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The Search for Delicious: Novel Study

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Have you ever gone looking for one thing but ended up discovering something else? That is exactly what happened to Gaylen, a character in The Search for Delicious. Gaylen begins looking for a food to label as delicious, but discoveres...
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Runaway Ralph: Novel Study

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Maybe the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Ralph, a mouse character in Runaway Ralph, thought that summer camp had to be better than dealing with his mother, uncle, and cousins. However, camp has its troubles, too. Worksheet...
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Rules: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Have you ever been so focused on others, that a look in the mirror surprises you? It seems that Catherine, a character in Rules, does just that when she focuses so much on her autistic brother's behaviors that she is surprised by her own...
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Thanksgiving Challenge

For Students 3rd - 6th
Set the Thanksgiving Day holiday table with a learning game that challenges participants to think critically about family members' likes and dislikes. Players scroll over a character to reveal what the requirements are for their seating...
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Courage in Action

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore what it takes to be courageous.  In this social studies lesson, 7th graders analyze different character traits.  Students explain their feelings on their specific character traits. 
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The Book Boy by Joanna Trollope

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students read, analyze and critique the novel, "The Book Boy," by Joanna Trollope. They brainstorm if you can tell a book by its cover, construct a character map, explore cultural differences and investigate how a family hides a family...
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Comprehension

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study comprehension. In this writing instructional activity, 5th graders remember what they read and write an introduction for a character from a novel just read including a good description of that character.
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Writing Own Tale

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read The First Strawberries and complete a character chart. In this writing a tale lesson plan, 3rd graders discuss viewpoints and identify character traits. Students complete character charts and write their own tale about...
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The Sorcerers Shown

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students consider the different genres of literary and movie characters. In this character types lesson, students brainstorm character genres from books and movies. Students read the article 'Which Wizard Beats 'Em All?' and develop...
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Literature And Human Rights: Questions to Apply to Literature, Other Texts, and Media

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students answer a variety of discussion questions about human rights and how they may apply to and influence formal literature, the media, educational textbooks, advertising, and commercial publications.
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Athlete Webelos Activity

For Students 5th
In this physical education worksheet, 5th graders keep track of activities completed while obtaining a Boy Scout's merit badge for the nine questions.
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Discovering Our Legacy of Giving

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the characteristics of philanthropists.  In this cross- curricular instructional activity, 7th graders evaluate the character traits of people from a film. Students write a metaphor about responsibility to community.
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Honesty

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this honesty word search worksheet, students find 20 words pertaining to character education. The words include "fairness," "respect," and "truthfulness."
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How to Answer Moral Questions

For Students 7th - 9th
For this character education worksheet, students respond to five short answer questions related to ideal moral judgment. First, they explain why it is important, which components is most difficult, and how one engages in rational and...
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Teamwork Poster

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
In this character education poster worksheet, students read the teamwork caption and examine the picture the exemplifies teamwork.
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In-Group Favoritism

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover how to cross social boundaries. In this character education lesson, students discuss the positive and negative impacts of  favortism they witness in their local community as well as the international community. Students...
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Challenging Discrimination

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore discrimination. In this character education instructional activity, students define discrimination and discuss instances of it. Students brainstorm methods of encouraging diversity.
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Role Playing for the Common Good

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore conflict resolution. For this character education lesson, students role play simple conflict resolution situations at school and present the skits to other classes.
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You've Got to be Taught to Hate and Fear

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore themes of prejudice and acceptance. For this character education lesson, students listen and respond to several fiction books, poems, and lyrics with a similar theme. Learners locate articles with the main idea of...
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I Am a Star

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the unique qualities of themselves and others. In this character education lesson, students read the book A Unicorn Named Beulah Mae and create a paper star displaying their unique personality traits.
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What Can I Do?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify feelings and learn how to handle conflict. For this character education lesson, discuss what to do when a friend is feeling sad and develop positive ways to handle negative feelings.
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The Beagle Brigade

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners brainstorm how to handle conflict scenario.  In this character education instructional activity, students read a story and respond as to how the characters should handle the conflict. Learners examines feelings of characters and...
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Bullying-Role Play

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the effects of bullying. In this character education lesson, students role play various situations and discuss how to resolve them properly.
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Understanding Justice, Kindness and Tolerance

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders consider the implications of racism and prejudice. In this character education lesson, 9th graders participate in a classroom activity that requires them to consider how self-deception and self-betrayal contribute to racism.

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