Activity: Students watch and discuss the video, especially the themes of honesty and responsibility. They discuss lying, fibbing, making up false stories, and why this kind of behavior is hurtful. Students also talk about what it means to be honest - when we’re honest we are also responsible and trustworthy. They do an activity that links these three virtues and they practice this statement, “when I am honest, I am responsible and trustworthy.” And this one: “The more honest and responsible I am, the more I will be trusted.”Materials needed: the video; 3 strips of blank paper - around 8 “ in length, 3 “width; writing and decorating materials; a designated space in the classroom for making a “wall of bricks”; an adhesive to stick the bricks to the wallDirections: Show the video and lead a discussion with open-ended questions on why lying, fibbing, and making up false stories is hurtful. Ask students about why a person who tells the truth, who doesn’t lie, fib, or make up false stories is someone who can be trusted. Discuss the idea of why it’s good to be a trustworthy person. Explain that someone who is trustworthy is respected by others and given responsibility and opportunities to do important tasks. Introduce the activity of making a solid wall of “bricks” - “The Trustworthy wall”. Each student is given 3 paper bricks. They write one sentence on each brick: “I am honest”, “I am responsible”, and “I am trustworthy” and their name on each brick. Students bring up their “I am honest” bricks first to make the bottom layer of the wall, and place them side by side with an adhesive. This is followed by a second layer of the “I am responsible” bricks. Finally they add the last bricks. Explain that the wall represents how a person becomes trustworthy when they are honest and responsible. It is strong and sturdy, and so are we when we practice these virtues. Students can add a stick figure drawing of themselves that can be placed at the top of the wall to represent the goal of becoming a trustworthy person.Wrap it up: Explain why you had them do this activity - you want to encourage them to work towards being a trustworthy person by being honest and responsible. Add suggestions for any specific actions they can do in the classroom to show that they are being honest, responsible, and “building their own wall of trust”.
Activity: Students watch and discuss the video, especially the themes of honesty and responsibility. They discuss lying, fibbing, making up false stories, and why this kind of behavior is hurtful. Students also talk about what it means to be honest - when we’re honest we are also responsible and trustworthy. They do an activity that links these three virtues and they practice this statement, “when I am honest, I am responsible and trustworthy.” And this one: “The more honest and responsible I am, the more I will be trusted.”Materials needed: the video; 3 strips of blank paper - around 8 “ in length, 3 “width; writing and decorating materials; a designated space in the classroom for making a “wall of bricks”; an adhesive to stick the bricks to the wallDirections: Show the video and lead a discussion with open-ended questions on why lying, fibbing, and making up false stories is hurtful. Ask students about why a person who tells the truth, who doesn’t lie, fib, or make up false stories is someone who can be trusted. Discuss the idea of why it’s good to be a trustworthy person. Explain that someone who is trustworthy is respected by others and given responsibility and opportunities to do important tasks. Introduce the activity of making a solid wall of “bricks” - “The Trustworthy wall”. Each student is given 3 paper bricks. They write one sentence on each brick: “I am honest”, “I am responsible”, and “I am trustworthy” and their name on each brick. Students bring up their “I am honest” bricks first to make the bottom layer of the wall, and place them side by side with an adhesive. This is followed by a second layer of the “I am responsible” bricks. Finally they add the last bricks. Explain that the wall represents how a person becomes trustworthy when they are honest and responsible. It is strong and sturdy, and so are we when we practice these virtues. Students can add a stick figure drawing of themselves that can be placed at the top of the wall to represent the goal of becoming a trustworthy person.Wrap it up: Explain why you had them do this activity - you want to encourage them to work towards being a trustworthy person by being honest and responsible. Add suggestions for any specific actions they can do in the classroom to show that they are being honest, responsible, and “building their own wall of trust”.
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