Lesson 224: Doing the right thing

Objective

I can talk about what it means to do the right thing. I can give simple examples of right choices at home, at school, and on the playground, even when they are not the easiest choices.

Materials

• Plain paper or a notebook page
• Crayons or colored pencils
• Optional: stickers or small stars to mark right choices

Mini-lesson — What is “doing the right thing”?

Guided Practice — Right choice or not?

You and an adult read short choice stories together. The child decides if the choice is the right thing or not the right thing.

1. On a notebook page, draw a simple table with two columns. Label one column "Right thing" and the other "Not the right thing".
2. Read a short story, such as: "Sam finds a coin on the floor. Sam puts it in their pocket and says nothing." Ask the child: "Is this the right thing? Why or why not?"
3. If it is the right thing, write a quick note or draw a picture in that column. If it is not the right thing, talk about what the right choice would be and draw that.
4. Use simple stories from home, school, and the playground, such as:
   • Returning a lost jumper.
   • Admitting when you broke a pencil.
   • Including someone who is sitting alone.
5. After each story, ask: "How might the other person feel?" and "How might you feel inside if you do the right thing?"
6. Finish by choosing one story and act it out the "right way" together. Celebrate the child for choosing kind, fair, and safe ideas.

Tracing Pad

Lines Primary lines Baseline only Grid Blank Trace (none) right thing kind fair safe honest truth respect brave helpful include

Pen Clear

Tip: As you trace, say a sentence such as "I can do the right thing."

Practice — My “right thing” stars

Use this practice to help your child notice and remember their own right choices during the day.

1. On a clean page, draw three big stars. Label them "At home", "At school", and "With friends".
2. Talk with your child and remember a time in the last few days when they did the right thing in each place (for example, telling the truth, returning something, including someone).
3. Inside each star, draw the moment. Add a short label such as "I told the truth" or "I gave it back".
4. Ask: "How did you feel inside when you did the right thing?" and "How do you think the other person felt?"
5. Choose one new right thing to try this week (for example, "I will return things that are not mine"). Draw a small star next to that promise.
6. Keep the page somewhere safe and look at it again after a few days. Add new stars when you notice more right choices.

Quick Check — Doing the right thing

Answer each question about right choices, honesty, and kind behaviour.

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Exit ticket (student)