- Daycroft School Foundation

Respect
Esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person
The North Wind and the Sun by Aesop
Goals - Respect
Respect others’ feelings
Don’t tease or mock
Don’t hurt anyone
Express appreciation for others’ accomplishments
Be Fair
Respect others’ property
Ask for a turn
When asked for a turn say, “You can have it when I’m done.”
Respect school property
Respect public property
Respect your country
Respect nature/earth
Don’t hurt tiny creatures that have no voice (“If you hurt it, it can’t do its job”)
Care for plants, snails, flowers, etc.
Don’t litter
Reuse, recycle
Quotes - Respect
If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.
Thumper’s mother, Bambi
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others
even as we respect ourselves.
U. Thant
I must respect the opinions of others, even if I disagree with them.
Herbert Henry Lehman
If one doesn’t respect oneself one can have neither love nor respect for others.
Ayn Rand
Men are respectable only as they respect.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Respect a man, and he will do all the more.
John Wooden
There is no respect for others without humility in oneself.
Henri Frederic Amiel
Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.
Joe Clark
If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect,
will you compel others to respect you.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.
John Herschel
As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.
Robert H. Schuller
Book List - Respect
Respect for Oneself
*Amazing Grace Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan
by Mary
in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers
that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
Hoffman
Zero
by Kathryn
Otoshi
Zero, dismayed by her big, empty, roundness, tries to force
herself into the shape of the much-admired One, but must
finally accept that she can only be Zero.
Arthur’s Eyes by His friends tease Arthur when he gets glasses, but he soon
Marc Brown
learns to wear them with pride.
Respect for Others
*The Rag Coat
by Lauren Mills
Minna proudly wears her new coat made of clothing scraps
to school, where the other children laugh at her until she
tells them the stories behind the scraps.
Chicken Sunday To thank old Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken
by Patricia
dinners, the children sell decorated eggs and buy her a
Polacco
beautiful Easter hat.
The Golden
Rule by Ilene
Cooper
Grandpa explains that the golden rule is a simple statement
on how to live that can be practiced by people of all ages
and faiths, then helps his grandson figure out how to apply
the rule to his own life.
Book List - Respect
Respect for Others continued
Don’t Laugh at
Me
by Steve Seskin
& Allen Shamblin
Stellaluna
by Janell Cannon
Frog and Toad
are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
Illustrated version of a song pointing out that in spite of
our differences, we are all the same in God's eyes.
Includes a music cd.
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is
raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends-Frog and Toad.
One
by Kathryn
Otoshi
Red picks on Blue while Yellow, Orange, Green, and
Purple wonder what they can do until One unites the
colors and helps everybody learn about acceptance,
tolerance, and boundaries amidst bullying.
Do Unto Otters
by Laurie Keller
Mr. Rabbit worries about getting along with his new
neighbors, who are otters, until he is reminded of the
Golden Rule.
Lulu and the
Brontosaurus
by Judith Viorst
Lulu's parents refuse to give in when she demands a
brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find
her own, but while the brontosaurus she finally meets
approves of pets, he does not intend to be Lulu's.
Book List - Respect
Respect for the Environment
*Each Living
Thing
by Joanne Ryder
Celebrates the creatures of the earth, from
spiders dangling in their webs to owls hooting
and hunting out of sight, and asks that we
respect and care for them.
A Tree is Nice
by Janice May
Udry
A poetic depiction of the beauty of trees and why
they are so good to have around.
And the Good
Brown Earth
by Kathy
Henderson
Joe and Gram grow a garden, with the help of
the good brown earth.
10 Things I can
do to help my
world; fun and
easy eco-tips
by Melanie Walsh
Simple text and die-cut illustrations describe ten
ways children can help the environment, such as
turning the water off when they brush their teeth
and using both sides of a piece of paper.
