Curated OER
Surviving or Thriving with Roommates
Living on your own is hard, especially when you have to live with roommates. Discuss the importance of shared living situations and how to make them as good as possible with your class. They brainstorm what makes a good roommate, ways to...
Curated OER
Let's Get Along
Students examine the book Smoky Night. In this cultural lesson plan, students read the text and discuss why it's important to get along with others. Students complete a Venn diagram to compare and contrast themselves with a peer.
Curated OER
God's Dream
Students create a "handprint rainbow" to show that together people can make beautiful things. In this character education lesson, students are read the book, "God's Dream," and discuss the emotions of themselves and the characters. Then...
Curated OER
New Beginnings
Start the year off with a few role-play scenarios focused on positive classroom interactions, respect, and expressing feelings. These scenarios are very oddly worded but pose a good way to help learners build empathy and caring when...
Curated OER
Cooperation Course
Students explain cooperation is vital in our relationship to the environment and with fellow human beings. They develop cooperation skills through group interaction.
Curated OER
TOGETHER Acrostic Poem
In this language arts worksheet, students learn some behaviors which will help them get along with others by reading an acrostic poem with the word TOGETHER. There are no questions.
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The Critical Thinking Consortium: A Teacher's Guide to Feathers and Fools [Pdf]
Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox is an animal story about tolerance of differences and learning to accept one another. The activities in the guide help students explore the concept of tolerance and how to stand up for others when they are...
University of Florida
University of Florida: Conflict Resolution
This site presents findings of a study of the use of conflict resolution and peer mediation in middle schools. Only samples of the training and classroom materials are available.
Read Works
Read Works: Trouble at Reading Railroad
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two cousins who disagree over a game of Monopoly. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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.