HONESTY for Kids

A story that explores integrity and opens a conversation with your child.

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♥ This book teaches: Integrity. doing what is right when no one is watching.

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Guiding Questions for Parents.

Definition: Integrity means being honest, and responsible and respectful all the time, whether or not people can see what you’re doing. In short: Do the right thing, even when no one's looking. Summary: This video illustrates the virtues of honesty and integrity through a boy who starts a conversation with a wise talking tree. The wise tree explains to the boy what a conscience is and how its function is to remind us when we’re about to make bad choices and when we’ve already made a bad choice. The boy also learns that it’s important to not try to hide our bad behaviors - we may think it’s ok to do wrong when we think no one’s watching but it’s not. Lesson Objectives:

Students will be more inclined to value honesty and integrity, choosing not to hide mistakes or behaviors that go against the conscience or sense of rightness.

Guiding Questions:

Why did the boy go behind the tree?
What story did the tree tell the boy about his daddy?
What did the tree tell the boy about making mistakes?
What kind of mistakes do you make and how do you feel when that happens?
The boy’s dad didn’t get caught when he tried to hide his mistake so why wasn’t he glad when he succeeded in hiding?
Why is it important to do the right thing?
Do you have a memory of doing the right thing? What happened?
Why is it important to forgive yourself when you make a mistake?
Are you able to forgive others when they make mistakes? Why or why not?
Ask a family member if they will tell you a story about when they made a mistake.

🌿 Virtue Connection: Integrity means doing what is right even when no one is watching.

About the Story.

This guide is part of the Values & Virtues library, a free collection of 400+ book guides and activities organized around 12 core virtues for children from pre-K to 6th grade. Each guide includes Guiding Questions designed to open a real conversation with your child in 10 minutes or less.