Compassion/Friendship
Kindness or help given to someone; A friendly feeling;
a person who you like and enjoy being with
The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop
Goals - Compassion/Friendship
Treat yourself and others kindly
Use gentle hands
Be kind to animals
Be considerate
Show you care
Be forgiving
Help people in need
Be kind
Serve others
Quotes - Compassion/Friendship
Raise the bridge, my friend is sailing by.
St. Augustine
Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest things can often make the biggest difference.
Coach John Wooden
Friendship? Yes, please.
Charles Dickens
Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
William Makepeace Thackeray
To make friends, be a friend.
Coach John Wooden
Nothing is so popular as kindness.
Cicero
We are made kind by being kind.
Eric Hoffer, Philosopher
My friends are my estate.
Emily Dickinson, Poet
Kindness is the evidence of greatness. If anyone is glad that you are here, then you have not lived in vain.
Charles Fenno Hoffman, Writer
Go the extra yard – if makes a mile of difference.
Paul Melia, Engineeer
Dignity and humility are the cornerstones of compassion.
Theodore Isaac Rubin
Booklist - Compassion/Friendship
*Enemy Pie
Hoping that the enemy pie which his father
by Derek Munson makes will help him get rid of his enemy, a little
boy finds that instead it helps make a new
friend.
*Farfallina and
Marcel
by Holly Keller
Rosie and the
Yellow Ribbon
by Paula
DePaolo
A caterpillar and a young goose become great
friends, but as they grow up they undergo
changes which separate them for awhile.
Although it was her favorite hair ribbon, Rosie
learns that her friendship with Lucille means
more to her than the missing yellow ribbon.
Chester’s Way by Chester and Wilson share the same exact way
Kevin Henkes
of doing things, until Lilly moves into the
neighborhood and shows them that new ways
can be just as good.
A Visitor for Bear
by Bonny Becker
Help by Holly
Keller
Big Al by Andrew
Clements
Bear's efforts to keep out visitors to his house
are undermined by a very persistent mouse.
Mouse hears a rumor that snakes do not like
mice; and while trying to avoid his former friend,
Snake, he falls into a hole from which neither
Hedgehog, Squirrel, nor Rabbit can help him
out.
A big, ugly fish has trouble making the friends
he longs for because of his appearance--until
the day his scary appearance saves them all
from a fisherman's net.
Booklist - Compassion/Friendship
Duck, Duck
Goose
by Tad Hill
Hunter’s Best
Friend at School
by Laura Elliott
Big Wolf & Little
Wolf by Nadine
Brun-Cosme and
Olivier Tallec
Best Friends by
Steven Kellogg
Duck and Goose face a challenge to their
friendship when an enthusiastic young duck
moves into their neighborhood who wants to play-and win--all sorts of games.
Hunter the raccoon is not sure what he should do
when his best friend Stripe starts acting up at
preschool.
Big Wolf, alone but happy, gets a new perspective
on life when Little Wolf arrives.
Kathy feels lonely and betrayed when her best
friend goes away for the summer and has a
wonderful time.
Friends (Mostly)
by Barbara
Joosse
Henry and Ruby are best friends forever, even
though they do not always get along.
Frog and Toad
are Friends by
Arnold Lobel
Five tales recounting the adventures of two best
friends--Frog and Toad.
George and
Martha
by James
Marshall
Corduroy by Don
Freeman
Relates several episodes in the friendship of two
hippopotamuses.
A toy bear in a department store wants a number
of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he
finds what he has always wanted most of all.
Generosity/Kindness
Readiness or liberality in giving
The Ant and the Dove by Aesop
Goals – Generosity/Kindness
Care for others.
Be generous with your time.
Be generous with your money.
“Give of your heart’s rich overflow”
Give to those who have less than you.
Minny M. H. Ayers
Christian Science Hymn al #139
Quotes – Generosity/Kindness
Giving, whether it be of time, labor, affection, advice, gifts, or whatever, is one of life’s
greatest pleasures.
