Today the kids and I spent the afternoon talking about character qualities. I plan to get into each one more deeply.
Creativity, Determination, Obedience, Courage, Contentment, Decisiveness, Trust, Respect, Patience, Kindness, Thankfulness, Humility, Loyalty, Compassion, Love, Diligence, Initiative, Hospitality, Responsibility, Self Control, Orderliness, Enthusiasm, Attentiveness, Generosity, Joyfulness, Empathy, Honesty, Discernment, Dependability, Forgiveness, Peacefulness, Inquisitiveness, Discretion, and Cooperation.
A couple of weeks ago I was at a moms meeting and a Home Schooling mom of 25 years said that she thinks it is so important to teach your young children character before filling their heads with a ton of knowledge.
Currently the kids and I are reading The Little Prince out loud. The underlying theme is responsibility. I plan to finish the book with them this week. We have each made a little prince, and made the characters that the prince visits on each of the asteroids. I plan to have them make the planets and then we will assemble a poster with their artwork and talk about ways that we can be more responsible and the importance of responsibility.
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