Medal of Honor Character Development Program

Middle & High School Lesson Plans

Inspire Your Students to Become the Leaders of Tomorrow

The Character Development Program (CDP) is an excellent tool to ignite your students’ passion for learning and inspire them to become the heroes and leaders of tomorrow. CDP is free, ready-made, teacher-vetted, and can be seamlessly integrated into any curriculum.

Respondents to our recent Medal of Honor Foundation poll felt that only 26% of young people were learning values in their schools. CDP’s mission is to change that by teaching courage, commitment, integrity, sacrifice, citizenship, and patriotism to students through academically grounded lessons. Learn more about these lessons below.

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Why Choose CDP's Middle & High School Lesson Plans?

Revolving around the incredible stories of real-life Medal of Honor Recipients, these lesson plans help teachers nationwide position their students for success in the classroom and in life. Here’s why middle and high school teachers like you choose CDP:

  • Engaging activities: These interactive lessons will captivate your students’ attention.
  • Real-world relevance: These lessons connect historical events to contemporary issues.
  • Character development: These lessons will foster the values that define Medal of Honor Recipients through inspiring real-life stories of valor.
  • Teacher-friendly: These lessons are designed by educators for educators, are easy to implement, and align with curriculum standards and your unique teaching style.
  • Student-oriented: These lessons can cater to all types of learning styles to promote independence, collaboration, and meaningful growth in your classroom.

Our interactive middle and high school lesson plans will motivate your students to strive for excellence and grow into responsible, engaged citizens.

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Teachers Share What They Love About CDP

We are seeing more integrity in our students’ actions as well as in their analysis of characters’ behavior in the novels and short stories we read. We also see an increased focus on owning and correcting poor decisions. This program is an invaluable resource to develop and enhance those traits!
Teacher from Tallahassee

How to Use Our Lesson Plans

By offering a strong starting point to introduce your students to the Medal of Honor and its values, as well as themed lessons that facilitate a deeper dive into specific character values, you will have the resources you need to provide a comprehensive learning experience.

We advise starting with the Foundational Lessons (A1 – A11) when first introducing your students to CDP. Each lesson module balances direct instruction with thoughtful discussions, hands-on activities, and videos that teach foundational lessons of character.

These lessons are designed to be flexible, so adjust as needed — after all, you’re the expert! Whether you want to build a whole course around the lessons or simply incorporate a few lessons into your curriculum, you have the flexibility to do so with CDP.

Below, you will find middle and high school lesson plans from the Character Development Program. You can search and sort by subject, lesson title, or character value to nd a lesson or download a PDF of all the lessons. Let’s inspire the next generation of leaders together.

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