truthful

Honesty

Whatishonesty?

Honestyistellingthetruth.

Honestyisstraightforwardconduct.

Honestyisbeingsincere,truthful,trustworthy,honorable,fair,

genuine,andloyalwithintegrity.

Honest,trustingkids:

Tellthetruthdespiteconquences

Voicetheiropinioninakind,thoughtfulway

"Tellon"someoneonlywhennecessary

Showandsharetheirfeelings

Knowtheirclassmatesandteacherscareandwantthebestfor

them

Feelandreactwithoutguilt

Expressthemlvespositivelyaswellascritically

Youarebeinghonestwhenyou...

Doyourownhomework

Tellafriendthetruth

Explaintherealreasonyoudidn'tturninyourhomework

Keepyoureyesonyourownpaper

Cleanupyourroomaftermakingapromi

Givethecashiertheextramoneyshegaveyoubymistake

Writeareportinyourownwordsinsteadofcopying

Admityoumadethemistake

Keepafriend'scret

Turninawalletfullofmoneythatyoufound

Behonestwithyourlf

Acceptresponsibilityforyourownactions;don'tblameothers.

Behonestaboutyourfeelings.

Faceissuesastheyari.

Ifyouareconsideringlying,trytothinkoftheconquences.

Whenconfrontedwithasituation,thinkofothers.

Proverbsandmaxims

Truthexists;onlyfalhoodhastobeinvented.(GeorgeBraque)

Thetruthismoreimportantthanthefacts.()

Inthemountainsoftruth,youneverclimbinvain.(Nietzsche)

Ifyoutellthetruth,youhaveinfinitepowersupportingyou.

Morequotesabouthonesty

Thereisnowisdomlikefrankness.(Disraeli)

Aharmfultruthisbetterthanaufullie.(ThomasMann)

Honestyisthebestpolicy.

Honestyisthefirstchapterinthebookofwisdom.(Jefferson)

Onefalhoodspoilsathousandtruths.(Ashantiproverb)

Heroesandheroines

ConfuciuswasaChinephilosopherwhobelievedthata

person'sfirstdutywastobevirtuous.

CochiwasaNativeAmericanleaderwhowasknownforhis

honorandforkeepinghisword.

BarbaraJordanwasaremarkableCongresswomanwhowasa

modelforhonestyinpolitics.

MartinLutherwasareligiousleaderwholedtheReformation

movement(againsttheexistingchurch)withhonestyand

courage.

Puthonestyintoaction

Thanksomeoneinyourfamilyforbeinghonest.

Tellyourparentsaboutamistakeyou'vemade.

Tellthetruthwhenyou'vedonesomethingwrong.

Complimentafriendforbeinghonest.

Expressyourrealfeelingswithoutanger,withoutblamingothers,

withoutexaggerating,andwithouthurtingthefeelingsof

someoneel.

Turninsomethingthatislostandencourageotherstodothe

same.

Whensomeonewantstocopyyourwork,politelyexplainthatit

isn'trightandthatit'sbesttodoyourownwork.

Admitamistakeorerrorinjudgmentyouhavemadeand

apologizetoanyoneitmighthaveaffected.

Doyourschoolworkhonestly

Betruthfulwithyourfriendsandthankthemforbeingtruthful

withyou.

Whenyouasksomeonetobehonestwithyou,don'tgetangry

withthemiftheirhonestyisn'twhatyouwantedtohear.

Communityrviceideas

Writealetterofthankstoapoliticianorcommunityleaderwho

hastakenastandonacontroversialissue.

Visitaniorcitizencentertoplayboardgameswiththe

ryhonestmovesasyouplay.

mtoshare

theirideaswithyou.

te

publicareaswithsignstellingaboutthevalueofhonesty.

tdownandhangitupin

theclassroom,sothateveryonecaneitallyearlong.

Planaclassfieldtriptoadaycarecentertotellstorieswith

themesofhonestytoyoungchildren.

