March Golden Ideas
Talk about the weather as it goes from warm to chilly in terms to Spring being the interelation of  Winter and Summer.  Can this be parallel to a human friendship and the Golden Rule?  Write Diamantes on this idea
Play cooperative games that illustrate the Golden Rule
St Patricks Day and the Golden Rule  To pinch or not to pinch?  Does hiding a wee bit o green  stand as a challenge or
a cry for attention?  How can you apply the Golden Rule? 
Conferences-update parents about their child's progress in keeping the Golden Rule
Be watching for the painting of the Golden Rule.  Mrs. McQueen  has done alot of research and is now painting it.  It will have animals and a historical style to it. 
Children can make pots of Gold with actions they would like others to take toward them  which is also their bank account of action  to take toward others.
Read Confucius, The Golden Rule  by Russell Freedman  This book illustrates the teachings & the words of Confucius whose words today still ring true.  Confucius, a great Chinese thinker, conveyed his wisdom to his followers five centuries before Jesus taught the Golden Rule with similar words.  The book provides a great account of the life and history of Confucius and the Golden Rule
Read  The Sneeches & Other Stories Dr. Seuss  The senseless struggle for acceptance by wearing (or not wearing ) a star is the point of this tale.  The sneeches declare they are superior just by wht they are wearing.  Respect comes from goodness, not from appearance.
Read Simeon's Gift, Julie Edwards  a humble musician sets out to find his muse and is overwhelmed by all he see, until he discovers within himself his ture gift.
Read  The Birchbark  Louise Erdirch Omakaya, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe lives through tht joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847.  Omakayas relizes her special gifts in life and her calling through a tradedy at the village.  This story illustrates the importance of every living element on the planet- from plants to animals to humans.  It also illustrates the power of the human spirit to endoure loss and pain and to have the courage to move on and continue to live.  The book also introduces the reader to the Ojibwa culture and language.