What Do You Stand For? Character Building Card Game

By Barbara A. Lewis

Build positive character through questions, conversation, and play.

What Do You Stand For? Character Building Card Game turns character exploration into an interactive game for kids ages 8-13. Based on What Do You Stand For? For Kids by Barbara A. Lewis, the game uses questions, personal stories, everyday scenarios, and card-collection play to get kids thinking and talking about positive character while sharing their own ideas and experiences.

Explore 10 Positive Character Traits: Kids learn about caring, citizenship, cooperation, fairness, forgiveness, honesty, relationships, respect, responsibility, and safety through engaging questions and activities.Think, Share, and Respond: Four types of cards invite players to explain what a character trait means to them, identify someone who demonstrates it, share a personal story, or consider how they would respond to a "What would you do?" situation.Turn Character Building Into Conversation: Questions and scenarios encourage kids to share ideas, listen to others, consider different perspectives, and discuss how positive character can apply to everyday situations.Learn Through Interactive Card Play: Players answer questions and collect cards representing the different character traits as they work toward collecting one card from each trait. Designed for 2-4 players, the game can also be adapted for team or group play.Play at Home, School, or With a Group: Flexible gameplay makes it easy to use the cards with families, classrooms, and groups, while adult participation can help encourage discussion and guide conversations about children's responses.

Character Building Kids Can Talk About: More than a game about knowing definitions, What Do You Stand For? Character Building Card Game gives children opportunities to connect positive character with people they know, experiences they've had, and choices they might face. Whether played with family, classmates, or a group, the game combines character exploration with conversation and participation to help kids think about what caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and other positive traits can look like in everyday life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575422174
• ISBN13: 9781575422176
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 3.2" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 7