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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.
University of Maryland
Umd: Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships
An outline of a chapter on interpersonal attraction. Easy to read and follow, although a little sparse on fully-explained content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: No One Is an Island: The Need for Relationships: Lesson 2
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the importance of the human need for relationships. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "No One is an Island: The Need for Relationships."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Range of Relationships: Lesson 1
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that people participate in many different types of relationships and that each person values each relationship differently. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "The Range of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Constructive and Destructive Relationships: Lesson 1
At the end of this lesson, the learner will understand that relationships may be supportive of their parties' needs and goals or run counter to parties' needs and goals. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Constructive and Destructive...
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Trouble With Friends
It can be hard learning how to get along with one another. Here are some tips of how to handle challenges with friends.