Code of Behavior Supplement for Grades K & l

Prince William County Schools

Created by Karen Levitt, ITRT & Robin Hudspeth, School Counselor 1

Objectives Supported: Guidance KA.1: Understand responsibilities of being a student worker in school.   1A.1: Demonstrate positive work habits by paying attention, following directions and completing tasks. 1C.1: Demonstrate an understanding of roles and contributions of workers in school, home, and

community.   Social Studies K.8: The student will demonstrate that being a good citizen involves a) taking turns and sharing; b) taking responsibility for certain classroom chores; c) taking care of personal belongings and respecting what belongs to others; d) following rules and understanding the consequence of breaking rules; e) practicing honesty, self-control, and kindness to others; f) participating in decision making in the classroom; g) participating successfully in group settings.   1.10 Civics: The student will apply the traits of a good citizen by a) focusing on fair play, exhibiting good sportsmanship, helping others, and treating others with

respect; b) recognizing the purpose of rules and practicing self-control; c) working hard in school; d) taking responsibility for one’s own actions; e) valuing honesty and truthfulness in oneself and others; f) participating in classroom decision making through voting.

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Behave with CHARACTER by showing Good Manners…

TrustworthinessTo tell the truth

RespectListen, be polite, be

kind

ResponsibilityMake good

choices, work hard

FairnessTake turns, play by

the rules

CaringBe nice, be kind,

help others, share

CitizenshipBe a responsible

member of your school, community, country and the world

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CaringBe nice, be kind, help others, shareDraw a line from the description of caring to the picture showing students demonstrating the caring act.

Sharing

Helping

Being nice and kind

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Responsibilitymake good choices, work hardCircle the picture in each pair of students

showing responsible behaviors.

•A responsible student will listen to the teacher•A responsible student will be kind and use nice words with classmates•A responsible student is principled•A responsible student will…•I will…

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Respectlisten, be polite, be kind

Circle the pictures of students showing respect.

I can show respect by…

_____________________________________________________________.

•A respectful student will listen to the teacher.•A respectful student will be nice and kind to classmates.•A respectful student will use polite words to communicate, like “please” and “thank you.”•A respectful student is open-minded. 6

FairnessTake turns, play by the rules

Underline the pictures of students showing fairness

•A student can show fairness by sharing toys.•A student can show fairness by taking turns in a game.•A student can show fairness by being balanced.•A student can show fairness…•I will show fairness by _______________________________________________.

Draw a picture of how you can show fairness.

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Trustworthinessto tell the truth

Circle whether each situation is showing honesty or not.

Your pet gets out of the cage while you were watching it and you tell your mom someone else let it out.

You called a friend a name on the bus, when the teacher asked if you pushed them, you said, “Yes.”

You borrow some crayons from a friend and accidently break one of them. You return them to your friend but don’t say anything about one of them being broken.

You tell your mom that you got in trouble at school, even though the teacher didn’t send a note home.

You tell your teacher you returned a library book when you really can’t remember if you did or not.

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Why is it important to be honest?8

Citizenshipbe a responsible member of your school, community, country and

the worldDraw a line from the word citizenship to all

pictures showing how we can be good citizens.

Citizenship

•A student shows citizenship by taking care of their school•A student shows citizenship by throwing away trash•A student shows citizenship by following the rules•A student shows citizenship by taking risks, reflecting, thinking, and inquiring.

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Pre-AssessmentMatch the picture with the word it best

represents.

Honesty Respect Responsibility Fairness Caring

CitizenshipDiscuss answers

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TrustworthinessHoward B. Wigglebottom Has a Monkey on His Back, a Tal

e About Telling the Truth

Write T on the line if it was an example of Howard telling the truth or L if it was a lie.

__ Howard’s ears help him fly.__ Howard’s dad lost his job.__ Howard’s dad is the Spiderbunny.__ Ovi let the mouse out.__ Howard didn’t know who hit the car headlight.__ Howard hit the ball into the car headlight.__ Howard couldn’t find his soccer shoes.__ Howard hid his soccer shoes.

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Telling The Truth is Cool Sing Along Song

Rearrange these words to make a sentence from the song:

the cool! is Telling

truth

Honesty, Telling The Truth with Mr. Stanley Song

Trustworthiness Songs

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Trustworthy Presidents

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Respect

Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to ListenA story about respect and being a quality studentAnimated Assessment

Respect with Mr. Stanley Song

Which of these letters and words from the song rhyme?

Me others E is be P the C T

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Caring

Caring video clip

Caring SongFriend Song

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How could you take care of each of these things?

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Fairness

Taking Turns MovieDraw a line from the word to the correct blank:

Always be ______ and remember to ________.

share fair

Fairness Song

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Responsibility

Being Careful is Everyone's ResponsibilityHow can we be responsible in these places?

Responsibility with Mr. Stanley Song

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CitizenshipA Good Citizen video clip Circle the words that good citizens should be:

Respectful mean honest

sharing messy responsible

What it Means to be a Citizen (may want to edit for a few segments)

What did you see the people do to solve the problem?

Community & Citizenship Song19

Assessment:draw a line from the word to its definition

Trustworthiness

Caring

Citizenship

Fairness

Responsibility

Respect

Take turns, play by the rules

To tell the truth

Make good choices, work hard

• Listen, be polite, be kind

Be nice, be kind, help others, share

Be a responsible member of your school, community, country and the world

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