Teaching Expectations

Lesson Plan

Expectation: Responsibility

Definition:
Having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role.
Rationale for having the Expectation
When we are responsible we respect others and ourselves. We get along better and can focus on learning instead of reviewing and practicing rules already learned. When we are responsible we give our best and get the best from others.
Positive Examples: “Looks Like” / Non-examples
Helping others when needed or asked
Following adult direction the first time / Not working cooperatively
Completing your school & homework / Not doing classwork or homework
Following all school rules / Not following the school rules
What resources (websites, curriculum, programs, etc.) will you use to teach this Lesson Plan?
SBBC Character education lesson plans on Responsibility
Specific steps of Lesson Plan (Include lesson format, activities, and details):
Objectives
Students will learn the difference between making excuses and being responsible.
Students will learn the difference and then give examples and find ways to convert excuses to statements of responsibility.
Materials Needed
Paper
Pencils
crayons/colored pencils/markers
Procedures
Start by discussing why giving excuses is a way that we deny our own responsibility and try to blame others. Make sure to discuss how frequent excuses may affect someone.
Give the students some examples of an excuse and how to make it into a statement of responsibility:
Excuse: It broke.
Taking Responsibility: I broke it. How can I fix it?
Excuse: I can’t find it.
Taking Responsibility: I haven’t found it yet. I need to look harder.
Excuse: She was doing it, so I did it, too.
Taking Responsibility: I won’t do it.
Ask students to write down several excuses they’ve made recently.
Ask students to rewrite their excuses as statements of responsibility.
Illustrating these different statements into a comic series where students can show the reactions of others would make the project more involved.
Give students a phrase such as, “When I am picked on, I…” Have students brainstorm different ways of handling the situation and which ways show the person taking responsibility and which ones do not.
Assessment
Informally assess the students through a class discussion. Students will answer questions, such as:
Why do we use excuses?
When you use a responsible statement, who is in control?
Is it easier to make excuses or responsible statements?
Extensions
Students could pair up with a partner to turn their excuses into responsible statements.
Older and younger students could be paired to complete the tasks.
Students could draw illustrations of the situations or the differences.
Rather than writing excuses, students could discuss them with a peer.
Behavior Lesson Plan is documented in classroom plans AND Master Plan
Staff training: Aug 16, 2016
Student Practice: Aug 22-26, 2016
See Master Plan schedule
In-Class reviews by homeroom teacher weeks of: October 31, 2016, Jan 9 2017, March 27, 2017
School-wide assembly on Rules & Expectations on January 12, 2017 20-minute rotations during specials
Instruction Implemented by:

Homeroom Teachers

Specials Teachers
Administration