Character Education
Donald R. Glover
Character Education
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
43 Fitness Activities for Community Building
by Donald R. Glover
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
What if getting stronger meant more than just muscles? Imagine a world where every jump, run, and stretch helps you grow kind, brave, and ready to face any challenge. How will you discover the superhero inside yourself?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book offers a unique blend of character education and physical fitness activities designed for children aged 9 to 12. It includes 43 community-building exercises aligned with NASPE standards, along with reproducible forms for tracking progress and assessment. Parents can expect an engaging resource that promotes both physical health and moral development in an accessible, age-appropriate way.
Why we rated Character Education 11C
Character Education is written at a Level 6 reading level across 256 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Character Education works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Character Education as 11C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Character Education explores personal, health & social education, moral education, elementary school athletic programs, and character development — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about personal, health & social education, moral education, elementary school athletic programs.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780736045049
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- March 2003
- Type
- Nonfiction