Rebecca Russell
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to
him his own.
Benjamin Disraeli
Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.
Vauvenargues
To receive everything, one must open one’s hands and give.
Taisen Deshimaru
You cannot live a perfect day unless you do something for someone else who can never
repay you.
Coach John Wooden
We make a living by what we get – we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill
When I give, I give myself.
Walt Whitman
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Dalai Lama
Booklist – Generosity/Kindness
*Dogger by
Shirley Hughes
*The Kindness
Quilt
by Nancy
Elizabeth
Wallace
The Rainbow
Fish by Marcus
Pfister
A youngster is upset by the loss of his favorite
stuffed dog.
Minna does a lot of thinking about her project to
do something kind, make a picture about what
she did, and share it with her classmates, but
finally comes up with an idea that spreads to the
whole school.
The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean
discovers the real value of personal beauty and
friendship.
Chicken Soup for
Little Souls: The
Jessica and her classmates form a club whose
Goodness
mission is to perform acts of kindness, even for
Gorillas
the meanest boy in the class.
by Jack Canfield
and Mark Hansen
Swimmy
by Leo Lionni
Nico & Lola;
Kindness Shared
Between a Boy
and a Dog by
Megan Hill
The Elves and
the Shoemaker
by Jim LaMarche
Swimmy, a small black fish, finds a way to
protect a school of small red fish from their
natural enemies.
A young boy named Nico must think of ways to
show his aunt's dog Lola kindness while he
cares for her canine over the weekend.
A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the
help of two elves who finish his shoes during the
night.
Booklist – Generosity/Kindness
Silver Packages
By Cynthia
Rylant
Every year at Christmas a rich man rides a train
through Appalachia and throws gifts to the poor
children who are waiting, in order to repay a
debt he owes the people who live there.
Chicken Soup for
Little Souls: Best
Night out with
Dad by Lisa
McCourt
When he realizes that little Vincent's father can't
afford to pay for circus tickets, Danny must
decide whether to share his tickets or to use
them himself.
How Full is Your
Bucket?
by Tom Rath
A little boy named Felix learns that being kind to
others not only helps them, but helps him as
well.
Honesty
Truthful; uprightness and fairness
The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Aesop
Goals - Honesty
Don’t touch/take things that belong to others
Keep a promise
Be honest
Tell the truth
Be a just decision-maker
Don’t cheat
Be true to yourself
Quotes - Honesty
Honesty is spiritual power.
Mary Baker Eddy
Tell all the truth and tell it now.
Apologize and change your ways.
Communicate the change.
John Ashford, Crisis Management Expert
Be trustworthy.
Coach John Wooden
Oft to every many and nation comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of Truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.
James Russell Lowell
Hymn 258
Booklist - Honesty
*The Empty Pot
by Demi
When Ping admits that he is the only child in China
unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed
by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.
*Ruthie and the
(Not So) Teeny
Tiny Lie
by Laura Rankin
Ruthie loves tiny things and when she finds a tiny
camera on the playground she is very happy, but
after she lies and says the camera belongs to her,
nothing seems to go right.
Petunia
by Roger Duvoisin
Petunia, the goose, learns that possessing
knowledge involves more than just carrying a book
around under her wing.
The Boy Who
Cried Wolf
Retold by Jenny
Giles
A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside
thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the
people come running, until the day a wolf is really
there and no one answers his call.
Wolf! Wolf!
by John Rocco
A retelling of the classic tale about the boy who
cried wolf, set in ancient China, in which a hungry
wolf wonders if the boy is inviting him over for
lunch
The Principal’s
New Clothes
by Stephanie
Calmenson
The vain principal of P.S. 88 is persuaded by two
tailors that they will make him an amazing, one-ofa-kind suit that will be visible only to intelligent
people who are good at their jobs.
