Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare - Character Education lesson plan

Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

© 1990 re-telling by Debbie Dunn

The Grandmothers of the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya tell stories to teach the children important lessons like don't be greedy. One of those children, Ann Njeri Mwangi, orally shared this tale with me in 1990.

Story Description: Hyena helps Hare find a cub-sitting job for Queen Lion. Unfortunately, Hyena demands a very unreasonable reward in exchange. Listen to this Character Education tale and see if you agree it also has a strong message about Justice and about being Responsible.

In this anti-bullying tale about Hare, Hyena finds a way to blackmail Hare into jeopardizing the safety and lives of Queen Lion’s cubs. See if you feel that Hare should have shared the guilt as well.

Lesson Plan link:
Middle school lesson plan: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

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Step 1: Character Education Lesson Objectives
Lesson objectives: Character Education

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Step 2: K & W questions for KWL Model discussion
K & W questions for KWL Model discussion

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Step 3: Vocabulary discussion: Good character traits
Vocabulary discussion: Good character traits

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Step 4: Character Education story
Character Education story

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Step 5: Popcorn Review
Popcorn Review

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Step 6: Character Education role-play
Character Education role-play

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Bonus: Role-play slideshow
Role-play slideshow

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Step 7: Bloom’s Taxonomy discussion questions
Bloom’s Taxonomy discussion questions

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Step 8: Writing Assignment
Writing Assignment

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Bonus: Printable Writing worksheet
Printable Writing worksheet

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Step 9: L questions for KWL Model discussion
L questions for KWL Model discussion

Debbie Dunn is a professional storyteller, a former school teacher, a published author of two books, a freelance writer, and an anti-bullying and conflict resolution specialist. She taught anti-bullying and conflict resolution to over 500 middle school students a year for five years until a budget-cut eliminated most of the school’s special programs. Since September of 2009, she has been serving as the School Conflict Resolution Examiner for Examiner.com. You will find all the above links on her Examiner.com website. To see more, please click on SCHOOL CONFLICT RESOLUTION at Examiner.com.