Character Education...

I can't believe this semester has almost come to an end.  Here are a few pictures of the kiddos working on a few different things...and no, it wasn't staged! :)  Along with the curriculum, I think it is important to teach my students more than what the SLE's say.  Yes, those are very important, but I believe teaching them how to be good citizens, good people is a responsibility of mine as well.  My brother-in-law is a Master Sergeant in the Marines, and he, along with my sister and niece, are stationed in Iwakuni, Japan.  After our lesson one day, I asked my students if they wanted to make cards for the 235th birthday of the Marines and/or Happy Holiday cards to send overseas to my brother-in-law to pass out to Marines that couldn't be home for the holidays.  They were excited about doing this! Some even took theirs home to make them more decorative.  They shared stories with me about their loved ones who were in the military.  They didn't ask what they were getting out of this.  They didn't moan.  They just began asking when could they start.  One good deed down, hopefully many more to go...  :)