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Practical Living/Vocational Studies


The Character Education Series


Guidance and character development
Grade Levels:
Primary-4
Length:
12-20 minutes
Taping Rights:
School year
MARC Record:
Downloadable
Teaching Materials:
See Below

This series deals with respect, honesty, consideration, accepting differences, and sportsmanship. Programs 101-109 are designed for grades K-2; Programs 110-119 are for grades 2-4.

Program of Studies:
All Practical Living disciplines: Personal Wellness, Lifetime Physical Wellness, Employability Ssills, Safety


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2008/09 Block Feeds on KET ED

Block Feed: Programs 101-115 Program Details
3 hours, 59 minutes
    Wednesday, October 1 at 6:00 am on KETED
    Wednesday, October 8 at 2:00 am on KETED
    Wednesday, February 25 at 6:00 am on KETED
    Wednesday, March 4 at 2:00 am on KETED
Block Feed: Programs 116-119 Program Details
59 minutes
    Wednesday, August 6 at 5:00 am on KETED
    Wednesday, October 1 at 2:00 pm on KETED
    Wednesday, October 8 at 2:00 pm on KETED
    Wednesday, February 25 at 2:00 pm on KETED
    Wednesday, March 4 at 2:00 pm on KETED

Episodes Included in These Block Feeds

101. I Had It First! Learning To Share
Communicates the joy of sharing—it's fun, and it makes everyone feel good—and shows the many forms it can take. (13 minutes) 14 minutes.
102. I'm Telling! A Tattler's Tale
Uses age-appropriate vignettes and music to demonstrate the difference between "telling" in situations where someone could be hurt and "tattling" when it would be better to try to solve a problem yourself. (16 minutes) 16 minutes.
103. I'm So Frustrated!
Offers easy-to-learn strategies for solving problems without resorting to inappropriate or destructive behavior. (20 minutes) 20 minutes.
104. It's OK To Say No
Teaches specific assertiveness techniques for saying "No" when others pressure you to do something that you don't want to do or that you think is wrong. (14 minutes) 14 minutes.
105. Learning About Honesty
Addresses the forms dishonesty can take, the ways in which it harms others, and whether it's ever OK to lie. (18 minutes) 18 minutes.
106. Learning To Care
Promotes empathy by encouraging students to imagine themselves in someone else's place and to show others that they care. (15 minutes) 15 minutes.
107. Respecting Differences
Shows children how to accept and respect differences in ability, likes and dislikes, and culture. (18 minutes) 16 minutes.
108. Say Please
Dramatizes the importance of being polite, teaching students that "manners" means treating others as you want them to treat you. (14 minutes) 14 minutes.
109. What's Respect?
Teaches students how to spot disrespectful behavior and how to be respectful themselves—to people, property, rules, differences, abilities, and the environment. (13 minutes) 14 minutes.
110. Feeling Good About Me
Helps students build a stronger self-image by learning to value their own uniqueness and by taking positive steps toward self-esteem. (16 minutes) 16 minutes.
111. Feelings: Glad, Mad, Sad
Distinguishes between feeling and acting and explores the range of feelings between "good" and "bad," helping students begin to make better behavior choices. (18 minutes) 18 minutes.
112. How To Say No
Uses realistic scenarios to teach children to become more comfortable saying "No" to destructive behavior. (19 minutes) 19 minutes.
113. Stressbusters
Features role-playing, worksheets, and class discussion to help children understand stress and what they can do about it. (14 minutes) 15 minutes.
114. What If You Lose When You Play To Win?
Shows how negative attitudes toward losing affect relationships and how good sportsmanship and honest behavior win respect. (14 minutes) 15 minutes.
115. What Is Honesty?
Helps students define honesty, create guidelines for staying honest, and develop tools for distinguishing between fantasy and truth, stealing and borrowing, cheating and competing, and politeness and lying to protect others. (14 minutes) 14 minutes.
116. What It's Like To Be Different
Helps develop sensitivity to others by showing how it feels to be different and encouraging the celebration of differences. (14 minutes) 14 minutes.
117. When It's Hard To Be a Friend
Dramatizes problems with friends and uses thought-provoking questions to give students a chance to discuss their own experiences with friendship. (12 minutes) 12 minutes.
118. When Should You Tell? Dealing with Abuse
Shows abused children that they are not alone and that telling an adult they trust can help; provides information about steps to take and resources to rely on. (14 minutes) 15 minutes.
119. You Can Count on Me: Building Character
Explores responsible behavior, the problems irresponsibility causes, and the best way to handle obstacles. (15 minutes) 15 minutes.

Teaching Materials

DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
http://www.ket.org/education/guides.htm#charactereducation
PDF format; posted by chapter
KET Online


Kentucky Academic Expectations

This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

Kentucky schools may tape and retain programs according to the rights listed above. For further information, contact the KET Education Division.

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