• Inspires Canadians to help raise money for cancer research
• Inspires people to never give up, even if they have obstacles in their way
• Has a positive attitude
• Treats me nicely
• Is in charge of the school
Teacher Talk: Every month, we focus on Character traits. If we look at our list
of qualities of an important person, is there a connection with the Character
words?
[Ask students to name a Character attribute; go to the Anchor Chart and
help them to see the connection (e.g., Perseverance is never giving up
and looking after us even if not feeling well; Responsibility is looking after
someone, protecting us, going to work every day; Co-operation is helping
people). Record these Character attributes on the Anchor Chart.]
Step C:
Assessment
of Learning
CONSOLIDATING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Teacher Talk: Great job working together! On our Anchor Chart, we’ve listed
some of the qualities shown by the people we identified, important people in
our families, in school, in the community and in Canada. We were also able
to make connections to some of the monthly Character traits we focus on in
school.
If we now look to our Learning Wall, based on our lesson today, what words
could we add? (Some possibilities are “Perseverance,” “Responsibility,”
other Character attributes identified by the class, and words from the Anchor
Chart.)
Now I want you to think about yourself and the Character traits we’ve
identified. Which traits do you show, maybe at home or here at school?
Facilitation Note: Guide students to realize that they display some of
these traits regularly: They show Perseverance by using class time to finish
work, focusing on the lesson, studying their spelling words and doing their
chores at home (even if they want to watch TV). They show Responsibility by
making their bed, emptying their lunch bag when they get home, taking the
attendance to the office and listening to the teacher.
Teacher Talk: Now I’d like you to choose one of these Character traits and
draw two pictures: one picture will show you demonstrating that trait, and the
other picture will be of one of the “important people” also showing that trait.
Let’s do an example together.
Black Canadian Curriculum – Primary – ETFO – 2014