Character Education
2016 Character.org
Promising Practice Award Winner for our community service project "A Season Of Giving: Imagine Harrisburg Pike Toy Drive & Giving Tree" 2015 Character.org Promising Practice Award Winner for our community service project "Driving Together For A Caring Community" |
Each month Imagine Harrisburg participates in a service project
September
Responsibility: Take obligations seriously. Be accountable for your own actions and attitudes. Think before you act, consider consequences.
Responsibility Resources
Responsibility Program Responsibility Quiz (3rd-6th) Taking Responsibility PP
Responsibility Poem Responsibility Activities Was That Responsible?
Responsibility Rap Responsibility Song Responsibility Song
Responsibility Video Responsibility AR Book List Civic Responsibility Game
Responsibility Books
Responsibility: Take obligations seriously. Be accountable for your own actions and attitudes. Think before you act, consider consequences.
Responsibility Resources
Responsibility Program Responsibility Quiz (3rd-6th) Taking Responsibility PP
Responsibility Poem Responsibility Activities Was That Responsible?
Responsibility Rap Responsibility Song Responsibility Song
Responsibility Video Responsibility AR Book List Civic Responsibility Game
Responsibility Books
October
Caring: Think about the concerns, cares, and feelings of others. Express gratitude, forgive others, and help those in need.
Treat people with kindness and generosity. Help people in need. Be sensitive to people’s feelings. Never be mean or hurtful. Think about how your actions will affect others. Always remember: we become caring people by doing caring things!
Caring Resources
Caring Counts Caring Graffiti Wall Positive Caring Posters
Caring Compliments The ABC's of Caring Caught Being Caring
Caring Books Acts of Caring Web Pay It Forward Project
Caring Lessons & Projects Making Headline 4th-6th We Share Because We Care
Plant A Seed of Caring Bulletin Board How Full Is Your Bucket?
Changing The World One Month At A Time Planting Seeds of Caring
C.A.R.E. (Coins Assisting Reservists Everyday) Project Caring Counts Video
A Simple Act of Caring Creates An Endless Ripple Caring Is... Video
Dynamite Caring Song Fill Your Bucket Song
Caring Counts Caring Graffiti Wall Positive Caring Posters
Caring Compliments The ABC's of Caring Caught Being Caring
Caring Books Acts of Caring Web Pay It Forward Project
Caring Lessons & Projects Making Headline 4th-6th We Share Because We Care
Plant A Seed of Caring Bulletin Board How Full Is Your Bucket?
Changing The World One Month At A Time Planting Seeds of Caring
C.A.R.E. (Coins Assisting Reservists Everyday) Project Caring Counts Video
A Simple Act of Caring Creates An Endless Ripple Caring Is... Video
Dynamite Caring Song Fill Your Bucket Song
In October, 4th graders sponsored a penny drive to benefit the homeless shelters in the area. Each day students were encouraged to donate pennies throughout the month. At the end we had a grand total of almost $231.00!
November
Perseverance: Continue to try and do something despite obstacles or difficulties. Believe in yourself.
Perseverane Resources
NED Lesson Plans: Never Give Up, Encourage Others, Do Your Best
Perseverance Books Perseverance Activities Perseverance In My Life Activity
Perseverance Lessons "Keep Trying" Parents & Children Activity
Teaching Perseverance Activities How to Teach Perseverance
Grit Lesson: The Perseverance Walk Perseverance Lesson
Instilling Perseverance In Children Bury Those Negative Thoughts
Teaching Perseverance Character Development: Perseverance
Perseverance on Pinterest Diligence/Perseverance
Games to Teach Perseverance Committment, Endurance & Perseverance
Caine's Arcade Video Never Give Up Video Micheal Jordan Perseverance Video Famous Failures Video Amazing Kids With Character Video
"What I Am?" Sesame Street Song "Dont Give Up" Sesame Street Song
Effort & Perseverance Video Links
NED Lesson Plans: Never Give Up, Encourage Others, Do Your Best
Perseverance Books Perseverance Activities Perseverance In My Life Activity
Perseverance Lessons "Keep Trying" Parents & Children Activity
Teaching Perseverance Activities How to Teach Perseverance
Grit Lesson: The Perseverance Walk Perseverance Lesson
Instilling Perseverance In Children Bury Those Negative Thoughts
Teaching Perseverance Character Development: Perseverance
Perseverance on Pinterest Diligence/Perseverance
Games to Teach Perseverance Committment, Endurance & Perseverance
Caine's Arcade Video Never Give Up Video Micheal Jordan Perseverance Video Famous Failures Video Amazing Kids With Character Video
"What I Am?" Sesame Street Song "Dont Give Up" Sesame Street Song
Effort & Perseverance Video Links
1st graders in the month of November organized and collected goods to ship over seas to our soldiers. They integrated this when we celebrated Veteran' Day on Nov. 11.
