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Below are three easy ideas to stimulate family conversation and activity to explore character concepts, aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.
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Spokane County Library Suggests …
Citizenship Reading List
K-2
Democracy for Dinosaurs by Laurie Krasny Brown
Everyone Gets a Say by Jill Twiss
Grace goes to Washington by Kelly Dipucchio
I voted!…
Have student or employee to honor? Use our new certificates to recognize their good character!
January Certificate
February – Honesty
March – Diligence
April – Trustworthiness
May – Courage
June – Integrity
July – Generosity
August – Gratitude
September – Respect
October – Responsibility
November – Citizenship
December –…
Spokane County Library Suggests…
September Reading List
Respect: Recognizing, considering and properly honoring the worth of one’s self and others.
K-2
Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You / Sonia Sotomayor,…
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January- Fairness
February – Honesty
March – Diligence
April – Trustworthiness
May – Courage
June – Integrity
July – Generosity
August – Gratitude
September – Respect
October – Responsibility
November – Citizenship
December –…
Spokane County Library Suggests…
Summer Reading List
June: Integrity – Living a set of values which includes honesty, respect for others, and a sense of personal responsibility
K-2
Hard Work,…
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May Reading List
Courage:
Displaying integrity in spite of obstacles and challenges
K-2
Get Me Out of This Book!: Rules and Tools for Being Brave / Kalli Dakos
Gittel’s Journey: an Ellis Island Story / Lesléa Newman
I am Courage: a Book of Resilience / Susan Verde
A Little Bit Brave / Nicola Kinnear
Paolo,…
Spokane County Library Suggests…
April Reading List
Trustworthiness:
Inspiring complete reliability and confidence in his/her truthfulness, integrity, and discretion
K-2
Clark the Shark Gets a Pet / Bruce Hale,…
The words of Indira Gandhi ring often, and loudly, in my ears: “You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist.”
Amidst a time during which so much of what we may have once thought normal or predictable has been disrupted,…
Read more ›Diligence…the habit of being persistent and making hard-working effort in your work or duties. Actively practicing diligence may be one of the more difficult to master, however, because its application applies in every aspect of our waking hours. It is a character trail that is instilled at an early age and continues through every phase of our lives. …
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Diligence Reading List
March – Diligence: Persistence, dedication, and hard work
K-2
You can do it, Noisy Nora! / Rosemary Wells (2020)
Catkwondo / Lisl H….
Below are three easy ideas to stimulate family conversation and activity to explore character concepts, aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.
January – Fairness
Treating people and ideas with justice and impartiality
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