• There are many moral lessons that children need to learn as they grow,temptation image by jeancliclac from Fotolia.com
  
  Teaching school-age children social and moral skills can be one of the most important things you can do to help their overall development as human beings. The type of activities in which you choose to engage children should be based on their age. Develop activities that are both educational and enjoyable so that children will want to participate in the activities you have selected.
  
  

Develop a Game

• Create a game that helps to teach children social and moral skills. A game that offers players a choice about which path to take in certain scenarios is one idea to consider. Create a game board design using a graphics program like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop. Alternately, develop a card game that has graphics that depict cartoon children performing various activities such as helping someone pick up something they dropped or cleaning up clothes for his bedroom floor along with images like a character mocking another child because of some perceived "difference."
  
  

Put on a Play

• A creative idea for teaching children social and moral skills is to create a play or, alternately, find a play for children that suits your needs. Create a dilemma for a character or a group of characters that requires them to make a decision either to do the "right" thing or not. For young children, you will want to use fairly simple words and ideas to teach your lesson. Create costumes and set props to make the play entertaining to both participates and any audience. For a classroom or school presentation of your play, consider inviting parents or other family members.
  
  

Telling Stories

• As many parents or teachers discover, merely telling a child that something is the right thing to do or what behavior is expected in public doesn't always sink in. A better way to teach children a social and moral understanding is to tell them a story. A story can demonstrate why it is important to treat others with respect, help people in need, or teach him about making good social choices. You can find such stories in your local library and online or think about creating your own stories that can be read to a classroom of children of to your little one at bedtime. You can even create a storybook using a graphics program like Photoshop or GIMP.