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Pillars of Character

Manners, Morals, and Virtues

Honesty


Read-Alouds and Stories:
The Empty Pot by Demi (Storyline Online)
​The Lying King by Alex Beard (Youtube)


For Parents and Guardians:
For Families: Tips for Encouraging Honesty (Harvard GSE Making Caring 

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Kindness

Train your Brain to Be Kinder (Greater Good Science Center) - This short video helps you practice kind thoughts towards others
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Read-Alouds and Stories:
​Aesop''s Fables: The Lion and the Mouse (Library of Congress)
​Aesop's Fables: The North Wind and the Sun (Library of Congress)

For Parents and Guardians:
Raising Kind Kids (Greater Good Science Center)

Perseverance


Read-Alouds and Stories:
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco (Storyline Online)


Courage


Activities:
For Families: Try it as a Hero (Harvard GSE Making Caring Common Project)

Read-Alouds and Stories:

Brave As Can Be: A Book of Courage (Youtube)

Brave Irene by William Steig (Storyline Online)

Gratitude

Activities:
Gratitude Scavenger Hunt PDF (Conscious Kids Journal)
For Families: Gratitude Scavenger Hunt (Harvard GSE Making Caring Common Project)
For Families:  Sending Your Thanks 
(Harvard GSE Making Caring Common Project)


Read-Alouds and Stories:
The Very Fairy Princess: Attitude of Gratitude (Youtube)
Thankful: A Poetry Gratitude Book (YouTube)
What Does it Mean to Be Thankful? (YouTube)

For Parents and Guardians:

How to Talk with Kids about Gratitude (Greater Good Science Center)



Good Manners

Good Manners for Kids with Myka Meier  -  Myka Meier is the founder of Beaumont Etiquette and offers etiquette lessons at the Plaza Hotel. She has YouTube channel for kids called Manners with Myka where children can learn and practice good manners.

George Washington's Rules of Civility
When he was 14 years old, George Washington wrote out a copy of 110 Rules of Civility in an exercise book. You can explore each rule on the Mount Vernon Website.

The Goops
This classic book from 1900 - part of which is taught in the Parnassus curriculum - teaches us what NOT to do. The Goops have bad manners, so don't be a Goop! The full illustrated text is available here on Project Gutenberg. 


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