Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Butterfly and Wave Description of Activity Ask your group to create a story that shows how a small personal action can lead to significant results....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Sample of Robert Indiana's LOVE art. Leader Resource 2, Robert Indiana's LOVE Image. Indiana never copyrighted the image, so you can locate many reproductions. One image on the Internet is on the website for Wichita State University's Sculpture...

Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity Story 1, "How Much Does a Snowflake Weigh?" Preparation for Activity Read the story. Photocopy Story 1, "How Much Does a Snowflake Weigh?," one for each participant. Description of Activity Participants hear and discuss a story about small actions...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Two dice (extra large, if possible) of different colors Ethics Play role nametags Ethics Play Scenarios (Session 1, Leader Resources 2-7) Optional: Masks, costumes, and wigs for roles Preparation for Activity If you are or your group is new to Ethi...

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Create a handout from Taking It Home that is specific to the activities used in this session. Description of Activity Briefly summarize what you have done in this session. Hand out any Taking It Home...

Activity time: 15 minutes Description of Activity Ask youth to imagine and perform random acts of kindness. Introduce the activity by asking the group to imagine a scene like this: "You and your family are driving along in a car when you get to a tollbooth on the highway. When you pull up to the...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Conundrum Corner poster/banner Leader Resource 1, Butterfly and Wave, for Conundrum Corner Chalice and matches Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Optional: Recording of "Amazing Grace" and music player Optional: Nametags and markers Optional:...

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Decide whether to do this activity in a full group or in smaller groups. Description of Activity Ask participants to imagine what an ethics GPS would be like and then to demonstrate how it would work. Begin by asking whether participants are...

Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity This activity invites youth to burn off some physical steam by silently demonstrating a temper tantrum thrown by a small child. Its purpose is to introduce the topic of emotional outbursts without asking youth to talk about their own most...

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Acquaint yourself with the basic idea that morality has developed through evolution. Description of Activity This activity offers theory and discussion that will appeal to thoughtful youth who are attracted to ideas....

Activity time: 5 minutes Description of Activity Lead a brief discussion based on the meaning of five phrases commonly used to describe a person's character. Introduce and ask about the phrases with questions like these: Critics who write about books, movies, and plays sometimes complain that a...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Modeling or polymer clay Pipe cleaners Sheet of poster board or cardboard for each small group Assorted other craft materials for building obstacle courses Protective tarps or newspapers Preparation for Activity Decide how to set up small groups so...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Two dice (extra large, if possible) of different colors Ethics Play role nametags Ethics Play Scenarios (Session 1, Leader Resources 2-7) Optional: Masks, costumes, and wigs for roles Preparation for Activity If you are or your group is new to Ethi...

Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity Story 1, "The Honorable Joha, Mula Nasruddin Hodja, and the Donkey Story" Preparation for Activity Read the story. Photocopy Story 1, "The Honorable Joha, Mula Nasruddin Hodja, and the Famous Donkey Story," one for each participant. Description of...

Activity time: 5 minutes Description of Activity Introduce the session by giving its title, "Doing Your Good Side." Say that when you talked about showing your good side a moment ago, you meant "your best physical side." Add that most people really do not need to worry about their best physical...

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Taking It Home, one for each participant Preparation for Activity Create a handout from Taking It Home that is specific to the activities used in this session. Description of Activity Briefly summarize what you have done in this session....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity 11" x 14" sheet of paper for each youth Washable markers Preparation for Activity Prepare tabletops or counters so they are suitable for making silhouette drawings. Description of Activity In this activity, youth make silhouette drawings of their...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Conundrum Corner poster/banner A small mirror Chalice and matches Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Optional: Recording of "Amazing Grace" and music player Optional: Nametags and markers Optional: Decorative cloth for Conundrum Corner Preparatio...

This physical game actively demonstrates the relationship between temptation, impulse, action, and conscience. This is a variation of freeze tag, in which one person who is "It" chases and tries to tag others inside the boundaries of a defined space. Anyone tagged must stop and stand in a...

Participants play a game replicating real-life situations involving ethical decisions.  At the end of the game, ask where they saw that Star’s good character seeds had been nurtured, and where did they see Star’s negative seeds at work? How could Star have used these situations to nurture their...