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Carmichael School, Where Honesty Counts!
Honesty
Trustworthy Integrity Honor
Being true to my words and faithful to commitments. Being trustworthy in my daily life. Facing the truth about my actions without excuses.
It’s our Attitude!
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Carmichael School, Where Honesty Counts!
Books On Honesty/Integrity
Kindergarten Tops and Bottoms, Stevens Franklin Fibs, Paulette Bourgeois Finders Keepers for Franklin, Paulette Bourgeois Fox Tale, Yossi Abolafia
1st grade The Great White Man-Eating Shark, Margaret Mahy Children’s Book of Virtue, William Bennett
2nd grade Arnie and the Stolen Markers, Nancy Carlson Children’s Book of Virtue, William Bennett Ruby the Copycat, Peggy Rathman Doctor DeSoto, William Steig
3rd grade The Great White Man-Eating Shark, Margaret Mahy The Principal’s New Clothes, Stephanie Calmenson Tacky the Penguin, Helen Lester A Big Fat Enormous Lie, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
4th grade Summer Wheels, Eve Bunting
5th grade Knee-Knock Rise, Natalie Babbitt Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade, Barthe DeClements
6th grade Summer Wheels, Eve Bunting On My Honor, Marion Bauer Shiloh, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Carmichael School, Where Honesty Counts!
Honesty is demonstrated by: Being true to my words and faithful to my commitments. Being trustworthy in my daily life. Facing the truth about my actions without making excuses.
Honesty Goal Affirm the value of truth and seek truth. Decide issues and resolve problems by being true to myself. Honor my word and help others to respect the truth. Show trustworthiness by not cheating, stealing, or deceiving others. Honesty Activity “Honesty” story web using literature which deals with honesty issues. The heading is Weave a Web of Honesty, Not Deceit. Trust Song Sung to the tune of “BINGO”. Trustworthy we want to be I trust you and you trust me T-R-U-S-T T-R-U-S-T T-R-U-S-T I trust you and you trust me
Repeat and clap for “T” Repeat and clap for “R”, etc. until all letters of “TRUST” are clapped.
Carmichael School, Where Honesty Counts!
Trust Building Activities from, Tribes, Jeanne Gibbs, pg. 387.
Carmichael School, Where Honesty Counts!
Being Honest - A
SKILL HOMEWORK ACTIVITY
(Due Date)
Dear Parent or Guardian of:
This week we are learning about the social communication skill:
BEING HONEST
This social skill is very important in interpersonal relationships.
The students have learned that they should be honest so that people trust them. Itis sometimes difficult to be honest (e.g., when you're afraid of getting in trouble). Thestudents have learned that they will usually get in less trouble if they tell the truth.
Before the due date, please complete one of the following activities withyour son or daughter: (put a chede mark by your choice)
_______ A. We acted out the role play situation listed below.
_______ B. I observed my son/ daughter using this social skill in a real-life situation. (1 have described the situation below.)
Description of real-life observation:
Role play situation:
YOU FORGOT TO PICK UP THE MEDICINE YOUR FATHER ASKED YOUTO GET. YOU KNOW HE IS GOING TO BE VERY UPSET. BE HONEST ANDTELL HIM THE TRUTH.
Please circle the word below which best describes how your son ordaughter did while using this social skill in either the role play or reailife situation.
NEEDS MORE HELP GOOD EXCELLENT
It is important for you to reinforce your child's use of this social skill at home in a positiveway. Encourage and praise your child when you see the skill appropriately used. Remindhim/her to use the social skiil when necessary.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
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PARENT /GUARDIAN SIGNATURE:
@J9H9 THINl\lNG PUBLICATIONS 249 sss: Social Skill Strategies (Book A)
Being Honest - B Name: _
Being llOnest means telling people the truth. It is important to be truthful with peopleso that they can trust you.
DIRECTIONS: Read the scripts on this page and the following page and answer thequestions after each script.
Script #1
Jesse: You should have seen it. Those guys said I have the best bike around. Eachof them wanted to buy it from me. They said I was the best stunt rider theyhad ever seen.
Karen: Oh, that's pretty neat.
Jesse: I've won several bike competitions. I'm number one in the state. I've got allkinds of trophies.
Karen: I'd really like to see your trophies. Can we see them?
Jesse: Well, uh, how about some other time? I think today is the day my motherdusts them.
Mark: (walking up) Hi, what are you guys doing?
Karen: Jesse was just telling me about all of the bike competitions he's won and howgood he is.
Jesse: (looking uncomfortable) Well, I-I didn't really mean I had won that manycompetitions.
Mark: (laughing) What are you talking about? You haven't won any! Why don't youquit lying to people? Let's go, Karen; Jesse's got to practice for his bikecompetition.
(Karen and Mark laugh as they walk away).
Questions
1. Do you think Jesse was telling the truth? Explain why or why not.
2. How did Mark act toward Jesse?
3. How do you think Karen felt about Jesse when she was walking away?
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It is often difficult to tell people the truth when you have done something wrong. Itis important, however, to take responsibility for your actions and to be honest. Usually,when you tell the truth, you get in less trouble than if you lie about something.
Being Honest - C Name: _
HARD TO BE HONEST
DIRECTIONS: Read each situation. Write the consequence you think the personshould receive.
