• Introduction
    • Acknowledgements
    • Personal and Social Competency
      • Personal and Social Competency – A. Positive Personal & Cultural Identity Competency Profile
      • Personal and Social Competency – A. Set of Profiles: Positive Personal Cultural Identity Competency
      • Personal and Social Competency – B. Personal Awareness and Responsibility Competency Profile
      • Personal and Social Competency – B. Set of Profiles: Personal Awareness and Responsibility Competency
      • Personal and Social Competency – C. Set of Profiles: Social Responsibility Competency
      • Personal and Social Competency – C. Social Responsibility Competency Profile
    • Code of Conduct Example
      • Code of Conduct
      • Code of Conduct Example
      • Response Plan and/or Intervention Strategies
    • Class Structure
      • Teacher Expectations
      • Goals of Fin’s Friends
      • Class Meetings
    • Core Character Traits
      • Core Character Traits
      • What is Courage?
      • What is Citizenship?
      • What is Respect?
      • What is Responsibility?
      • What is Kindness?
      • What is Peacefulness?
      • What is Perseverance?
      • What is Fairness?
      • What is Compassion?
      • Book Studies and Fin Puppet and Doll
    • Social-Skills And Skill-Building
      • Skill-Building #1: Brainstorming
      • Skill-Building #2: Peaceful Problem Solving
      • Role Playing
      • Peaceful Chart
      • ABCD Fin Sock-Puppets
      • Skill-Building #3: Listening
      • Skill-Building #4: Sharing
      • Skill-Building #5: Saying “Sorry”
  • Curriculum Overview
    • Curriculum Overview
    • A Vision for Character Education
    • Key Features of the Redesigned Curriculum
    • Curriculum Model
  • Kindergarten
    • Kindergarten Books Overview
    • Kindergarten Worksheets
    • Can I Play Too
      • Activity 1: “Best Friends”
      • Activity 2: “Bus Load of Friends”
      • Activity 3: “The Golden Rule”
    • The Okay Book
      • Activity 1: “What’s Okay”
      • Activity 2: “It’s Okay It’s Not Okay”
      • Activity 3: “Fin Goes Home for the Night”
    • The Recess Queen
      • Activity 1: “Stop! Think! Act!”
      • Activity 2: “Ingredients for Compassion”
      • Activity 3: “Together We Can All Make A Difference”
    • Odd Velvet
      • Activity 1: “We Are Unique”
      • Activity 2: “What’s In Your Heart?”
      • Activity 3: “A Stick Puppet Creation”
      • Activity 4: “Great Idea Circle”
    • Kindergarten Retired Books
    • Hunter’s Best Friend at School (Retired)
      • Activity 1: “Best Friends”
      • Activity 2: “Bus Load of Friends”
      • Activity 3: “The Golden Rule”
  • Grade 1
    • Grade 1 Books Overview
    • Grade 1 Worksheets
    • I Like Me
      • Activity 1: “Good News Wishing Well”
      • Activity 2: “Emotional Cues”
      • Activity 3: “Weekly Feelings Chart”
      • Activity 4: “Class Collection of Feelings”
      • Activity 5: “Anger Thermometer”
      • Activity 6: “I Like Me Booklet”
    • The Little Engine That Could
      • Activity 1: “Staying on Track”
      • Activity 2: “Steps for Success!”
      • Activity 3: “Put-Down Burial”
      • Activity 4: “Kind Words”
      • Activity 5: “Pupils Positive Pledge”
    • Giraffes Can’t Dance
      • Activity 1: “Gerald – An Amazing Character”
      • Activity 2: “Talking Bubbles”
      • Activity 3: “Encouragement Traffic Signs”
      • Activity 4: “Perseverance Puzzle”
    • Wolf!
      • Activity 1: “Perseverance Pouch”
      • Activity 2: “Great Glasses!”
      • Activity 3: “Perseverance Buddies”
    • Grade 1 Retired Books
    • Doggie in the Window – Elaine Arsenault (Retired)
      • Doggie in the Window – Activity #1: “Sequence Charts”
      • Doggie in the Window – Activity #2: “Perseverance Suitcase”
      • Doggie in the Window – Activity #3: “Doggie – Pet of True Character”
      • Doggie in the Window – Activity #4: “Mademoiselle Madeleine’s Purse”
  • Grade 2
    • Grade 2 Books Overview
    • Grade 2 Worksheets
    • Enemy Pie
      • Activity 1: “Talking to a New Friend”
      • Activity 2: “What is Friendship?”
