Learners play a game that helps them identify qualities in others and themselves that make them trustworthy and determine whether you can be friends with someone you don't trust. Students brainstorm ways to build capital in a trust bank account. They read and discuss a Celtic folktale and discuss the role of communication in building trust. Students examine their family trust relationships and connect their experiences with the trust bank account. They brainstorm things their family depends on them for and decide if they feel trustworthy at home. Learners write an acrostic poem using the letters of their name to communicate their trustworthy nature.

The learner will:

• identify people he or she trusts.
• play a game in which partners depend on each other.
• brainstorm actions that build trust and actions that break down trust.
• define trustworthy.
• brainstorm traits of a trustworthy person.
• describe the behavior of dependable friends.
• read and respond to a story about trusting your instincts.
• read a folktale about trustworthiness.
• connect the text to real situations.
• brainstorm ways to build a trust bank account.
• review the meaning of a trust bank account.
• brainstorm things a family depends on.
• question a partner repeatedly to determine an underlying motivation.
• write an acrostic poem about trustworthiness.