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Building CHARACTER (Play 2 Learn Dominoes)
Building Character is an educational game developed to teach young people how to learn to differentiate between actions that demonstrate good character and actions that demonstrate bad character.
Players also learn to identify five important dimensions of good character: respect; caring; fairness; honesty; and responsibility. Each card contains a short scenario. Players must decide if the actions in the scenario represent good or bad character. If they decide it is bad character, players say what the person should have done instead.
The game comes with a set of dominoes and four decks of cards. The rules parallel those of a standard domino game with one exception: players must answer a question about character before placing a domino. There are two shades of each color card. The darker cards are for younger players, and the lighter cards are for older players. You can use all the cards or just one shade based on the age and social awareness of the players.
Learning Objectives
Players will:
1. Understand the concept of character and five important and desirable character traits.
2. Gain experience making decisions about choices that involve good and bad character.
3. Practice developing alternatives to behaviors that demonstrate bad character.
4. Learn that character is judged by a person's actions, not by the person's claims of good character.
5. Develop an understanding of why parents, school officials, and other adults can be expected to hold students responsible for dishonesty and other examples of bad character.
Playing time: Flexible from 30 minutes-45 minutes
Ages: 6-12 (Grades 1-6)
2-5 Players
Players also learn to identify five important dimensions of good character: respect; caring; fairness; honesty; and responsibility. Each card contains a short scenario. Players must decide if the actions in the scenario represent good or bad character. If they decide it is bad character, players say what the person should have done instead.
The game comes with a set of dominoes and four decks of cards. The rules parallel those of a standard domino game with one exception: players must answer a question about character before placing a domino. There are two shades of each color card. The darker cards are for younger players, and the lighter cards are for older players. You can use all the cards or just one shade based on the age and social awareness of the players.
Learning Objectives
Players will:
1. Understand the concept of character and five important and desirable character traits.
2. Gain experience making decisions about choices that involve good and bad character.
3. Practice developing alternatives to behaviors that demonstrate bad character.
4. Learn that character is judged by a person's actions, not by the person's claims of good character.
5. Develop an understanding of why parents, school officials, and other adults can be expected to hold students responsible for dishonesty and other examples of bad character.
Playing time: Flexible from 30 minutes-45 minutes
Ages: 6-12 (Grades 1-6)
2-5 Players
