LEARN – Courage

May 1, 2022Character Moments for FamiliesCourageEducators

CREATE A CHARACTER MOMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY

Learn together about this month’s trait, which is aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.

Explore this month’s character trait through these books available from the Spokane County Library District:

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,…

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Character Moments for Families – Trustworthiness

April 1, 2022Character Moments for FamiliesEducatorsFamilies

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.

April – Trustworthiness
Inspiring complete reliability and confidence in his/her truthfulness, integrity and discretion.…

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Character Moments for Families – Diligence

March 3, 2022Character Moments for FamiliesDiligenceEducators

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.

March – Diligence
Persistence, dedication and hard work

  • TALK – use this prompt to start a conversation with your family about this month’s character trait:
    Read the definition of diligence.

    • …

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CHARACTER MOMENTS FOR FAMILIES – Honesty

February 1, 2022Character Moments for FamiliesEducatorsFamilies

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.

February – Honesty
Sincerity and reverence or love for the truth

  • TALK – use this prompt to start a conversation with your family about this month’s character trait:
    Why is it good to be honest?

    • …

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TALK – Honesty

February 1, 2022Character Moments for FamiliesEducatorsFamilies

Create a Character Moment with Your Family

Here’s an idea to start a family conversation, aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.

Use this prompt to start a conversation with your family about this month’s character trait,…

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CHARACTER MOMENTS FOR FAMILIES – Fairness

January 31, 2022Fairness

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

  • TALK – use this prompt to start a conversation with your family about this month’s character trait:
    What is “fairness?” How do you know when something is unfair?

    • …

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DO – Responsibility

October 22, 2021Character Moments for FamiliesEducatorsFamilies

CREATE A CHARACTER MOMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY
DO AN ACTIVITY TOGETHER ABOUT THIS MONTH’S TRAIT, WHICH IS ALIGNED WITH YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL PACE CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM.

DO – explore this month’s character trait through this engagement activity:

What does responsibility mean to you? …

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Citizenship Guest Column

October 12, 2021BusinessCitizenshipEducators

PACE invites community members to write on the trait of the month.  Thank you to West Valley High School student Aisha Abdurhuman for this article on Citizenship.

The Braveries of Citizenship
Practicing citizenship is vital to being a good citizen,…

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The PACE of Our Year

October 6, 2021Educators

PACE is pleased to provide the following guides to educators, outlining the events and activities throughout the year to help them help Bring Good Character to Light.

A Year at a Glance for Educators:

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TALK – Integrity

June 8, 2021Character Moments for FamiliesEducatorsFamilies

CREATE A CHARACTER MOMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY

TALK – use this prompt to start a conversation with your family about this month’s character trait, which is aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.

Do you do the right thing when no one else is looking?…

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DO – Integrity

June 8, 2021Character Moments for FamiliesEducatorsFamilies

CREATE A CHARACTER MOMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY
Do an activity together about this month’s trait, which is aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.

DO – explore this month’s character trait through this engagement activity
Use your dinner time conversation to discuss some scenarios your children may face and how they can respond to them with integrity….

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