1. Mary's parents asked her why she came home an hour past her curfew. Mary saidshe didn't feel like leaving the party so she stayed longer than she should have.
What consequence should Mary receive? Tell why.
2. Mary's parents asked her why she came home an hour past her curfew. Mary saidthat Mr. Tartin was late picking them up from the party. Mary's mother called Mr.Tartin and found out that he had not even given Marya ride home.
What consequence should Mary receive? Tell why.
3. Michael accidently broke his mother's favorite statue. He told his mother about itand said he was very sorry.
What consequence should Michael receive? Tell why.
4. Michael accidently broke his mother's favorite statue. He told his mother that hislittle sister broke it. His mother found out the truth later that day.
What consequence should Michael receive? Tell why.
5. Tara copied her assignment from Linda. Tara's teacher asked her if she had copiedthe assignment. Tara said, "No." Tara's teacher found out the truth.
What consequence should Tara receive? Tell why.
6. Tara copied her assignment from Linda. Tara's teacher asked her if she had copiedthe assignment. Tara said, "Yes, because I didn't have time to do it."
What consequence should Tara receive? Tell why.
©1989 THINKING PUBLICATIONS ?J:;? 'i'i'i: 'i"d,,1 Skill Simleqi~s IR0nk Al
Being Honest - D Name: _
[)IRECTIONS: Read the following story and answer the questions that follow it.
Mr. Markus taught ninth grade English. He enjoyed all of the students in his class.He was concerned, however, about one student named Melissa. Mr. Markus had caughtM.elissa telling several lies. For example, one time he saw Melissa push another student.When Mr. Markus asked Melissa about it, she denied doing it. Another time, Mr. Markussaw Melissa take another student's pen. When he asked Melissa to give the pen back,she said it was her pen and she had been using it all day long. She said, "I didn't take[his pen from anyone." Mr. Markus made her give the pen back, but she still insistedthat it was her pen. There were several other times when Melissa told Mr. Markussomething and he knew she was lying.
Now Mr. Markus was faced with a new problem. He had just finished talking withMelissa. She had accused one of the other students of taking money from her. Mr.Markus wanted to believe Melissa. She seemed to be tel!ing the truth this time. Buthe remembered all of the other times Melissa had lied to him.
QUESTIONS
1. What would you do if you were Mr. Markus?
2. Why is it difficult to believe someone like Melissa?
3. What does losing your credibility mean?
4. Why is it difficult to get people to believe you when they no longer trust you?
5. Do you know anyone like Melissa? How do you feel when you're with a personlike Melissa?
©1989 THINKING PUBLICATIONS 253 sss: Social Skill Strategies (Book A)
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Being Honest - F
EDUCATOR PAGE: DO NOT DUPLICATE FOR STUDENTS
Purpose:
The purpose or this lesson is to teach students that being too honest cansometimes cause problems. The students will learn what being tactful means.
Educator Instructions:
1. Discuss being too honest with your students. The questions below canbe a guideline for that discussion.
2. Have your students complete the activity below.
Discussion:
1. Read the following situation to students:
One of your friends asks how you think he looks. His face is brokenout with acne very badly. Yousay ...
2. Have students tell how they would respond to the above situation.
3. Discuss how being too honest" can sometimes hurt people's feelings.
4. Have one of the students look up the word tactful in the dictionary.
5. Discuss what being tactful means.
6. Have the students brainstorm a list of situations when they should betactful rather than too honest.
Activity:
1. Tell students to make up a poem or write the lyrics to a song about beingtactful.
2. Have the students read what they have written, the following day in class.
©1989 THINKING PUBLICATIONS255 sss: Social Skill Strategies (Book A)
Being Honest - E Name: _
Being Honest QuestionsDIRECTIONS: Answer the questions below.
1. Explain what can happen to someone who often lies.
2. Why is it important for people to trust one another?
3. Why clo people not like someone who is always exaggerating ancl making up stories?
4. Tell three reasons why people clo~'t tell the truth.
5. Explain why people usually feel better when they tell the truth (even if it meansthey get in trouble)_
6. Tell about a time when you were not honest. Tell how you felt.
7 . Tell about a time when you were honest. Tell how you felt.
8. Is it ever all right not to be honest? Why or why not?
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Being Honest - G Name: _
BEING HONEST - BEING HONEST - BEING HONEST
I. Define being honest.
2. Explain why it is very important to be honest with people.
3. Describe a situation when you would need to be honest with each of the followingpeople.
(friend) _
(parent) _
(teacher)
4. Compare being honest and being tactful. Tell one similarity and one difference.
(similarity) _
(difference)
5. Write a short story about a person who was not honest, and include some of theproblems the person faced because of not being honest.
6. Read the following situation. Answer the question that follows.
It was Friday night. Nancy's brother, Tim, told her he was going to a party. Nancyknew that her parents would be upset if they knew about it. Nancy heard her brothertell his parents that he was going to a movie. Nancy's mother asked Nancy if shewas going to the movie with Tim. Nancy said "No."
Later that night, when Tim was late coming home, Nancy's dad asked her if sheknew which movie Tim had gone to see. Nancy said she didn't know which moviehe had gone to.
Do you think Nancy was being honest with her parents? Give reasons for youranswer.
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