At School
True or False: If you steal a marker from the teacher, blaming the person next to you is the right thing to do.
Define Truthful
How something really is or how it really happened
You find the answers to the class test you are having on Friday. What should you do?
Don't look any further at the answers and tell the teach that you found the answers.
You are talking when you should be walking down the hallway quietly. The teacher asks, "Who's talking?" What should you do?
Admit it was you; don't blame someone else.
You're playing on the playground and you find $5. What should you do?
Give it to a teacher on the playground
Honesty is about being truthful in what you say and in what you do. True or False?
True
All your friends think it’s funny to call another classmate by a horrible name that the child hates. What should you do?
Be honest with your friends and tell them you think it's mean
Define Conscience
The voice in your head and feeling in your heart that tells you if something is right or wrong.
You are at lunch and you keep kicking someone under the table. They tell the teacher on you, and you tell the teacher that it wasn't you. How is this lying, and why might someone in this situation lie?
You are being dishonest about you kicking the other student. You are not owning up to it because you don't want to get in trouble.
When is it okay to not be honest?
When what we say will hurt someone else's feelings. It is important to be honest, but it is also important to be kind.
You are playing a game with your friend and another child. You see your friend cheat so that they can beat the other child. What should you do?
Tell your friend that they are not playing fairly
What is a time you haven't been honest?
Student will explain.
You go to get a drink of water, and notice that your pencil is missing when you get back. Michael, who sits next to you, is always taking your things because he thinks it's funny. You ask Michael if he took your pencil, and he says "no" and begins laughing. What might you be feeling towards Michael?
You know Michael is not being honest and being rude, and it makes you not believe anything he says. You find it very hard to trust him anymore.
Why is honesty important when wanting positive relationships with others?
For relationships to work, we need to treat each other fairly and truthfully.
Your parent does not allow you to eat chocolate before dinner. Your friend gives you a chocolate bar after school. What should you do?
Show it to your parent and ask if it is okay if you can eat it later.
What is a time you could have lied, but chose to be honest?
Student will explain.
Mark has a spelling test today. This is his 4th test of the school year and so far, he’s gotten 100% on every one! He didn’t study his words this time, but he doesn’t want to get a bad grade. Mark pulls his spelling words out of his desk and peaks at them during the test. He got 100% on his test, and nobody saw him peak at his words. Was Mark honest? Is it still dishonest if nobody saw or asked him about it? Why do you think Mark did this?
He cheated on his test. Even though nobody saw him, he was not being honest. Mark did this because he was nervous that he would get a bad grade, and it would break his 100% test score streak.
Fill in the blank: Being honest makes you _____, and people will know that they can count on you to tell the _____.
Trustworthy ; Truth
Allison was feeling anxious about going to soccer practice. She had never been on a sports team before and was nervous she wouldn’t be any good. Her dad asked if everything was alright. “Yes, I’m fine dad.” Is Allison being honest? Is it ok to feel different emotions?
Allison is not being honest, but it is because she does not know how to express how she is feeling to her dad. It's okay to feel these emotions; it's a normal emotion to feel. When is a time you have felt nervous?
What are some reasons people lie?
To avoid getting out of trouble/covering up mistakes; might be scared to be honest; to protect the feelings of others