December
Curiosity: Show great interest and excitement in a subject or cause.
Curiosity Resources
Curiosity Machine -building hands-on engineering design challenges
Curiosity Books Curiosity Activity Guide Creating Curious Thinkers
Classroom Activities to Stimulate Curiosity 6 Ways to Build Greater Curiosity
Strategies to Foster Curiosity How to Ignite Intellectual Curisoity in Students
5 Learning Strategies That Make Students Curious
How Can Teachers Foster Curiosity?
Nurturing Curiosity Through Hands-On Science Activities
Curiosity Machine -building hands-on engineering design challenges
Curiosity Books Curiosity Activity Guide Creating Curious Thinkers
Classroom Activities to Stimulate Curiosity 6 Ways to Build Greater Curiosity
Strategies to Foster Curiosity How to Ignite Intellectual Curisoity in Students
5 Learning Strategies That Make Students Curious
How Can Teachers Foster Curiosity?
Nurturing Curiosity Through Hands-On Science Activities
January
Creativity: Find answers or solutions to difficult problems and situations.
Creativity Activity Guide Creativity Books
Cultivating Creativity In The Classroom
Developing Students' Creative Skills for 21st Century Success
Teachers Must Encourage Student Creativity
Teaching For Creativity: Two Dozen Tips
How To Promote Creativity In Your Classroom
How To Develop Student Creativity
5 Ways To Bring More Creativity Into The Classroom
Cultivating Creativity In The Classroom
Developing Students' Creative Skills for 21st Century Success
Teachers Must Encourage Student Creativity
Teaching For Creativity: Two Dozen Tips
How To Promote Creativity In Your Classroom
How To Develop Student Creativity
5 Ways To Bring More Creativity Into The Classroom
February
Integrity: Complete honesty, even when no one else knows the truth but you.
Integrity Activity Guide
Creating a Culture of Integrity in the Classroom Ethics & Integrity
Scholastics: Teaching Integrity Living Integrity Scenerios
Middle School Integrity Teaching Guide Honest & Integrity Lesson
Teaching Integrity to 2nd Graders
How To Teach Integrity, through the Empty Pot book with activity and Principal's new Clothes book with activity
Creating a Culture of Integrity in the Classroom Ethics & Integrity
Scholastics: Teaching Integrity Living Integrity Scenerios
Middle School Integrity Teaching Guide Honest & Integrity Lesson
Teaching Integrity to 2nd Graders
How To Teach Integrity, through the Empty Pot book with activity and Principal's new Clothes book with activity
March
Trustworthy: Do the right thing, keep your promises, and tell the truth at all times.
Activity Guide-Trustworthy
Trustworthiness K-4 Trustworthiness
Teaching Guide: Trustworthiness
Trustworthiness Pillar Activity Quickies
Exercising Character-Trustworthiness
Trustworthiness K-4 Trustworthiness
Teaching Guide: Trustworthiness
Trustworthiness Pillar Activity Quickies
Exercising Character-Trustworthiness
April
Cooperation: Work together with others to complete tasks.
Cooperation Teaching Guide K-5th Grade
Keys to Character: Cooperation
6 Cooperative Classroom Games
Cooperation and Teamwork Lessons for K-2nd Grade
The School Counselor's Lesson on Cooperation
Life Skills Lesson: Cooperation
Keys to Character: Cooperation
6 Cooperative Classroom Games
Cooperation and Teamwork Lessons for K-2nd Grade
The School Counselor's Lesson on Cooperation
Life Skills Lesson: Cooperation
May
Effort: Put all of your energy into doing something.

Character Mission:
Imagine Harrisburg Pike Community School values positive character development by encouraging all community members to be caring and supportive of one another to develop academic, social and emotional growth. As cooperative members of the Imagine community, we recognize that we are each accountable for motivating and challenging students, staff, parents and community members to exhibit positive character growth and academic achievement. As Imagine people, we are each responsible for creating a community that lays a foundation for life-long learners.
Our Character Pledge is recited daily to encourage camaraderie among our students and staff: Take care of yourself, take care of each other, and take care of this place.
We are Imagine!
It is our vision that all stakeholders will hold one another accountable for exhibiting positive character throughout life and help instill the character traits of responsibility, caring, perseverance, curiosity, creativity, integrity, trustworthy, cooperation, and effort in our students.