Character Education Tale: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

I. Read Character Education story: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare.”

B. Story Description: The Grandmothers of the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya tell stories to teach the children important lessons like don't be greedy. One of those children, Ann Njeri Mwangi, orally shared this tale with me in 1990. Hyena helps Hare find a cub-sitting job for Queen Lion. Unfortunately, Hyena demands a very unreasonable reward in exchange. Listen to this Character Education tale and see if you agree it also has a strong message about Justice and about being Responsible.

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Conflict Resolution 101: How to teach conflict resolution

Teaching conflict resolution works best, with elementary school students and middle school students, by combining it with the concepts of communication skills and character education strategies. You might even want to call your class or unit by the generic title of Communication Skills or the 3 C’s:
* Communication Skills
* Conflict Resolution
* Character Education

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Slideshow - Conflict Resolution posters to view and print

Check out the slideshow in the article link below to get links to the Conflict Resolution display posters that you can view and print.

Click TEACHER’S TIPS to read the full article on Examiner.com by the School Conflict Resolution Examiner - Debbie Dunn.