÀˆÌi̅iܜÀ`º…œ˜iÃÌÞ»ˆ˜VÕÀÈÛi܈̅
ˆµÕˆ`}Õi°iÌÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃÕÃi̅iÞ>À˜vÀœ“Ì…i
ÜiLœvˆiÃ̜«>Viœ˜Ìœ«œv̅i}Õi°>˜}ˆ˜
the class to remind students to be honest.
Would it cause you to be more honest if there
were physical consequences?
*Àˆ˜ÌœÕÌ̅i>À̈VivÀœ“Ì…ˆÃÜiLÈÌi\…ÌÌ«\ÉÉ
ÜÜÜ°>ۈiܜ˜VˆÌˆiðVœ“ÉÀœ“iɓœÕ̅œvÌÀÕ̅°
…Ì“>˜`iÌÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃÀi>`>LœÕÌ/…iœÕ̅œv
/ÀÕ}…°Ý«>ˆ˜Ì…>Ì̅ˆÃˆÃÕÃÌ>i}i˜`]LÕÌLiˆ˜}
`ˆÃ…œ˜iÃÌ`œiÅ>ÛiVœ˜ÃiµÕi˜ViðˆÃVÕÃÃ܅>Ì
the consequences are for dishonesty.
œÃiLÞŜ܈˜}̅ˆÃÃVi˜ivÀœ“,œ“>˜œˆ`>Þ
ˆ˜ÛœÛˆ˜}/…iœÕ̅œv/ÀÕ̅\…ÌÌ«\ÉÉÜÜÜ°ÌV“°
Vœ“É“i`ˆ>Àœœ“Éۈ`iœÉÓäΣnÇÉ,œ“>˜‡œˆ`>އ
œÛˆi‡
ˆ«‡œÕ̅‡œv‡/ÀÕ̅°…Ì“­£\Ón®
You can’t get away with just telling one, little
lie. Being dishonest usually requires you to
continue being dishonest until you eventually
get caught.
For this activity, you will need a large bowl or pan
>“œÃÌwi`܈̅Ü>ÌiÀ]>µÕ>ÀÌiÀ>˜`i˜œÕ}…
«i˜˜ˆiÃvœÀi>V…ÃÌÕ`i˜Ì̜…>Ûiœ˜i°Ý«>ˆ˜Ìœ
ÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃ̅>Ì̅iµÕ>ÀÌiÀˆÃ>ˆi°Àœ«ˆÌˆ˜Ì…i
container of water. Now that the lie has been
told, you have to keep lying to cover it up. One
by one, let students stand above the container of
water and drop their penny in trying to cover up
̅iµÕ>ÀÌiÀ°Ûi˜ˆvœ˜i«i˜˜ÞVœÛiÀë>À̜v̅i
quarter, point out that it’s not completely covered
and the lie is still exposed.
7À>«Õ«LÞÀiۈi܈˜}̅iÛ>Õi>˜`ˆÌÃ`iw˜ˆÌˆœ˜°
“«…>Èâi̅>ÌLiˆ˜}…œ˜iÃ̈Ã>V…œˆVi>˜`ˆÌˆÃ
always the better choice.
Being honest always pays off in
the end.
,i>`̅iLœœŽThe Empty PotLÞi“ˆ°
ˆÃVÕÃÃ̅i…œ˜iÃÌޜv*ˆ˜}>˜`…œÜ…iÜ>Ã
ÀiÜ>À`i`LiV>ÕÃiœvˆÌ°/…ˆÃܜՏ`>ÃœLi>}Ài>Ì
Ã̜ÀÞ̜Ì>Ž>LœÕÌ«iiÀ«ÀiÃÃÕÀi>˜`…œÜ*ˆ˜}
Ã̜œ`ÌÀÕi̜܅>̅iŽ˜iÜ`iëˆÌi>Ì…iœÌ…iÀ
Žˆ`Ã܅œÜiÀiÞˆ˜}°
[Show an image of someone with
their hand on a book swearing in at a
court case] What is this person doing?
Do you know what it means?