Booklist - Honesty
Too Many
Tamales
by Gary Soto
Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while
helping make tamales for a Christmas family gettogether. Panic ensues when hours later, she
realizes the ring is missing.
Henry’s Amazing
Imagination
by Nancy Carlson
When Henry's imagination gets mixed up with the
truth during show and tell, his teacher suggests
that he write and illustrate his own stories.
Tolerance
A fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward
opinions and practices that differ from one’s own
The Oak and the Reeds by Aesop
Goals - Tolerance
Respect differences
Don’t judge people; judge righteous judgment
Handle conflict peacefully
Quotes - Tolerance
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him
step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
Henry David Thoreau
Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.
Robert Green Ingersoll
The most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty.
J.K. Rowling
Tolerance is only complacence when it makes no distinction between right and wrong.
Sarah Patton Boyl
Love doesn’t fuss; love forgives.
Barbara DeNisi
Nothing is so advantageous to a man as a forgiving disposition.
Terence
Book List - Tolerance
*The Sandwich
Swap
by Queen Rania
Al Abdullah
*The Other Side
by Jacqueline
Woodson
*Don’t Laugh at
Me
by Steve Seskin
and Allen
Shamblin
Dad, Jackie, and
Me
by Myron
Uhlberg
Best friends Lily and Salma disagree over their
preferred foods, but after trading sandwiches to
see how they taste, the girls change their minds.
Two girls, one white and one African-American,
gradually get to know each other as they sit on
the fence that divides their town.
Illustrated version of a song pointing out that in
spite of our differences, we are all the same in
God's eyes.
In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns
about discrimination and tolerance as he and his
deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball
and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie
Robinson.
Guji Guji, a crocodile hatched and raised by a
mother duck, must come up with a plan to save
Guji Guji
his family when a trio of bad crocodiles try to
by Chen, Zhiyuan
convince him to serve up his relatives for their
dinner.
Ugly Duckling
by Jerry Pinkney
Being Friends by
Karen Beaumont
An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year
ostracized by the other animals before he grows
into a beautiful swan.
Two very different girls find that the joy of being
friends enables them to share their various likes
and dislikes.
Booklist - Tolerance
Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
Leo the Late
Bloomer
by Robert Kraus
Odd Velvet
by Mary
Whitcomb
A Bedtime for
Bear
by Bonny Becker
Elmer
by David McKee
Horace and
Morris but mostly
Dolores
by James Howe
Horace and Morris
Join the Chorus
(but what about
Dolores?)
by James Howe
Odd Velvet by
Mary Whitcomb
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts
going to school and the other children make fun of
it
Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the
anxious eyes of his parents.
Although she dresses differently from the other
girls and does things which are unusual, Velvet
eventually teaches her classmates that even an
outsider has something to offer.
A small but lively overnight guest tries the patience
of a bear who needs absolute quiet to fall asleep.
All the elephants of the jungle were gray except
Elmer, who was a patchwork of brilliant colors until
the day he got tired of being different and making
the other elephants laugh.
Three mice friends learn that the best clubs include
everyone.
Delores is upset when her friends are chosen to
sing in the chorus, but she finds a way to become
part of the performance.
Courage
Strength of mind to face difficulty or danger without fear; bravery
The Children and the Frogs by Aesop
Goals - Courage
Have the courage to do the right thing.
Express determination.
Be resourceful.
Be brave.
Take a stand.
Be faithful.
Struggle for what you believe in.
Quotes - Courage
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
Goethe
The longest journey begins with a single step.
Chinese proverb
Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
Coach John Wooden
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the
face…You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Eleanor Roosevelt
What do you think? Do you have the courage to guess?
Barbara DeNisi
They can because they think they can.
Virgil
Father, hear the prayer we offer; Not for ease that prayer shall be,
But for strength, that we may ever, Live our lives courageously.
Christian Science Hymnal # 55
Fight the good fight with all thy might.
John S.B. Monsell Christian Science Hymnal #60
Stand up for what’s right, in small matters and large ones, and always do what you promise.
