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International Festival: Japan

For Teachers K
Students discover Japanese culture and the importance of Sakura to Japan. In this international festival instructional activity, students demonstrate an appreciation for the Sakura trees beauty by creating Sakura trees from white and...
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Words Can Hurt: King Day (4th)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study stereotypes and write about how to end stereotyping. In this stereotypes lesson, students study a T-chart about boys and girls stereotypes. Students then discuss stereotypical phrases. Students discuss Martin Luther King,...
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Organizer
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Qualities of a Friend

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this friends learning exercise, students explore qualities of a person. Students choose a friend and fill in eight qualities of that friend in the blanks on the learning exercise.
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Activity & Friendship

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students learn that exercise promotes healing. In this benefits to exercise instructional activity, students read and discuss the health benefits of exercise. They will also take their pulse and discuss healthy friendship choices.
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New Friends! Interview and Presentation

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this interview and presentation worksheet, students interview 3 different people and then present what they have found. There are 5 questions that students ask each person. They use the fill in the blank paragraph for the...
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A Teeny Tiny Book: My Friends

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this mini book instructional activity, students cut apart and complete a teeny tiny book with names of friends and their phone numbers.
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Best Friend Essay

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing worksheet, students read the essay prompt about friendship. Students write about what a best friend means to them.
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Be Friendly at School

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this social studies worksheet, students learn that it is important to know how to be a friend. Students read the information on the page about friendship. Students write about why they think it is important to be friendly at school....
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Key Stage One

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the world of theatre through storytelling and drama whilst exploring the theme of friendship. They discuss what theatre is. Students work in groups, each group focuses on a different activities. They read...
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Friendship Masks

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate the concept of friendship and how it is developed and based upon some different emotions. They examine samples of masks that display emotional responses. Then students have class discussion about emotions and the...
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Charlotte's Web

For Teachers K - 5th
Students read the story of Charlotte's Web. They discuss what it means to be a friend. Students discuss the way Fern and Wilbur's fiendship began. They answer the following questions: How was Fern a friend to Wilbur before she had even...
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Value: Non-Violence - Friendship With Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss the importance of respecting animals and properly providing for their needs. In a class setting, students read a story about animals and identify kind and caring actions toward the animals. After a class sing-a-long,...
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Interacting with Others

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in learning how to be more tolerant and accepting of others. They list ways that good friends treat each other and discuss these as a class. They look for examples of friendship behaviors in magazines and create a...
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Primary Content Area: Psychology/Counseling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of a friendship in order to better understand the characteristics that are common to all of them. The use of literature is used in order to provide context for the lesson.
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Friends

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a series of activities designed to help them talk about their friends and the different types of friendships they have inside and outside their immediate family. It will be important in the initial stages of the lesson...
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Friendship

For Teachers K
Students practice the buddy system on the playground or in the park. They discuss what it means to be a friend and list the qualities a good friend possesses.
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The Making of a Good Friend

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the text of the Ethics of the Fathers. They decide which characteristics would make a better friend. They evaluate the actions of others around them and write a poem with a partner about sharing.
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A Coloring Book From My Friends

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a coloring book based on pictures they pick out. They use Microsoft Paint to create their illustrations. They write sentences at the bottom of each picture.
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Friends Circle

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students participate in a project in which they examine many different aspects of human life to gain knowledge of people around the world. They discuss social problems and historical events.
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Friendly Poetry

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students brainstorm qualities that they look for in a good friend. They use those qualities to write a class poem. They are to illustrate their poems with crayons or markers.
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Friendship Gallery

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create a friendship portrait of a partner by tracing their shape on a panel of paper and filling it in with activities their friend likes to do.
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Hello Song

For Teachers K
Students sing song during meeting circle time to learn and practice their new school friends' names.
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The "Be Kind Kids" Project

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create a visual display that highlights friendship and kindness. They read and discuss a poem, and design and create a large poster or banner that emphasizes kindness, anti-bullying, and friendship.
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The Four Seasons with "Charlotte's Web"

For Teachers 2nd
Students explore the characters and plot of the story, "Charlotte's Web" through the twenty-two lessons of this unit. Characters, facts, and details of the story are recalled and discussed and form the basis of several activities in this...