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Character Education, Teaching Virtues
See the introduction to each topic in the Core Curriculum Lesson Planning Guides for the spiritual qualities demonstrated by the examples and stories contained in the lessons. For example the Level 1 topic "The Childhood of Baha'u'llah" lists as spiritual qualities relevant: love and reverence. (Core Curriculum Lesson Planning Guides can be downloaded at http://www.core-curriculum.org/lpg.html.)
Books of Character: Eighteen Books for Teaching about Character Across the Grades: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr281.shtml
Folktales of Cooperation for Your K-3 Class: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson172.shtml
Improv Team Acts to Curb Violent Behavior: http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat172.shtml
Living Values - Posters (downloadable): http://www.livingvalues.net/posters/Posters2.htm
Virtues Angel poster-pamphlet (lists 52 virtues on back), available at Special Ideas: http://www.bahairesources.com/products.php?id=1770
Virtue of the Week: http://www.virtueoftheweek.org/
The Virtues Activity & Coloring Book, Ages 5-7 or 8-10, by Cindy Pacileo, available at http://www.bahaibookstore.com
BeBop Your Best (CD), Red Grammer, Red Note Records, available at http://www.bahaibookstore.com
The Virtues Project: http://www.virtuesproject.com/entry2.html
Gifts of Character poster, available at http://store.virtuesshop.com/posters.html
Virtues Project Educator's Guide, by Linda Kavelin Popov (The educator's series does not promote religion, so can be used in public schools. The family series does.)
Virtues Cards (Educator's), Virtues Project, available at http://www.bahaibookstore.com
The Virtues Songs A-Z (Set of 3 CDs, songs to illustrate each of 52 virtues Assertiveness through Unity), available at http://www.bahaibookstore.com
Virtues in Me Songs & Music Games - CD & book, by Radha Sahar, available at http://www.bahaibookstore.com (Companion Resources to Virtues Project Educator's Guide)
The Family Virtues Guide: Simple Ways to Bring Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves, by Linda Kavelin Popov. (The educator's series does not promote religion. The family series does.) Available at http://www.bahaibookstore.com
Family Virtues Cards, available at http://store.virtuesshop.com/cards.html
The Virtues Songbook: A Musical Companion to The Family Virtues Guide, by Jennifer Russell, available at http://store.virtuesshop.com/music.html