Reuben Mark
Do your best every day, and your life will gradually expand into satisfying fullness.
Horatio W. Dresser
Triumph starts with try.
Whether you think you can or think you can’t you’re probably right.
Henry Ford
Take the tools in had and carve your own best life.
Douglas Lurton
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try
again tomorrow.’
Mary Ann Radmacher
Booklist - Courage
*Thunder Cake by
Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's
Patricia Polacco
fear of thunderstorms.
*Starring Mirette
& Bellini by Emily
Arnold McCully
After the Great Bellini teaches young Mirette to
walk the high wire, she uses her talent to free him
from prison, and both resolve to help others
become free.
Brave Irene by
William Stieg
Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a
fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the
duchess in time for the ball.
The Little Old
Lady Who Was
Not Afraid of
Anything by Linda
Williams
A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must
deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and
other spooky objects that follow her through the
dark woods trying to scare her.
Ira Sleeps Over
A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending
by Bernard Waber
the night at his friend's house but worries how
he'll get along without his teddy bear.
Alfie Gives a
Hand by Shirley
Hughes
Sheila Rae the
Brave by Kevin
Henkes
Holding tightly to his old bit of blanket as he
attends his first birthday party, Alfie finds a way to
be helpful, but it means putting down his blanket
first.
When brave Sheila Rae, who usually looks out
for her sister Louise, becomes lost and scared
one day, Louise comes to the rescue.
Booklist - Courage
Stand Tall, Molly
Lou Melon
by Patty Lovell
Ten Tall Soldiers
by Hilary Knight
Cowardly Clyde
by Bill Peet
Courage
by Bernard
Waber
Big Al and
Shrimpy
by Andrew
Clements
Hooway For
Wodney Wat
by Helen Lester
Augustine
by Melanie Watt
Even when the class bully at her new school
makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her
grandmother told her and she feels good about
herself.
The king's soldiers are powerless to protect him
from the fearsome monsters he keeps seeing
around him, until Peter points out exactly where
they are coming from and what their true nature
is.
For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward,
but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave
he can at least act brave.
Provides examples of the many kinds of
courage found in everyday life and in unusual
circumstances, from tasting the vegetable
before making a face to being a firefighter or
police officer.
Shrimpy learns that even though he may be
small, he can still make a big difference to his
friend, Big Al.
All his classmates make fun of Rodney
because he can't pronounce his name, but it is
Rodney's speech impediment that drives away
the class bully.
Augustine Penguin misses her home and
friends in the South Pole, but soon discovers a
way to make new friends and feel at home at
the North Pole.
Perseverance
Steady persistence in a course of action or purpose, especially in
spite of difficulties, opposition or discouragement
Goals - Perseverance
Keep working.
Don’t give up.
Break it up into smaller steps.
Do a little bit at a time.
Reward yourself for small successes.
Quotes - Perseverance
If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Thomas Edison
God is with those who patiently persevere.
Arab Proverb
The devotion of thought to an honest achievement makes the achievement possible.
Mary Baker Eddy
The best tool is the thought, “I can do it.”
Second Grader
Work hard.
Do your best.
Never give up.
Helen Mason
If at first you don’t succeed, find out why.
Ms. Frizzle (Magic School Bus series)
You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.
Bernie Mac, Comedian
Be quick but don’t hurry.
Coach John Wooden
You only fail when you quit.
Mark Gumz, Olympus America
Celebrate what you’ve accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.
Mia Hamm, Olympic Soccer Player
A dead-end street is a good place to turn around.
Naomi Judd, Singer
I have begun several times many things, and I have often succeeded at last.
Benjamin Disraeli
Quotes – Perseverance
When I find myself in doubt, I find retracing my steps is a wise place to begin.
Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter series
The greatest things ever done on earth have been done little by little.
Thomas Guthrie
There’s no substitute for hard work.
