Scholastic
Scholastic: Building Bridges of Friendship
Learn how to build better friendships when you explore this resource. This site provides detailed games, activities, and other resources to help students learn about the importance of building relationships.
Utah Education Network
Uen: 2nd Grade Act. 10: R E L a T I O N S H I P S
This lesson engages students in making short words. Students will regroup the short words into word families and discuss the findings with classmates.
MadSci Network
Symbiotic Relationships in the Deciduous Forest
A brief definition of symbiotic, followed by explanations of mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Can't We All Just Get Along?" by Bird Brain Science
Earth is full of a variety of living things that interact with one another in many different ways. This informational text explains the various different types of relationships they can have with one another. It also offers guided...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Catch Me if You Can
Students are asked to explain the predator/prey relationship and how it helps to maintain the balance of the ecosystems.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Friendship
Do you know what it takes to be a good friend? Talk about this with your friends and classmates with the help of the several questions and detailed notes provided at this website.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Stay in or Leave a Relationship?
Should you stay or leave a relationship? The School of Life provides a checklist of questions to ask oneself before heading out too quickly- or too slowly.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Empathy: So Funny I Forgot to Laugh
Explore the topic of empathy in this interactive comic. Can Arthur find a way to apologize for bullying Sue Ellen and save their friendship?
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry
Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-10) to pair with the drama "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry. When a struggling African-American family receives a large insurance check, a conflict erupts on how to spend the money....
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. After losing her family estate to creditors, Blanche DuBois moves in with her younger sister, Stella, and her working class...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell
Selected (8) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell. Sahara Special is the story of Sahara Jones's 5th grade school year and the struggles she overcomes to make friends and reach her potential as...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Selected (9) reading passages (grades 9-11) to pair with "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro. After decades of striving to be the perfect butler, Stevens embarks on a drive through postwar England that prompts him to reflect on...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Odyssey" by Homer
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with the epic poem "The Odyssey" by Homer. Odysseus, an ancient Greek war hero and leader of Ithaca, embarks on a twenty-year long return to his homeland after the fall of Troy. It is...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou recounts her coming of age story as a mature but apprehensive girl in the American South and California during the Jim Crow era. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 7-10) to pair with "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
In this novel, Louise dreams of leaving her tiny island home in Chesapeake Bay, but first she must escape the shadow of her twin sister who seems to rob her of everything. Selected (11) reading passages (grades 6-10) to pair with "Jacob...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Fences" by August Wilson
The play "Fences" explores the complex relationships of a 1950s middle-class, African American family and how they deal with issues of financial hardship, infidelity, and insecurities. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 7-11) to pair...
Other
The Conversation: Face Time Can't Replace Face to Face Time in Social Distancing
A discussion about why digital communication can't replace face-to-face time.
Other
Western Australia Department of Health: Online vs Face to Face Communication
Students discuss the similarities and differences between online and face-to-face communication. They also research and explore protective strategies to ensure they communicate safely using technology.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 2
Sixth graders will take a test and be surprised at how similar their teacher is to them.
Other
Naeyc: Teaching Emotional Intelligence in Early Childhood
In this article from National Association for the Education of Young Children, information about the importance of teaching emotional intelligence skills is shared.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.11 Habitat and Niche
See how organisms each have their own role in the ecosystem.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Finding Patterns to Make Predictions
Make predictions then explore the patterns found in everyday objects like stairs. This interactive exercise focuses on developing an equation to represent a mathematical rule and working with virtual manipulatives to visualize a concept,...
PBS
Pbs: Creating Numerical Patterns With Rules: Bianca Functions in the Wild
In this Cyberchase video, Bianca and her friend go camping and soon realize that Bianca has left the food at home. They find a vending machine in the woods, but it doesn't dispense the food that corresponds with the numbers Bianca...
Other
Healthy Relationships Activities
There are no answers on this page, but there are questions to ask yourself about your feelings and how you express yourself in healthy relationships.