      • Activity 3: “Friendship Poem”
      • Activity 4: “Our Very Own Tree House”
      • Activity #5: “Friendship Pie”
    • Hey, Little Ant
      • Activity #1: “Recognizing Feelings”
      • Activity #2: “Bullying 101”
      • Activity #3: “Understanding the Feelings”
      • Activity #4: “Compare and Contrast”
      • Activity #5: “A Happy Ending”
    • Pinduli
      • Activity #1: “Story Map”
      • Activity #2: “Injured Hearts”
      • Activity #3: “Classroom Mascot”
      • Activity #4: “Apologizing”
      • Activity #5: “The Car Wash”
      • Activity #6: “Report Writing”
    • The Summer My Father was Ten
      • Activity #1: “Sowing Seeds”
      • Activity #2: “You Break It, You Fix It”
      • Activity #3: “Growing With Goodness”
      • Activity #4: “Crumpled Feelings”
      • Activity #5 (Optional): “Recipe For Tomato Sauce”
    • Grade 2 Retired Books
    • A Ball for All (Retired)
      • Activity #1: “Joining In”
      • Activity 2: “Two Ways to Join In”
      • Activity 3: “A Ball For You”
      • Activity 4: “Animal Stick-Puppets”
      • Activity 5: “Animal Stick-Puppet Role-Play”
    • Bat’s Big Game (Retired)
      • Activity 1: “Joining In”
      • Activity 2: “Two Ways to Join In”
      • Activity 3: “T-Shirt Designers”
      • Activity 4: “Story Sequencing”
      • Activity 5: “Class Mural”
  • Grade 3
    • Grade 3 Books Overview
    • Grade 3 Worksheets
    • A Walk In The Rain With A Brain
      • Activity #1: “Words & Actions To Strengthen The Brain”
      • Activity #2: “Working Together To Strengthen Our Brains”
      • Activity #3: “Creative Writing: What Does Your Brain Like To Do?”
      • Activity #4: “Smart & Active Brains”
      • Activity #5: “Seeds For Growing A Brain”
      • Activity #6: “3-D Brains”
    • Maddi’s Fridge – Lois Brandt
      • Maddi’s Fridge – Activity #1: “Friends Helping Friends”
      • Maddi’s Fridge – Activity #2: “Foods in the Fridge”
      • Maddi’s Fridge – Activity #3: “Promises and Forgiveness”
      • Maddi’s Fridge – Activity #4: “Cheesy Pizza Bombs”
    • Where Oliver Fits – Cale Atkinson
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #1: “Unique Lemons”
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #2: “Uniqueness – A Class Of Glasses”
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #3: “Celebrating Individual Differences”
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #4: “People Search Game”
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #5: “Circle of Friends”
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #6: “Where You Fit”
    • Because Amelia Smiled – David Ezra Stein
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #1: “Cause and Effect”
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #2: “Around The World”
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #3: “Good Deed, Good Citizens”
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #4: “Because I …”
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #5: “Good Deeds, Good Hearts Quilt”
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #6: Optional Ideas
    • Grade 3 Retired Books
    • Effie (Retired)
      • Activity #1: “Secret to Making Friends”
      • Activity #2: “Love Bugs”
      • Activity #3: “Friends From the Heart & Punctuation Review”
      • Activity #4: “Insects in the Grass with Haikus”
      • Activity #5: “Citizenship Caterpillar”
      • Activity #6: “Creatures In Plasticine”
    • Don’t Laugh At Me (Retired)
      • Activity #1: “Unique Lemons”
      • Activity #2: “Uniqueness – A Class Of Glasses”
      • Activity #3: “Celebrating Individual Differences”
      • Activity #4: “People Search Game”
      • Activity #5: “Circle of Friends”
      • Activity #6: “Signs of Good Citizenship”
    • Because Brian Hugged His Mother (Retired)
      • Activity #1: “Cause & Effect”
      • Activity #2: “Focus on Feeling Words”
      • Activity #3: “Good Deed, Good Citizen”
      • Activity #4: “Hands Together To Make A Difference”
      • Activity #5: “Good Deeds, Good Hearts Quilt”
  • Fin-tastic Ideas
    • Fin-tastic Worksheets
    • Just Like New – Ainslie Manson
    • Your Fantastic Elastic Brain – JoAnn Deak
    • The Kindness Quilt – Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
    • The Invisible Boy – Trudy Ludwig
    • Travelling The Road To Peace
    • Chrysanthemum – Kevin Henkes
    • In My Heart – A Book of Feelings – Jo Witek
    • Willow’s Whisper – Lana Button
    • Coping With Recess
    • Additional Books
  • Gallery
    • Gallery 2018
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  • Introduction
    • Acknowledgements
    • Personal and Social Competency
      • Personal and Social Competency – A. Positive Personal & Cultural Identity Competency Profile
      • Personal and Social Competency – A. Set of Profiles: Positive Personal Cultural Identity Competency
      • Personal and Social Competency – B. Personal Awareness and Responsibility Competency Profile
      • Personal and Social Competency – B. Set of Profiles: Personal Awareness and Responsibility Competency
      • Personal and Social Competency – C. Set of Profiles: Social Responsibility Competency
      • Personal and Social Competency – C. Social Responsibility Competency Profile
    • Code of Conduct Example
      • Code of Conduct
      • Code of Conduct Example
      • Response Plan and/or Intervention Strategies
    • Class Structure
      • Teacher Expectations
      • Goals of Fin’s Friends
      • Class Meetings
    • Core Character Traits
      • Core Character Traits
      • What is Courage?
