Accountable Resources (Character Trait)

 


Hello!

Our character trait for next week is: Accountable

I challenge you use accountable talk with your students throughout your lessons and in conversations. Accountable talk is a strategy that supports students' academic language development through discussion by giving students key phrases they can use when learning skills such as explaining, agreeing, disagreeing, and justifying.      


Accountable Talk in the Classroom - Simply Creative Teaching                  

Here are some resources that you can utilize during your SEL time and throughout the week: 

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Character Trait Definitions for Students:

Responsible: You do the things you say you will do and accept the results of your actions.

Accountable: Being responsible for your own actions and behaviors.

Dependable: Keeping promises and doing what you say you will do.

Perseverance: The power to keep doing something, even if it is hard.

Self-Discipline: You can control your own feelings and your own actions.

Loyalty: Showing support for someone or something.

Respect: Caring enough to consider how your words and actions make others feel.

Patience: The ability to be calm while waiting, even when it might be hard.

Courage: Making new or good choices, even when you might be afraid.

Honor and Dignity: Treating others the way we would like to be treated.

Considerate: Being thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others.

Benevolence: Showing kindness toward others and wanting to do good.

Fairness: Treating others with an equal amount of kindness and respect.

Perspective: The way you see things, which may be different from how others see it.

Sportsmanship: Playing fairly and treating others with kindness after a win or a loss.

Cooperation: Working well with others to get something done.

Gracious: Being kind, thoughtful, and aware of others.

Compassion: Caring about others when they may be going through something hard.

Harmony: Getting along with others when we work or live together.

Collaboration: Working well with others to complete a task; teamwork.

Kindness: The quality of being friendly, warm-hearted, and caring about how others feel.

Forgiveness: The choice to let go of anger when someone hurts you.

Empathy: Being able to understand how someone else feels.

Trustworthiness: The ability to keep promises, do what you say you will do, and be honest.

Honesty: Being truthful in what we say and do.

Integrity: Doing the right thing, even when it’s hard or when no one is looking.

Reliable: Doing what you say you will do; able to be trusted.

Ethical: Knowing the difference between right and wrong.

Affable: Friendly and easy to talk to.

Excellence: Being an outstanding citizen.

Citizenship: Being a member of and supporting your community.

Contribution: To give along with others; to share your strengths and resources.

Example: Being a model of positive choices and behaviors.

Self-control: Being in control of your own behaviors and actions.

Selflessness: Being more concerned with the needs of others than your own needs.

Courtesy: To have good manners and to be polite.

 

A WONDERFUL resource for some of the traits listed:

This has a short power-point presentation and worksheets to help introduce responsibility.

https://talkingtreebooks.com/category/teaching-traits/responsibility-worksheets-teaching-resources.html

Respect

https://talkingtreebooks.com/category/teaching-traits/respect-worksheets-teaching-resources.html

Honesty

https://talkingtreebooks.com/category/teaching-traits/honesty-worksheet-teaching-resources.html

Empathy

https://talkingtreebooks.com/category/teaching-traits/empathy-worksheets-teaching-resources.html

 

 

 


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