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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Overcoming Obstacles

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
When faced with a bump in the road, sometimes we forget we have a choice: overcome the obstacle or let it overcome you. Steven Claunch, who was born without fingers on his right hand and with one leg shorter than the other and has...
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Lesson Plan
Code.org

Code.org: Lesson 2: Persistence & Frustration: Stevie and the Big Project

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of what it means to be frustrated while working on a large project. It's possible that not every student will experience frustration with this activity, but there are many...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Tips: Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (1St Grade)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use these teaching tips from the PBS Kids Lab to help children make sense of problems and persevere in solving them, determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equations, use addition and subtraction within 20 to...
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Lesson Plan
Character Lab

Character Lab: Expert Practice for Classrooms: Grit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Expert Practice helps you improve your skills no matter what it is you're trying to master. There are three steps you follow in order, and then repeat, repeat, repeat: First, identify a specific sub-skill that incrementally challenges...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pov Engage: Lesson Plan Addressing Trauma Using Affective and Cognitive Skills

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During this lesson, learners will learn how trauma impacts the brain via streaming clips. Students will learn about how a family stays interconnected with the community to help its members deal with grief connected to their son's shooting.
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Virtual Professional Learning Series

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Our Virtual Professional Learning Series is created for teachers-by teachers-to bring together content experts and educators from all backgrounds. With an emphasis on fun, engaging, accessible, and free tools for classrooms, these...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Camp Day 1

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Peg and Cat are helping the Farmer today, and they have a lot of work to do! Today's activities include welcoming campers, introducing camp, sorting animals, collecting 100 chickens, planting vegetables, and solving some really big...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Life's Little Lessons: Persistence

For Students Pre-K - K
In this set of resources, we will use a video and a song from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood to focus on how you can help children learn that being persistent is worthwhile; and when we keep on trying we are more likely to succeed. When we...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Back to School: Activity Starters: Odd Squad

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience when watching Odd Squad.
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Website
University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Moralities and Mysteries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Victoria, which is part of a much larger site on Shakespeare, describes morality plays. It also provides examples and links to complete texts of some medieval morality plays.
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eBook
Other

Children's Stories From Whootie Owl

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a searchable collection of international folktales, fairy tales and stories that address themes such as perseverance, friendship, and cooperation. After the story, there are a few open-ended questions students can answer online....
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Students 3rd - 8th
For nearly two decades, Dr. King led the Civil Rights Movement in 20th century America. This concise biography launches into the strides made from his passion and perseverance.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Try Something New for 30 Days

For Students 9th - 10th
Is there something you've always meant to do, wanted to do, but haven't? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals. [3:21]
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Handout
The Franklin Institute

Science Museum: Long Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of two men that persevered. Read the inspiring story of their transatlantic flight.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Sahara Special" by Esme Raji Codell

For Students 5th - 8th
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...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child" by F. Jimenez

For Students 5th - 8th
A collection of autobiographical short stories about a boy whose family moves from America to Mexico where they become migrant workers. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Covering and Filling: Surface Area & Volume of Rectangular Prisms

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Young scholars apply their knowledge of surface area and volume to solve some problems for a box company. This lesson contains a detailed lesson plan, video explanations, rubrics, group work guidelines, slides containing problems, and...
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 6: Steve Jobs: Unit Files

For Teachers 6th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for texts about Steve Jobs.
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Article
PBS

Sesame Street: Breathe, Think, Do

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Frustration is a normal part of life, but it can overwhelm kids and bring up a lot of big feelings. You can help them to use the "Breathe, Think, Do" strategy to calm down, identify their feelings, and work to solve their problem.
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Reflect: The Truth About Your Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning and practicing help strengthen and change our brains. Watch a short video and complete reflection questions on how your brain continues to grow.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Learn: The Growth Mindset

For Students 9th - 10th
This article showcases the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Reflect: The Growth Mindset

For Students 9th - 10th
In this reflection, do your best to think about the challenges and obstacles you face in your own life. Use these reflection questions to piece together a plan for overcoming them using strategies shared in previous activities.
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Connect: Keep Going Keep Growing

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity will help students understand why working through frustration will help them grow.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Learn: Keep Going. Keep Growing

For Students 9th - 10th
This article lays out a few steps to help you become better at dealing with frustration. Practicing them will make it easier to persist and, over time, help you get less frustrated during your learning journey.

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