      • What is Citizenship?
      • What is Respect?
      • What is Responsibility?
      • What is Kindness?
      • What is Peacefulness?
      • What is Perseverance?
      • What is Fairness?
      • What is Compassion?
      • Book Studies and Fin Puppet and Doll
    • Social-Skills And Skill-Building
      • Skill-Building #1: Brainstorming
      • Skill-Building #2: Peaceful Problem Solving
      • Role Playing
      • Peaceful Chart
      • ABCD Fin Sock-Puppets
      • Skill-Building #3: Listening
      • Skill-Building #4: Sharing
      • Skill-Building #5: Saying “Sorry”
  • Curriculum Overview
    • Curriculum Overview
    • A Vision for Character Education
    • Key Features of the Redesigned Curriculum
    • Curriculum Model
  • Kindergarten
    • Kindergarten Books Overview
    • Kindergarten Worksheets
    • Can I Play Too
      • Activity 1: “Best Friends”
      • Activity 2: “Bus Load of Friends”
      • Activity 3: “The Golden Rule”
    • The Okay Book
      • Activity 1: “What’s Okay”
      • Activity 2: “It’s Okay It’s Not Okay”
      • Activity 3: “Fin Goes Home for the Night”
    • The Recess Queen
      • Activity 1: “Stop! Think! Act!”
      • Activity 2: “Ingredients for Compassion”
      • Activity 3: “Together We Can All Make A Difference”
    • Odd Velvet
      • Activity 1: “We Are Unique”
      • Activity 2: “What’s In Your Heart?”
      • Activity 3: “A Stick Puppet Creation”
      • Activity 4: “Great Idea Circle”
    • Kindergarten Retired Books
    • Hunter’s Best Friend at School (Retired)
      • Activity 1: “Best Friends”
      • Activity 2: “Bus Load of Friends”
      • Activity 3: “The Golden Rule”
  • Grade 1
    • Grade 1 Books Overview
    • Grade 1 Worksheets
    • I Like Me
      • Activity 1: “Good News Wishing Well”
      • Activity 2: “Emotional Cues”
      • Activity 3: “Weekly Feelings Chart”
      • Activity 4: “Class Collection of Feelings”
      • Activity 5: “Anger Thermometer”
      • Activity 6: “I Like Me Booklet”
    • The Little Engine That Could
      • Activity 1: “Staying on Track”
      • Activity 2: “Steps for Success!”
      • Activity 3: “Put-Down Burial”
      • Activity 4: “Kind Words”
      • Activity 5: “Pupils Positive Pledge”
    • Giraffes Can’t Dance
      • Activity 1: “Gerald – An Amazing Character”
      • Activity 2: “Talking Bubbles”
      • Activity 3: “Encouragement Traffic Signs”
      • Activity 4: “Perseverance Puzzle”
    • Wolf!
      • Activity 1: “Perseverance Pouch”
      • Activity 2: “Great Glasses!”
      • Activity 3: “Perseverance Buddies”
    • Grade 1 Retired Books
    • Doggie in the Window – Elaine Arsenault (Retired)
      • Doggie in the Window – Activity #1: “Sequence Charts”
      • Doggie in the Window – Activity #2: “Perseverance Suitcase”
      • Doggie in the Window – Activity #3: “Doggie – Pet of True Character”
      • Doggie in the Window – Activity #4: “Mademoiselle Madeleine’s Purse”
  • Grade 2
    • Grade 2 Books Overview
    • Grade 2 Worksheets
    • Enemy Pie
      • Activity 1: “Talking to a New Friend”
      • Activity 2: “What is Friendship?”
