Division 14 has been learning about the Golden Rule in class. First, we read the powerful book called The Golden Rule by Ilene Cooper. This book addressed how this important rule about treating others the way we want to be treated spans all parts of the world and all religions.  Following reading the story, we then brainstormed the important messages from the book. It will be permanently displayed in our class and we will refer to it often. Ms Flores then worked with the students on quotes from the story and they spoke about what each of the quotes meant to them. Following these activities, you will have worked at home on what the Golden Rule means to your family’s culture.

Big Ideas:

  • Strong communities are the result of being connected to community and working together toward common goals.
  • Effective collaboration relies on clear, respectful communication.
  • Everything we learn helps us to develop skills.

First Peoples Principles of Learning: 

  • Learning involves recognizing the consequences of one‘s actions.
  • Learning requires exploration of one‘s identity.

Curricular Competencies:

  • Identify and appreciate their personal attributes, skills, interests, and accomplishments
  • Recognize the importance of positive relationships in their lives
  • Share ideas, information, personal feelings, and knowledge with others
  • Work respectfully and constructively with others to achieve common goals
  • Use developmentally appropriate reading, listening and viewing strategies to make meaning
  • Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to stories and other texts to make meaning

Core Competency: Personal and Social – Social Awareness and Responsibility

Social Awareness and Responsibility involves the awareness, understanding, and appreciation of connections among people, including between people and the natural environment. Social Awareness and Responsibility focuses on interacting with others and the natural world in respectful and caring ways.

People who are socially aware and responsible contribute to the well-being of their social and physical environments. They support the development of welcoming and inclusive communities, where people feel safe and have a sense of belonging.

Profile 3: I can interact with others and the environment respectfully and thoughtfully

I can build and sustain relationships and share my feelings. I contribute to group activities that make my classroom, school, community, or natural world a better place. I can identify different perspectives on an issue, clarify problems, consider alternatives, and evaluate strategies. I can demonstrate respectful and inclusive behaviour with people I know. I can explain why something is fair or unfair.

Learning involved:

  • Students learned that in a peaceful classroom, we must treat others the way we want to be treated in order to feel safe, secure and respected. In addition, students recognized the consequences of one‘s actions.
  • Students learned that we all want to be a part of a kind classroom where we care about each other.

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