Break your classroom into small groups of approximately four to five students. Have them finish these three statements by discussing them in their groups: "when someone makes fun of me, I feel..."; "I can respect my peers by..."; and "when I see someone else being bullied, I should..." Bring the class back together and have the individual groups share their finished statements with the rest of the classroom. Encourage students to respect others by treating them the way they wish to be treated themselves.
Tell students that stealing is the opposite of trustworthiness. Pass out index cards to your students, and have them write down their six favorite or most meaningful possessions. Next, have them number the items from one to six, in order of personal importance. Roll a six-sided, die. Whatever number you get, tell the kids to pretend that the item on their list with the corresponding number has just been stolen. Have them share how it would feel to lose this possession. Ask them if it would make them trust people less if one of their favorite possessions was stolen. Tell students that they should be trustworthy by not stealing, so they never make people feel the negative emotions they just experienced in the exercise.
Have students write down three excuses they have used recently, such as my dog ate my homework, my alarm clock didn't go off, or he made me do it. Next, ask the class to brainstorm what it means to be responsible. Write down all the thoughts your students share on the board. Ask students if the excuses they just wrote down sound responsible. Have the students re-write their excuses into responsible statements. For example, students can say "I will do my homework and keep it in a safe place," "I will set two alarms from now on," or "I choose my actions instead of giving in to peer pressure."
Ask students to share some of the problems they have observed in their local community, such as homelessness, litter or poverty. Tell them that citizenship has to do with volunteering their own time and energy to help improve the problems within their community. Take students on a field trip to volunteer in a local soup kitchen, help build a house with a local nonprofit or serve in a local cleanup effort. When you get back to the classroom, have kids share how it felt to be proud citizens in their community.