Responsibility

Responsibility Being responsible for ones actions Something for which one is responsible :a duty, obligation, or burden Being accountable in word and deed. Having a sense of duty to fulfill tasks with reliability, dependability and commitment. __Examples of Responsibility __ Following through when you agree to help a friend with something demonstrates responsibility. Going to practice and showing up for games when you become a member of a team is responsible. completing your homework when it is due to be turned in is being responsible.

__People who demonstate Responsibility __ Parents are responsible when they make sure their children have adequate food, clothing and shelter. President Obama is responsible when he makes a plan to help our country stay safe and strong. Principals of schools are responsible when they make educating children their top priority.

__ Books about Responsibility __ __Arthur's Computer Disaster__ by Marc Brown Arthur disobeys his mother by playing his favorite game on her computer, which leads to a lesson in taking responsibility for one's actions. __I Wanna Iquana__ by Karen Kaufman Orloff Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet. __Pigsty by__ Mark Teague When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs come to live with him. __Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie__ by Peter Roop In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself. __The Whipping Boy__ by Sid Fleischman A story set in the middle ages about a bratty prince and his whipping boy who have many adventures when they trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws. __The First Part Last__ by Angela Johnson Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his baby daughter by himself. __The Signmakers Assistant__ by Tedd Arnold __Tops and Bottoms__ by Janet Stevens __The Paperboy__ by Dav Pilkey __Strega Nona__ by Tomie DePaola __I Just Forgot__ by Mercer Mayer __The Little Red Hen__ by Elizabeth Lane __I am the Messenger__ by Markus Zusak

Web resources for teaching Responsibility

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