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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education: My Name Is Me

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. The purpose of this activity is to build students' awareness and appreciation of who they are through enhancement of their skills. Good resource.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "I Am Me"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This instructional activity includes promoting students' understanding of themselves through self-expression, critical thinking skills, and creative writing and...
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Black and White"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes making students aware of racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity in a positive way. Good resource.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Decisions!"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes helping students develop decision-making skills, promote critical thinking skills, and reflect on their beliefs. Good site.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "I Would Invent"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes encouraging students to develop an interest in science, to promote critical thinking skills, and to enhance reading and writing skills.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Cause & Effect"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This instructional activity includes promoting an interest in science for students, to use critical thinking skills, and to use graphic organizers.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Old Wisdom"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes motivating students to read, encouraging students to use inferential and critical thinking skills, and promoting an understanding and appreciation...
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Look in Mirror"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes making students aware of themselves, promoting appreciation of their individuality, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, and language arts skills.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "What's in a Name"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes helping students reflect on their value and self-worth, promoting appreciation of their individuality, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, and...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Two Sides"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes promoting the love of reading, helping students understand different points of view, different genres in literature, and critical thinking skills....
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Beauty"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes promoting cooperative learning, encouraging the integration of knowledge and creativity, the importance of looking beyond the physical, and the...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "If I Wasn't Me"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes encouraging students to use their knowledge and metacognition, as well as helping students implement reading, writing, and thinking connections...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Womanhood"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes encouraging students to become more aware of the role of women in society, and promoting appreciation for the contributions of women.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "What If?"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes promoting student interest in history and helping students understand how the past influences the present.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "History's Heroes"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes helping students appreciate historical events, enhancing students' understanding of the difference between narrative and expository text, and...
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Do You Mean?"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. Used to motivate students to use higher-level thinking skills, read, and develop an appreciation for their culture. Good resource.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Picture Stories"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. This activity focuses on students' critical thinking, creative, and comprehension skills. Good resource.
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Website
Other

Character Education Partnership: School Safety

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of links to resources for teachers and parents for helping children process their responses to school violence, such as the Sandy Hook tragedy.
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Website
Other

The Giraffe Heroes Project

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Giraffe Heroes Project honors people "who stick their necks out for the common good." This site tells the stories of these ordinary people who have shown the character to stand up against injustice or misfortune in real, effective...
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Article
PBS

Pbs: Quotes on Character

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are teaching character education, you might find this list of quotations from PBS a good source for inspiration for your students. Also great for students searching for famous and inspiring quotes!
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Activity
Live Wire Media

Good Character: Teaching Guides for Middle School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Although these teaching guides are designed to be used with a video series called "Big Changes, Big Choices," most of the material here can be used without the videos. The topics covered in this series include both life skills and...
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Strategies for Empowering Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use this site to focus on character education and building an understanding of diversity and cultural heritage. This excellent site provides classroom activity exercises for students in the primary, intermediate, and upper level. It is a...
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Strategies for Empowering Students

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use this site to focus on character education and building an understanding of diversity and cultural heritage. This excellent site provides classroom activity exercises for students in the primary, intermediate, and upper level. It is a...
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Interactive
Other

Bible Crossword Puzzles

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is full of interactive crossword puzzles for students about the bible. Puzzles range from Genesis, Exodus, Noah, Moses, to character education.

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