December is a busy month filled with friends & family, holiday music, giving and much more! That’s why The Character Tree is here to help you out! Scroll down to see how you can incorporate character education and social emotional learning (SEL) with these December classroom themes and activities!

• Month of Giving
• Eat a Red Apple Day
• National Mutt Day
• World Wildlife Conservation Day
• Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day
• National Horse Day
• Monkey Day

We all know that it is better to give then receive! And it doesn’t have to be money. Watch our kindergarten episode Empathy & Volunteers to learn how sometimes the best way to give is to volunteer. Don’t forget to use our supplemental resources for additional classroom activities!

What is more red applish then Johnny Appleseed? Watch Kindness & Johnny Appleseed and eat a delicious red apple!

Here at The Character Tree, we all love dogs. They are not necessarily mutts, but we have the 1^st/2^nd grade episodes Teamwork & Service Dogs, and Teamwork & Togo. Show your love by watching the episodes and by giving your favorite canine a nice healthy treat!

The world is a much richer and healthy place when we help protect at risk and endangered species. We think the 1^st/2^nd grade episode Empathy & The Irwin Family is a great way to combine love of wildlife with positive character!

We think this is a really fun idea! Watch Curiosity & Leonardo da Vinci and discuss what it would have been like before cars, TV’s and even video games!

Are you noticing an animal theme this month? Let’s keep it going by learning about the famous racehorse who inspired a nation in Perseverance & Seabiscuit!

Yup! It’s animals all the way down! They are not monkeys, but in Kindness & Jane Goodall you can learn about their close relative, the chimpanzee!