*Today's freebie, to honor Pam's memory (The Vintage Teacher blog), was created with help from my husband John! Wanna see how well your students understand the values that you've adopted for your character building? Here's a six-sided character cube that perfectly complements our Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship. Click here for the template that you can print on card stock. Ask your students to illustrate each character trait and color before cutting out, folding and fastening the tabs with glue or tape to make a cube. Use it during those five minutes at the end of class or at a work station to integrate character; students can roll the cube and talk about either what's happening in the picture or discuss an experience they've had with that particular pillar. What other ways could you use this character cube? Three more bulletin board ideas: Our future looks bright with cool character kids leading the way! Shine on! How do you create a caring community?