8greatreasonstotellthetruth

gthetruthletveryoneknowwhatreallyhappened.

There'slesschancesofmisunderstandings,confusion,orconflict.

gthetruthprotectsinnocentpeoplefrombeingblamedor

punished.

gthetruthallowveryonetolearnfromwhathappened.

allygetintolesstroublefortellingthetruththanforlying

(andgettingcaught).

eopletrustyoumorewhenyoutellthetruth.

'thavetotellmoreliestokeepyourstorystraight.

nareputationforbeingtruthful-atraitthatmostpeople

value.

gthetruthhelpsyoufeelcureandpeacefulinside.

10tipsforbeingmoretruthful

ommitmenttotellthetruthandhonorit.

meoneaboutyourcommitmentandprogress.

eforeyougiveadishonestanswer,explanation,orreason.

fulofwhenandhowyouuexaggeration,sarcasm,or

irony.

fulnottotwistthetruthorleaveoutpartofit.

'tindulgeinlittlewhitelies;don'tgetcaughtincover-ups.

uknowaboutalieandkeep

quiet,thelieliveson.

ucatchyourlflying,throwyourmouthintorever

andtellthetruth.

yourlfquietlyandaskwhatisthebestthingtodo.

ourtosomethingspecialwithyoutellthetruthevenwhen

it'shard.

Moreactivities

Writeandperformaskitinwhichyouandothersdebatethe

saying"Honestyisthebestpolicy."

Discusswhatismeansto"livealie."

Listexamplesofwhathonestymeanstoyouandrole-play.

Rearchwhistle-blowersorpeoplewhogopublicaboutanunfair,

unsafe,orunethicalpracticeintheworkplaceorotherplace.

lookatads-

inthenews,magazines,ontv.

Learnabouttherelationshipofhonestyand(mental)health.

Learnabouthonestyinscientificormedicalrearch.

Comparenationalhonesty(crimestatistics)withlocalhonesty.

Whichishigher?

Rearchculturespastandprenttolearntheirviewsof

honesty.

restudent

guidelinesaboutcheating,stealing,lying,plagiarism,andother

issues?

Surveyyourclasstofindouthowhoneststudentsare.

Collectpicturesofpeoplethroughouthistorywhohavebeen

knownfortheirhonesty.

Writeajingleabouthonestyordishonesty.

Readstoriesabouthonesty.

BOOKLISTforHONESTY

ForGradesK-3

ADay'sWork-Bunting

TheEmptyPot-Demi

IraSleepsOver-Waber

Sam,Bangs,andMoonshine-Ness

TheTaleofPeterRabbit-Potter

TooManyTamales-Soto

What'sSoTerribleAboutSwallowinganAppleSeed?-Lerner&Goldhor

TheBoyWhoCriedWolf

Petunia-Duvoisin

Pinocchio

RubyCopyCat-Rathmann

StregaNona-DePaola

RooterRemembers:aBankStreetBookaboutValues-Oppenheim

TheBerenstainBearsandtheTruth-Berenstain

TheTrueFrancine-Brown

AnansiandtheMossCoveredRock-Stevens

Liar,Liar,PantsonFire-DeGroat

IDidIt,I'mSorry-Buehner

ChickenSoupfortheKid'sSoul2-Canfield

ForGrades3-6

TheValueofHonesty:theStoryofConfucius-Johnson

TheValueofTruthandTrust:theStoryofCochi-Johnson

DogYears-Warner

Humbug-Bawden

sNotaCrook-Park

TheSkullofTruth-Coville

NotesfromaLiarandHerDog-Choldenko

HonestAbe-Kunhardt

OnMyHonor-Bauer

Jennifer-The-JerkIsMissing-Gorman

One-EyedCat-Fox

SpyingonMissMuller-Bunting

WaterSky-George

YourMove,J.P.-Lowry

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