Joseph’s Story
Joseph’s father gave him this special piece of clothing.
What is a coat/robe of many colors?
Thinking before you act instead of immediately following an impulse demonstrates this character trait.
What is self-control?
Doing the right thing even when nobody is watching is called this.
What is integrity?
Your schoolwork is frustrating you. Your first impulse is to slam your book shut. What should you do instead?
Stop, calm down, and choose an appropriate response.
According to this week’s lesson, good character is built through these.
What are our choices?
Joseph’s brothers felt this way toward him because their father favored Joseph.
What is jealous?
You are angry and want to yell. Instead, you stop before responding. You are practicing this.
What is self-control?
Admitting that you broke something instead of blaming someone else demonstrates this.
What is honesty/responsibility?
Someone speaks rudely to you. Does their behavior determine how you have to respond?
What is no?
Complete the idea: You may not control the situation, but you can control ______.
What is your response?
Joseph’s brothers sold him and he was taken to this country.
What is Egypt?
True or false: Self-control means you are never allowed to feel angry or frustrated.
What is false?
Taking ownership of your actions instead of making excuses is called this.
What is responsibility?
You forgot to complete a responsibility. Which shows stronger character: making an excuse or admitting it?
What is admitting it/taking responsibility?
Making one mistake automatically means you have bad character. True or false?
What is false?
Even after being treated unfairly, Joseph continued to do this.
What is make good/right choices?
Instead of immediately reacting when someone annoys you, you should first do this.
What is stop and think?
You realize you made a poor choice. Name two things you should do next.
Admit it, take responsibility, apologize/make it right, and learn from it.
A friend pressures you to do something you know is wrong. What character skill helps you say no?
What is self-control/good judgment?
How can a mistake actually help build better character?
By taking responsibility, learning from it, and making a better choice next time.
Joseph’s story demonstrates that difficult circumstances do not have to determine this.
What is our character/behavior?
Explain the difference between a feeling and a choice.
Feelings happen, but we can choose how we respond to them.
Why do choices made when nobody is watching still matter?
Because those choices reveal and develop our character/integrity.
Someone treats you unfairly. Name two things you can control even though you cannot control their behavior.
My words, actions, attitude, decisions, or response.
Connect Joseph’s story to this week’s character lesson. What does his experience teach us?
Difficult or unfair circumstances do not have to control our choices; we can still choose how we respond.