Coach John Wooden
One of the best ways to get in the mood for working is to start working.
Unknown
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the
best of which you are capable.
Coach John Wooden
When trying your best, success comes your way.
Coach John Wooden
Slow and steady gets you ready.
Coach John Wooden
How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world.
Anne Frank
“I think I can-I think I can-I think I can-I think I can-I think I can-I
think I can-I think I can-I think I can-I think I can.”
Watty Piper, The Little Engine That Could
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Edmund Hillary, explorer
Life has two rules: Number one, never quit; Number two, always remember rule number one.
Duke Ellington, musician
Knock the ‘t’ off the ‘can’t.’
George Reeves, actor
Failure is the condiment that gives life its flavor.
Truman Capote, writer
Booklist - Perseverance
*Horton
Hatches the
Egg
by Dr. Seuss
*A Chair for
My Mother
by Vera
Williams
When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a
vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit
on her egg--which he does through all sorts of
hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he
said he would.
A child, her waitress mother, and her
grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable
armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
The Little
Engine that
Although she is not very big, the Little Blue
Could
Engine agrees to try to pull a stranded train
by Watty Piper full of toys over the mountain.
Little One
Step
by Simon
James
As three duckling brothers cross forest and
field to return to their mother, the older ones
encourage the youngest by teaching him a
game that earns him the name of Little One
Step.
Mike Mulligan
and His Steam
Shovel
Mike Mulligan proves that, although dated, his
by Virginia
steam shovel is still useful.
Lee Burton
The Little
House
by Virginia
Lee Burton
A country house is unhappy when the city,
with all its buildings and traffic, grows up
around her.
Booklist - Perseverance
Wanda’s
Roses
by Pat
Brisson
Wanda mistakes a thornbush for a
rosebush in the empty lot. She clears away
the trash around it and cares for it every
day, even though no roses bloom.
The Country
Bunny and
the Little Gold
Shoes
by DuBose
Heyward
To the surprise of many, the little country
cottontail becomes one of the special
Easter bunnies even though she has
twenty-one children of her very own.
Holly Bloom’s
Garden
by Sarah
Ashman &
Nancy Parent
Holly, discouraged that she does not seem
to have inherited the gardening skills of her
mother and siblings, comes up with a
creative way to make her flowers bloom.
Wolf
by Becky
Bloom
A wolf learns to read in order to impress a
group of farmyard animals he has met.
The Carrot
Seed
by Ruth
Krauss
Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little
boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants.
Stella and
Roy by
Ashley Wolff
Even though Stella's bike is much faster than
Roy's, he manages to win their race around the
park because she keeps stopping to enjoy its
natural beauty.
Responsibility
The state of being reliable and dependable; accountable
The Ant and the Grasshopper by Aesop
Goals - Responsibility
Do your best
Do everything you can for yourself
If you make a mistake, fix it
If you break something, put it back together
Keep yourself and your belongings where they belong
Look out for people who are younger than you
Finish your work
Clean up after yourself
Be a goal-setter
Be reliable
Build a good reputation
Do what you say you’ll do
Be self-disciplined
Think before you act – consider the consequences
Be accountable for your choices
Aim high
Quotes - Responsibility
Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.
Margaret Mead
What if the little rain should say, So small a drop as I,
Can ne’er refresh a drooping earth, I’ll tarry in the sky.
Unknown
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do.
James M. Barrie (author)
When there’s something wrong, those that have the ability to do something about it, have the responsibility to
do something about it.
National Treasure (movie)
I don’t want activity without achievement.
Coach John Wooden
What I can do, I must do.
Rippan Kappur (Founder of CRY, Child Relief and You)
Can I depend on you?
Barbara DeNisi
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
Coach John Wooden
Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.
Julie Andrews
The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.
Unknown
Control yourself so others won’t have to.
Coach John Wooden
When you’re asked to do something you don’t want to do, you can say “I don’t want to, but I will.”
