February Character Word...HONESTY

Post date: Feb 26, 2014 3:21:19 PM

This month we have been talking about Honesty....being truthful in what you say and do! Our discussions have included talking about why we choose to be dishonest and lie. The answer tends to be the same....we get scared and fear the consequences of what we have done. In other words, we are scared of getting into trouble. We have also talked about how one lie can often lead to another lie, in order to cover up the first lie. Then we really find ourselves in a mess, and often realize the truth would have been easier from the beginning.

Our discussions have also included many students sharing times when they thought they were going to be in BIG trouble, but telling the truth actually ended up helping them out.

The old saying goes.....The truth shall set you free!

Here is the video that we watched to help give us an idea of situations where people might lie and not be true to their word...

We have used the book "Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big" to talk about how our lies and dishonesty can really spin out of control: