Leadership is something that my group struggles with. We have some great students, who have great qualities - but they are shy and quiet and not willing to take on leadership roles. Taking time this month to learn about leadership was interesting for my class.
We read several articles about student leadership. Then we brainstormed a list of character traits that leaders have. I asked students to think about which of those qualities they have already and which they would like to work on. The kids were able to identify which traits they saw in others and which traits that they wanted to work on themselves. 
Then we made “wanted posters” The students choose the leadership traits that they have already to add to their character description on the poster. The students thought this was great! They loved having the wanted posters hung around the school. 
As it was a short month with parent conferences and spring break, we will continue to learn about leadership and what makes a great leader.
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