Barbara DeNisi
Admit it when you mess up. You can’t live in an ivory tower. Be an authentic human being.
Gale Catlett
It’s up to each of us to take the time and invest the energy to top our wells of personal skills and talents.
Scott C. Miller
We are all manufacturers – making good, making trouble, or making excuses.
H. V. Adolt
I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.
Bob Dylan
Laws are never as effective as habits.
Adlai Stevenson
Booklist - Responsibility
*The Christmas
Coat by Clyde
Robert Bulla
*The Little Red
Hen by Paul
Galdone
Three Little
Kittens by Jerry
Pinkney
Lilly’s Purple
Plastic Purse by
Kevin Henkes
I Lost My Bear
by Jules Fieffer
Two brothers who squabble all the time cause
their mother great despair, until a common
purpose unites them in working unselfishly
together--enabling them to give their mother
her dearest wish for Christmas.
the classic fable of the hen who is forced to
do all the work of baking bread and of the
animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.
Presents the classic tale of three youngsters
who are careless with their mittens, but who
turn out to be good little kittens after all.
Lilly loves everything about school, especially
her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a
while before showing her new purse, she
does something for which she is very sorry
later.
When she cannot find her favorite stuffed toy,
a young girl asks her mother, father, and older
sister for help.
Booklist - Responsibility
Little Toot by
Hardie
Gramatsky
The story of the little tugboat who finally
learns to master his carefree joy of living.
Pigsty
by Mark Teague
When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a
whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.
Arthur’s Pet
Business
by Marc Brown
Arthur's determination to prove he is
responsible enough to have a puppy brings
him a menagerie of animals to care for.
Citizenship
A person’s response to membership in a community in terms
of one’s duties obligations and functions as a citizen
The Bundle of Sticks by Aesop
Goals - Citizenship
Be a good neighbor
Vote
Volunteer
Be informed
Do good
Be a just decision maker
Help others
Be a good sport
Be polite
Be a good listener
Play fair; obey the rules
Be a good sport
Be considerate
Protect the environment
Be a good example
Be cooperative
Share and take turns
Respect authority
Leave places better than you found them
Don’t take advantage of people
Work together with others.
Quotes - Citizenship
Do the right thing and do things right.
Rod Nordell
Mankind should be our business.
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
Good citizens don’t cause problems;
Good citizens solve problems.
Barbara DeNisi
…train yourselves carefully to any work that you are called on to do, and think nothing too small to do carefully,
or to train carefully for, that is for the good of your fellowcreatures.
Florence Nightingale
There is a joy in self-forgetfulness. So I try to make the light in others’ eyes my sun, the music in others’ ears my
symphony, the smile on others’ lips my happiness.
Helen Keller
Politeness is to do and say the nicest thing in the nicest way.
Unknown
Don’t blame another player.
Coach John Wooden
The most valuable gift you can give another is a good example.
Unknown
I do not know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know, the only ones among you who will be really happy
are those who will have sought and found how to serve.
Albert Schweitzer
The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.
John Greenleaf Whittier
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill
Try not to become a person of success but rather a person of value.
Albert Einstein
Book List - Citizenship
*Imogene’s Last
Stand by
Candace Fleming
*Miss Rumphius
by Barbara
Cooney
Enamored of history, young Imogene Tripp tries to
save her town's historical society from being
demolished in order to build a shoelace factory.
As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved
that when she grew up she would go to faraway
places, live by the sea in her old age, and do
something to make the world more beautiful--and
she does all those things, the last being the most
difficult of all.
Horton the elephant goes to great trouble to
*Horton Hears a
protect some very small creatures that make their
Who by Dr. Seuss
home on a speck of dust.
Girls Hold Up This
World by Jada
Pinkett Smith
Big Al by Andrew
Clements
Swimmy
by Leo Lionni
Relates how girls are unique individuals,
possessing self-esteem and discipline, and able
to work with other girls to make the world a better
place.
