Definition:

Trustworthiness

Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends and country

Trustworthiness means that other people can count on you to do the right thing.

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Books about Trustworthiness:

 Trust Me, Mom! by Angela McAllister and Ross Collins

Can I Trust You with My Secret? (Groovy Girls) by Zoey Zucker and Josie Yee

How Could You?: Kids Talk About Trust by Loewen, Nancy, Wesley, and Omarr

Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto

The Empty Pot by Demi

The Wild Kid by Harry Mazer (1998) Gr. 4-6.

The Real Thief by W. Steig, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux

The Lion and the Mouse- Aesop’s Fable

A Light in the Attic – Poems and Drawings, by Shel Silverstein. NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1981.

This collection of poems includes several that focus on trust, respect, responsibility, caring, fairness and citizenship.

Falling Up – Poems and Drawings, by Shel Silverstein. NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.

This collection of poems includes several that focus on trust, respect, responsibility, caring, fairness and citizenship.

George and Martha Rise and Shine, by James Marshall

The Butter Battle Book, by Dr. Seuss. NY: Random House, 1984.

This story presents a ridiculous example of prejudice against people who do things differently. It looks at pride in one’s own beliefs and examines trust, respect and responsibility.

The Boy who Cried Wolf, Fable

The Berenstain Bears and the Truth, written and illustrated by Stan and Jan Berenstain

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Resources on the Web:

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Ideas & Activities: 

CHARACTER COUNTS-TRUSTWORTHINESS LESSON PLANS

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True Blue Trustworthiness Quotes:

“A man who doesn’t trust himself can never really trust anyone else.” –Cardinal  De Retz

“I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.” –  Friedrich Nietzsche

“Trust must be proven and maintained; for as strong as it is under pressure, it cracks like and egg when betrayed.”  –Dr. Robyn Silverman

“It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.” –Samuel Jackson

“People ask me why it’s so hard to trust people, and I ask them why is it so hard to keep a promise.” –Anonymous

“I trust those who follow rules they don’t entirely believe more than I trust those who believe in rules they don’t entirely follow.” — Cat and Girl by Dorothy Gambrell

“Make your judgment trustworthy by trusting it” — Grantland Rice

“A true friend never breaches the trust of his companion or stabs in his back. He is trustworthy and reliable. One should therefore always try to be a true and reliable friend. ” –Sam Veda