Curated OER
Sight Word List Ten
In this literacy learning exercise, students identify and spell correctly twenty sight words from a list. They study and write the 20 words for practice.
Curated OER
Friendship
Students explore the importance of being kind and loving to others. As a class, students read and discuss a story about friendship. They share experiences of friendship and sing songs about friends. In groups, students name qualities...
Curated OER
Counseling
As a group, students read a book about being kind to one another. They decorate styrofoam cups that they use when someone says something nice to them, by "filling up their bucket".
Curated OER
Counseling
Students, as a group, read a story about being kind and giving to others. They answer questions about the story and discuss it. They are also asked if it is better to have a lot of stuff or to enjoy it.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Wind and the Sun"
Learn about the power of kindness while reading this illustrated fable "The Wind and the Sun." Then read the same story with different illustrations to provide a new point of view.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Lessons From Auschwitz: The Power of Our Words
Classical music mastermind Benjamin Zander concluded his 2008 TED Talk by recounting the heartrending story of an Auschwitz survivor and her brother. This short animated piece highlights that story, reminding us that the words we speak...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Caring
Teach students skills and strategies for showing more care and concern for others.