helps ensure assignments are reviewed at home.

encourages correspondence between teachers and the parents/guardians
of students.

Each month emphasizes a
different one of the "Six Pillars of Character" (trustworthiness, respect,
responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship). Each week features a
different corresponding trait. This layout provides teachers with an
organized framework for teaching character education.

A different influential person of
character, who demonstrates one of the pillars and traits through his or her life

are designed to stimulate classroom discussion. The lesson plan ideas accompany our character biographies to help students relate to the Six Pillars of Character and apply them to their everyday lives. These exercises, which can also be used by parents/guardians in the student’s home, enable teachers to implement character education in their classrooms with little or no planning on their part.