Everyone who works with children knows the value of a teachable moment. With Terrific Teachable Moments at your fingertips, teachers and other adults can respond to character and behavior issues at a moment's notice. The 75 hands-on, minds-on mini-lessons (about 10 minutes each) equip adults to help children make positive character choices at school and beyond. The activities are categorized using the Six Pillars of Character – Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship – identified by the Josephson Institute of Ethics and used in Character Counts!SM programming. Two sets of character development activites are available – one for children pre-k through 2nd grade and the other for children in 3rd through 6th grades.
Instructional Materials:
Instructional materials include a teacher's guide. The teacher's guide is available ON A LOAN BASIS ONLY and is in print or CD-ROM version.
Illinois State Goals & Learning Standards:
1C: Comprehend a broad range of reading materials
3C: Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes
4A: Listen effectively in formal and informal situations
4B: Speak effectively using language appropriate to the situation and audience
5B: Analyze and evaluate information acquired from various sources
5C: Apply acquired information, concepts and ideas to communicate in a variety of formats
7A: Measure and compare quantities using appropriate units, instruments and methods
9A: Demonstrate and apply geometric concepts involving points, lines, planes and space
9B: Identify, describe classify and compare relationships using points, lines planes and solids
9C: Construct convincing arguments and proofs to solve problems
10A: Organize, describe and make predictions from existing data
10C: Determine, describe and apply the probabilities of events
11A: Know and apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry
12A: Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt and change
12B: Know and apply concepts that describe how living things interact with each other and with their environment
12C: Know and apply concepts that describe properties of matter and energy and the interactions between them
12D: Know and apply concepts that describe force and motion and the principles that explain them
13B: Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology, and society
18B: Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society
19A: Demonstrate physical competency in individual and team sports, creative movement and leisure and work-related activities
19B: Analyze various movement concepts and applications
19C: Demonstrate knowledge or rules, safety and strategies during physical activity
23A: Describe and explain the structure and functions of the human body systems and how they interrelate
23B: Explain the effects of health-related actions on the body systems
23C: Describe factors that affect growth and development
24A: Demonstrate procedures for communicating in positive ways, resolving differences and preventing conflict
24B: Apply decision-making skills related to the protection and promotion of individual health
24C: Demonstrate skills essential to enhancing and avoiding dangerous situations
25A: Understand the sensory elements, organizational principles and expressive qualities of the arts
25B: Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts
26A: Understand processes, traditional tools and modern technologies used in the arts
26B: Apply skills and knowledge necessary to create and perform in one or more of the arts
27A: Analyze how the arts function in history, society and everyday life
27B: Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life