A big, ugly fish has trouble making the friends he
longs for because of his appearance--until the day
his scary appearance saves them all from a
fisherman's net.
Swimmy, a small black fish, finds a way to protect
a school of small red fish from their natural
enemies.
Booklist - Citizenship
The Firekeeper’s
Son
by Linda Park
In eighteenth-century Korea, after Sang-hee's
father injures his ankle, Sang-hee attempts to
take over the task of lighting the evening fire
which signals to the palace that all is well.
Includes historical notes.
On Meadowview
Street
by Henry Cole
Upon moving to a new house, young Caroline
and her parents encourage wildflowers to grow
and birds and animals to stay in their yard, which
soon has the whole suburban street living up to
its name.
Let There Be
Peace on Earth
and Let It Begin
With Me
by Jill Jackson &
Sy Miller
Illustrates the award-winning song about each
person's responsibility to help bring about world
peace. Includes a history of the song and
biographical notes on the husband and wife
songwriting team.
The Great Trash
Bash
by Loreen Leedy
The animal citizens of Beaston discover better
ways to recycle and control their trash.
The Messy
Sam Skunk and his animal friends, after having
Monster by
a picnic at the lake, return to find a mess so big
Michael Pellowski it could only have been made by a monster.
Gratitude
Warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful
Androcles and the Lion by Aesop
Goals - Gratitude
Be thankful for your blessings.
Learn to magnify your blessings.
Focus on what you have, not on what you don’t have.
Focus on what you are, not on what you are not.
Quotes - Gratitude
Gratitude and love should abide in every heart each day of all the years.
Mary Baker Eddy
It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One of
the other becomes a habit of life.
Elisabeth Elliot, author
Gratitude is not only a virtue; it is the parent of all others.
Cicero
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Henry Ward Beecher
If we’d magnify our blessings more than we magnify our disappointments we’d all be happier.
Coach John Wooden
The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything.
He who has learned this knows what it means to live.
He has penetrated the whole mystery of life:
Giving thanks for everything.
Albert Schweitzer
A grateful heart a garden is, Where there is always room
For every lovely God-like grace, To come to perfect bloom.
Christian Science Hymnal #3
All ye people, raise the song, Endless thanks to God belong;
Hearts o’er-flowing with His praise, Join the hymns your voices raise.
Charles Wesley and John Taylor, Christian Science Hymnal # 72
Gratitude is heaven itself.
William Blake
Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you’ll start believing in it.
Jesse Owens, athlete
Appreciation can make a day – even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.
Margaret Cousins
If you don’t have the best of everything, make the best of everything you have.
Erik Russell, college football coach
Booklist - Gratitude
*All Things Bright
and Beautiful by
Cecil Francis
Alexander
Illustrated by
Bruce Whatley
*All Things Bright
and Beautiful by
Cecil Francis
Alexander
Illustrated by
Ashley Bryant
Count my
Blessings 1 – 10
by Salina Yoon
Andy and the
Lion
by James
Daugherty
Circle of Thanks
by Susi Gregg
Fowler
The words of the well-known hymn reflect God's
creation of animals, flowers, mountains, sun,
rivers, humans, and the ability to enjoy all that
he made.
The words of the well-known hymn reflect God's
creation of animals, flowers, mountains, sun,
rivers, humans, and the ability to enjoy all that
he made.
At bedtime, a child lists ten special blessings-from butterflies to homemade treasures--for
which to thank God.
In this retelling of Androcles and the Lion, Andy
meets a lion on the way to school and wins his
friendship for life by removing a thorn from his
paw.
An evocation of the beauty and power of the
Alaskan tundra and the animals and people
who live there.
An Awesome
Color illustrations and simple text identify some
Book of Thanks of the many things in and out of the world for
by Dallas Clayton which to be thankful.
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