Ý«>ˆ˜ÌœÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃ܅>̈Å>««i˜ˆ˜}ˆ˜Ì…i
image and what can happen if a person lies
while under oath. The oath that is recited can be
vœÕ˜`…iÀi\…ÌÌ«\ÉÉÜÜÜ°VœÕÀÌðۈV°}œÛ°>ÕÉVœÕÀÌÇ
ÌÀˆL՘>ÃÉ}œˆ˜}‡VœÕÀÌɜ>̅Ç>˜`‡>vwÀ“>̈œ˜Ã°
ƂÃ>V>ÃÃ]VÀi>Ìi>˜œ>̅̅>ÌÀiˆ˜vœÀViÃ̅iÛ>Õi
œv̅i`iw˜ˆÌˆœ˜œv…œ˜iÃÌÞ°>Ûi̅iV>ÃÃÀ>ˆÃi
̅iˆÀÀˆ}…Ì…>˜`>˜`ÀiVˆÌi̅iœ>̅°
HONESTY
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HONESTY CHOOSING TO BE TRUTHFUL IN WHATEVER YOU SAY AND DO
3-5 Lesson Plans
We’ve talked this month about how
lying will always catch up with us and
that we will eventually be caught. The
problem is we can never predict when we will
be exposed.
ˆÛˆ`i̅iV>ÃȘ̜}ÀœÕ«Ãœvx‡È°ˆÛii>V…
}ÀœÕ«>>À}iVÕ«>“œÃÌwi`܈̅Ü`>]>
뜜˜]>˜`Ӈۏ>Ã̈VLÕÌ̜˜Ã°/iÌ…iV>ÃÃ̅>Ì
the soda represents that place where we try to
…ˆ`iœÕÀˆi­ÜiÌÀÞ̜Žii«ˆÌˆ˜Ì…i`>ÀŽ®°/…i
buttons represent the lies that we may tell. Tell
students that they are going to drop their buttons
into the soda. This represents when we try to hide
our lies. They will sink to the bottom but should
pop back up to the top.
1Ș}̅i뜜˜]Ài“œÛi̅iLÕÌ̜˜Ã°iÌ
students divide the soda into small bathroom
ÈâiVÕ«Ã̜i˜œÞ°ˆÃVÕÃŜ܈ÌviÌÜ>ˆÌˆ˜}vœÀ
̅iLÕÌ̜˜Ã̜«œ«L>VŽÕ«°7iÀi̅iÞ>˜ÝˆœÕÃ]
˜iÀۜÕö
[Hold up a mirror] How is this like
honesty?
Let students share answers of how a mirror is like
…œ˜iÃÌÞ­ˆÌ>Ü>ÞÃŜÜÃ>˜…œ˜iÃÌÀiyiV̈œ˜ÆˆÌ
V>˜½ÌV…>˜}i܅>̈ÌŜÜÃ]iÌV®°>ÛiÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃ
create their own similies where they have to
compare honesty to an object.
Have students share their similies.
HONESTY
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We’ve been talking about how to be honest
this month, but in real life how easy is it to put
honesty into practice?
,i>`̅ivœœÜˆ˜}Ã̜ÀÞ>LœÕÌܓiVœi}i
boys who had the opportunity to be dishonest,
LÕÌV…œÃi̜LiÌÀÕ̅vՏ°…ÌÌ«\ÉɘiÜðÞ>…œœ°Vœ“É
college-athletes--remarkable-honesty-caughtœ˜‡V>“iÀ>‡£{Óxә{Ó䰅̓°ƂÎÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃ̅i
vœœÜˆ˜}µÕiÃ̈œ˜Ã\œÜi>ÃÞܜՏ`ˆÌ…>ÛiLii˜
for the boys to take their stuff and leave without
«>ވ˜}vœÀˆÌ¶7…>Ì`œÞœÕ̅ˆ˜ŽÌ…iœÕÌVœ“i
ܜՏ`…>ÛiLii˜ˆv̅iÞ`ˆ`˜½Ìi>Ûi̅i“œ˜iÞ¶
Have students create their own scenarios of
ܓiœ˜i…>ۈ˜}̅iœ««œÀÌ՘ˆÌÞ̜Li`ˆÃ…œ˜iÃÌ]
LÕÌV…œœÃˆ˜}̜LiÌÀÕ̅vՏˆ˜ÃÌi>`°-Ì>«i>Ì…i
Ã̜ÀˆiÃ̜}i̅iÀˆ˜>LœœŽiÌvœÀ“>ÌÜÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃ
V>˜Ài>`ˆÌ̅ÀœÕ}…œÕÌ̅i“œ˜Ì…°
A popular fable about honesty is The Boy
Who Cried Wolf. As we watch this version,
decide for yourself if the shepherd was lying
on purpose or not and does that change the
outcome?
