Live Wire Media
Good Character: The Six Pillars of Character: Respect
Learn how to be respectful with simple tips, discussion questions, and activity ideas. This website, meant to accompany a video on respect, is a good resource for young children who are learning about respect in school and at home.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tea Mology: Meet the Team
TEAMology's mission is to understand and improve emotional health to enhance every child's ability to succeed in school, career, and life. Meet the team of TEAMology with their character introduction videos along with a printable PDF...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: 'Lockdown' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Lockdown by Diane Tullson looks at what could happen when a student brings a gun to school, intent on revenge. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Loser by Jerry Spinelli Lesson
This teaching plan offers an activity to do in the classroom as well as a list of other books with the same themes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tea Moloby: Simplifying and Strengthening Emotional Wellness for Children
TEAMology's mission is to understand and improve emotional health to enhance every child's ability to succeed in school, career, and life. This a social-emotional learning curriculum with character-driven activities and videos brought to...
Read Works
Read Works: Back Off
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a girl named Ziainey Stokes who stood up to bullying by creating an anti-bullying club at her school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: 'Queen of the Toilet Bowl' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Queen of the Toilet Bowl' by Canadian author Freida Wishinsky is about a Brazilian girl who gets a lead role in a school musical and then must learn to deal with a bully who is upset she was passed over for it. Freida Wishinsky is a...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: My Time as Caz Hazard Teaching Guide [Pdf]
After continually getting into trouble at school for bullying, and being suspended for violence, Caz and her friend Amanda must deal with the suicide of a girl they had picked on. Many issues come into play in this novel - peer...
Read Works
Read Works: World Wide Web of Hurt
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about cyberbullying. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
Junior, a Native American boy growing up on the Spokane reservation in Washington, decides to attend Reardan -- an all-white school that's located 20 miles away from home. It includes selected (11) reading passages (grades 5-10) to pair...
Other
The Be One Project
The Be ONE Project is a bullying prevention organization in Arizona. It delivers free programs to schools and community organizations for Grades 5 to 8.
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Cyberbullying Guidance
Cyberbullying: Understand, Prevent, and Respond Guidance for Schools. Cyberbullying is a form of bullying, and research reveals it has increased to affect 12% of young people in this country. This Guidance is designed to support schools...
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National Crime Prevention Council: Mc Gruff
McGruff the Crime Dog is interested in helping you "take a bite out of crime." You can color, read comic strips, play lots of terrific games, and get great safety tips from McGruff! And don't forget to show your parents the special...
Read Works
Read Works: Cyberbullying Crackdown
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the problem of cyberbullying and current efforts to stop it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Mean Machines
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the growing problem of cyberbullying and what can be done to stop it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Inside Out & Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
In this novel based on her life, Ha and her family are living in Saigon when the Vietnam war forces her family to flee to Alabama. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Inside Out & Back Again" by Thanhha Lai....