Bringing Out Their Best: Values Education and Character Development through Traditional Tales

by Norma J. Livo

Here are more than 60 tales that exemplify, support, and promote the strong values and character traits that we wish to instill in our youth today. They also support the character education that is being mandated in state after state throughout the country. Grouped into 12 sections based on specific values, such as love, perserverance, fairness, and cooperation (with a separate chapter on dealing with bullies), these tales have been passed down through the ages in diverse cultures and traditions from all over the world―from Japan and India to Greece, Scotland, Africa, and the Americas. There are folktales, fables, Zen Buddhist tales, stories from the Judeo Christian Bible―even true historic tales. At the end of each section, educator and storyteller Norma Livo offers activity ideas and suggestions for discussions pertinent to specific stories and values. In addition, there is an appendix of general activity ideas that can be used in character education.

280 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 2000

Reviews

[Guen]

Love
Japan
China
Native American US
New Testament
Scotland
Appreciation
Zen Buddhist
Japan
Aesop
Aesop
Perseverance
Scotland
Ethiopia
Poland
Germany
Trustworthiness
Russia
Slavonic
Africa
Aesop
Scotland
Aesop
Self-Discipline
Korea
Finland
Finland
Self-Confidence
China
Scotland
Compassion
Japan
Greece
Japan
Germany
Italy
India
Native American US
Responsibility
US
Scotland
Native American US
Cooperation
Aesop
US
Aesop
Persia
Maori
Native American US
Finland
Slavonic
Respect
Slavonic
Scotland
Africa
US
Fairness
Germany
Native American US
France
Dealing with Bullies
Norway
US
Hmong
England
Old Testament
Peru