Character Building Links

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great sites for
building character!

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Aesop's Fables — This site includes stories from Aesop's Fables — a nice way to teach your children about character.

Character Counts — There is a lot of great information on this website to help teach your children about character education. Make sure to check out the Lesson Plans!

Random Acts of Kindness — This website has Teacher's Guides, lesson plans, activity ideas, and more to propagate basic human kindness.

Laws of Life Essay Contest — This project offers young people the chance to reflect on and write about what they stand for. Participants identify the laws of life that mean the most to them, and explain their choices through the experiences they have had, the lessons they have learned, and the people who have served as living examples. A truly great character education activity for any grade level.

Do Something — Young people have the power to make a difference. It is the aim of Do Something to inspire, support and celebrate a generation of do-ers: people who see the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action. This website is a community where young people learn, listen, speak, vote, volunteer, ask, and take action to make the world a better place.

Learning to Give — Teaching the Importance of Voluntary Action for the Common Good in a Democratic Society Learning to Give offers lesson plans, activities, and resources to educate youth about the power of philanthropy (sharing time, talent and treasure). Empower young people to make a difference in their school, their community and their world!

Learn and Serve — This website contains information that focuses on all dimensions of service-learning, covering kindergarten through higher education, school-based as well as community based initiatives. This link is to the K-12 Lesson Plans.

Legacy Character Education Resources — This website has stories, articles, and lesson plans for parents and educators to help teach children character education. There is a lot of good information on this website!

Creating Character — This website is produced by the USC College of Literal Arts and Sciences and has multi-media lessons in character development for children in 8th through 12th grade.