-…œÜ̅iV>ÃÃ̅iÕ««iÌÃÛiÀȜ˜œv/…iœÞ
7…œ
Àˆi`7œv\…ÌÌ«\ÉÉޜÕÌÕ°Liɍڇ1<{Ƃ“9
­™\䙮
/…iÅi«…iÀ``œiؽÌÃii“ÌœLiÞˆ˜}œ˜
«ÕÀ«œÃi]LÕÌLiV>ÕÃi…iˆÃ˜œÌ}iÌ̈˜}>Ì…i
v>VÌÃ]ˆÌ“>ŽiÃ̅i̜ܘëiœ«iviiÌ…>̅iˆÃ
Þˆ˜}œ˜«ÕÀ«œÃi°>ÛiÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃÀiÜÀˆÌi̅iÃ̜ÀÞ
“>Žˆ˜}̅iÅi«…iÀ`}iÌ̅iv>VÌÃLivœÀi…i
“>ŽiÃiÝV>“>̈œ˜Ã̜̅i̜ܘëiœ«i°
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3-5 Lesson Plans
There are lots of different ways to look at
honesty.
/…ˆÃˆÃ>ÀœÌ>̈œ˜>V̈ۈÌÞ܈̅{`ˆvviÀi˜ÌÃÌ>̈œ˜Ã°
Students will do the activity together as a group
>˜`ëi˜`>LœÕÌ{‡x“ˆ˜ÕÌiÃ>Ìi>V…ÃÌ>̈œ˜°
Station 1 – Students will write the word honesty
in the middle of a piece of paper. Around the
word, they will write as many synonyms as they
can for the word honesty.
Station 2 – Use the following website to choose
>LœÕÌ{‡xµÕœÌiÃ\…ÌÌ«\ÉÉÜÜÜ°LÀ>ˆ˜ÞµÕœÌi°Vœ“É
µÕœÌiÃÉ̜«ˆVÃÉ̜«ˆVÚÌÀÕ̅°…Ì“¶Û“r°7ÀˆÌi̅i“
on separate slips of paper, fold and put in a cup.
Students will draw one of the quotes, glue it to
a piece of construction paper and write their
interpretation of what the quote means.
Station 3 – On a piece of paper, students will
write the word “honesty” down the left hand side
and create an acrostic of the word.
Station 4 – This activity will require a computer
and headphones. Show the following clip
vÀœ“º/…iÀ>`Þ՘V…»\…ÌÌ«\ÉÉޜÕÌÕ°LiÉ
WCxSIfOYmAU. Towards the end of the clip, the
mom says “Sometimes when we lose, we win.”
people.
Prior to this activity, print out a picture of each of
the following or create a powerpoint slide with
i>V…«ˆVÌÕÀiœ˜>`ˆvviÀi˜Ìψ`i\Ì°,ÕœœÀi]>
«i˜˜Þ]fxLˆ]ˆ˜Vœ˜i“œÀˆ>]>“>«
œvˆ˜Vœ˜]ˆ˜œˆÃ°ˆÛˆ`i̅iV>ÃȘ̜>LœÕÌ
x}ÀœÕ«Ã>˜`…>Ûii>V…}ÀœÕ«Vœ“iի܈̅
an answer to the following question: What do
>Ì…i«ˆVÌÕÀiÅ>Ûiˆ˜Vœ““œ˜¶œ˜½Ì}ˆÛi
them the answer yet. Show the following video:
…ÌÌ«\ÉÉޜÕÌÕ°LiÉ-,,9
8niíÓÎ\{x®°/…iۈ`iœ
shows several examples of people who showed
…œ˜iÃÌވ˜VÕ`ˆ˜}ƂLÀ>…>“ˆ˜Vœ˜°ˆÃVÕÃÃ̅i
importance of honesty as shown in the different
examples in the video.
œL>VŽÌœÌ…iœÀˆ}ˆ˜>µÕiÃ̈œ˜œv܅>Ì̅i
«ˆVÌÕÀiÅ>Ûiˆ˜Vœ““œ˜°-ÌÕ`i˜ÌÃŜՏ`˜œÜ
ÀiVœ}˜ˆâi̅>Ì̅iÞ>…œ˜œÀƂLÀ>…>“ˆ˜Vœ˜°
“«…>Èâi܈̅ÃÌÕ`i˜ÌÃ̅>Ì܅ˆi̅iޓ>ޘœÌ
have a monument built in their honor, they can
…>Ûi>Ài«ÕÌ>̈œ˜œvLiˆ˜}…œ˜iÃÌ°
Have students discuss what they think that means.
ƂÃ>˜i݈Ì̈VŽiÌ]}ˆÛii>V…ÃÌÕ`i˜Ì>˜ˆ˜`iÝV>À`
and have them write what they have learned
>LœÕ̅œ˜iÃÌÞ̅ÀœÕ}…œÕÌ̅i“œ˜Ì…°
HONESTY
09
People who are honest are well
respected. They are trusted and
therefore are looked up to by many
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