      • Activity 3: “Friendship Poem”
      • Activity 4: “Our Very Own Tree House”
      • Activity #5: “Friendship Pie”
    • Hey, Little Ant
      • Activity #1: “Recognizing Feelings”
      • Activity #2: “Bullying 101”
      • Activity #3: “Understanding the Feelings”
      • Activity #4: “Compare and Contrast”
      • Activity #5: “A Happy Ending”
    • Pinduli
      • Activity #1: “Story Map”
      • Activity #2: “Injured Hearts”
      • Activity #3: “Classroom Mascot”
      • Activity #4: “Apologizing”
      • Activity #5: “The Car Wash”
      • Activity #6: “Report Writing”
    • The Summer My Father was Ten
      • Activity #1: “Sowing Seeds”
      • Activity #2: “You Break It, You Fix It”
      • Activity #3: “Growing With Goodness”
      • Activity #4: “Crumpled Feelings”
      • Activity #5 (Optional): “Recipe For Tomato Sauce”
    • Grade 2 Retired Books
    • A Ball for All (Retired)
      • Activity #1: “Joining In”
      • Activity 2: “Two Ways to Join In”
      • Activity 3: “A Ball For You”
      • Activity 4: “Animal Stick-Puppets”
      • Activity 5: “Animal Stick-Puppet Role-Play”
    • Bat’s Big Game (Retired)
      • Activity 1: “Joining In”
      • Activity 2: “Two Ways to Join In”
      • Activity 3: “T-Shirt Designers”
      • Activity 4: “Story Sequencing”
      • Activity 5: “Class Mural”
  • Grade 3
    • Grade 3 Books Overview
    • Grade 3 Worksheets
    • A Walk In The Rain With A Brain
      • Activity #1: “Words & Actions To Strengthen The Brain”
      • Activity #2: “Working Together To Strengthen Our Brains”
      • Activity #3: “Creative Writing: What Does Your Brain Like To Do?”
      • Activity #4: “Smart & Active Brains”
      • Activity #5: “Seeds For Growing A Brain”
      • Activity #6: “3-D Brains”
    • Maddi’s Fridge – Lois Brandt
      • Maddi’s Fridge – Activity #1: “Friends Helping Friends”
      • Maddi’s Fridge – Activity #2: “Foods in the Fridge”
      • Maddi’s Fridge – Activity #3: “Promises and Forgiveness”
      • Maddi’s Fridge – Activity #4: “Cheesy Pizza Bombs”
    • Where Oliver Fits – Cale Atkinson
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #1: “Unique Lemons”
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #2: “Uniqueness – A Class Of Glasses”
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #3: “Celebrating Individual Differences”
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #4: “People Search Game”
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #5: “Circle of Friends”
      • Where Oliver Fits – Activity #6: “Where You Fit”
    • Because Amelia Smiled – David Ezra Stein
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #1: “Cause and Effect”
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #2: “Around The World”
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #3: “Good Deed, Good Citizens”
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #4: “Because I …”
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #5: “Good Deeds, Good Hearts Quilt”
      • Because Amelia Smiled – Activity #6: Optional Ideas
    • Grade 3 Retired Books
    • Effie (Retired)
      • Activity #1: “Secret to Making Friends”
      • Activity #2: “Love Bugs”
      • Activity #3: “Friends From the Heart & Punctuation Review”
      • Activity #4: “Insects in the Grass with Haikus”
      • Activity #5: “Citizenship Caterpillar”
      • Activity #6: “Creatures In Plasticine”
    • Don’t Laugh At Me (Retired)
      • Activity #1: “Unique Lemons”
      • Activity #2: “Uniqueness – A Class Of Glasses”
      • Activity #3: “Celebrating Individual Differences”
      • Activity #4: “People Search Game”
      • Activity #5: “Circle of Friends”
      • Activity #6: “Signs of Good Citizenship”
    • Because Brian Hugged His Mother (Retired)
      • Activity #1: “Cause & Effect”
      • Activity #2: “Focus on Feeling Words”
      • Activity #3: “Good Deed, Good Citizen”
      • Activity #4: “Hands Together To Make A Difference”
      • Activity #5: “Good Deeds, Good Hearts Quilt”
  • Fin-tastic Ideas
    • Fin-tastic Worksheets
    • Just Like New – Ainslie Manson
    • Your Fantastic Elastic Brain – JoAnn Deak
    • The Kindness Quilt – Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
    • The Invisible Boy – Trudy Ludwig
    • Travelling The Road To Peace
    • Chrysanthemum – Kevin Henkes
    • In My Heart – A Book of Feelings – Jo Witek
    • Willow’s Whisper – Lana Button
    • Coping With Recess
    • Additional Books
  • Gallery
    • Gallery 2018
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