Fairness & Our Shared Rules
Objectives
- D09.S1.01.01 Name a kind choice and an unkind choice in a simple situation and tell which is which.
- D09.S1.01.02 Give one reason why a character in a story made a good or a hurtful choice.
- D09.S2.01.01 Describe a fair way and an unfair way to share a toy or snack and say which is fair.
- D09.S2.01.02 Name one thing every person in the class needs to feel safe and treated well.
- D09.S3.01.01 Take part in making a class rule or choice and give one reason for their idea.
- D09.S3.01.02 Do a small job that helps the classroom or school and tell how it helped.
- D09.S4.01.01 Use words to say how they feel during a conflict and listen when a friend says how they feel.
- D09.S4.01.02 Suggest one way to make things right after someone's feelings or something was hurt.
Essential questions
- What is fair, and how do we decide together?
- How do we solve problems and make things right?
Big ideas
- Fairness is thinking about everyone's needs, not just my own.
- We can make rules together, use words to solve conflicts, and repair harm.
Lessons
- 1 Kind and Unkind Choices 45 minutes
- 2 Why a Character Made That Choice 45 minutes
- 3 Fair and Unfair Sharing 45 minutes
- 4 What Everyone Needs to Feel Safe and Treated Well 45 minutes
- 5 Making a Class Rule With a Reason 45 minutes
- 6 A Small Job That Helps 45 minutes
- 7 Words for My Feelings in a Conflict 45 minutes
- 8 Listening to a Friend's Feelings 45 minutes
- 9 Making Things Right 45 minutes
- 10 Fairness All Together 45 minutes
Assessment plan
Observation of rule-making participation and conflict repair; a class rule chart and a "making things right" story as portfolio artifacts.
Unit 10 — Fairness & Our Shared Rules
Overview
This unit begins the discipline of ethics as a living practice. Learners name a kind and an unkind choice and give a reason why a story character made a good or hurtful choice; describe a fair and an unfair way to share and name one thing everyone in the class needs to feel safe; help make a class rule or choice with a reason and do a small job that helps the classroom or school; and use words to say how they feel in a conflict, listen to a friend, and suggest a way to make things right. Questions are held as questions, not answered as dogma — fairness is practiced, not preached.
Essential questions
- What is fair, and how do we decide together?
- How do we solve problems and make things right?
Lessons
| Lesson | Title | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kind and Unkind Choices | D09.S1.01.01 |
| 2 | Why a Character Made That Choice | D09.S1.01.02 |
| 3 | Fair and Unfair Sharing | D09.S2.01.01 |
| 4 | What Everyone Needs to Feel Safe and Treated Well | D09.S2.01.02 |
| 5 | Making a Class Rule With a Reason | D09.S3.01.01 |
| 6 | A Small Job That Helps | D09.S3.01.02 |
| 7 | Words for My Feelings in a Conflict | D09.S4.01.01 |
| 8 | Listening to a Friend’s Feelings | D09.S4.01.01 |
| 9 | Making Things Right | D09.S4.01.02 |
| 10 | Fairness All Together | D09.S1.01.01, D09.S1.01.02, D09.S2.01.01, D09.S2.01.02, D09.S3.01.01, D09.S3.01.02, D09.S4.01.01, D09.S4.01.02 |