This game teaches kids 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, through its use of 100 concrete examples, takes the concept of character from an abstract concept to practical guidelines for living by the code of good character. 

 

Most people display bad character not because they are bad people, but because they have made bad choices.  The boy who doesn't clean his room because he wants to go out and play with friends is a typical example.  Many of the cards that show bad character contain rationalizations, helping students see that these rationalizations do not excuse bad character.

 

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.

 

Playing time: Between 30 and 45 minutes. Players:  2–5. Suitable for ages 5 to 12. 2010.

 

IFL

 

1010