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Descriptive Drawings - Pen and Ink - Art with Text

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils create a pen and ink drawing using words to determine values choosing a work with high emotional content and incorporating words that describe the picture's content placing words together tighter, made bolder, etc. to achieve...
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PICTURE READING - PARAGRAPH WRITING

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the elements found in a media image. The image is used to compose a descriptive paragraph. They exchange papers to discuss the writing and make changes using constructive criticism. Students also make connections...
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Indian Reservation Haiku Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine and write about the relocation of Native Americans to Indian reservations. They view and discuss primary source photographs, brainstorm for details and emotions in a small group, and write a Haiku poem about the...
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Teen and Decision Making

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine how the brain develops. In this neurology lesson students read an article citing evidence that the different areas of the brain mature at different rates. They discuss emotional versus logical aspects of decision-making....
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Using Pictures and Slogans to Persuade an Audience!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss how writers use various techniques to persuade an audience and examine examples used in the media. They interpret their thoughts and feelings about pictures, symbols and slogans and create an advertisement using the...
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The Power of Dialect

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the power of dialect in poetry.  In this poetry lesson plan, students listen to a reading of "In-a Brixtan Markit" while viewing the poem.  Students rewrite the poem in English or using another dialect; or write another...
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Dishonesty

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore religion and ethics. In this character education lesson, students compare dishonesty and honesty as they consider the ethics of lying. Learners consider whether certain lies are more acceptable than others and compare...
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Trash It

For Teachers 1st
First graders see how to throw away their mean thoughts instead of saying them to the person with whom they are upset. They write their thought or the words down on the piece of paper, including their names and throw them away in the...
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Avoiding Reality

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the trait of perseverance. In this character education lesson, 8th graders discuss how to deal with reality. Students consider how to help others facing difficult situations.
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Small Actions with Big Purpose

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the trait of perseverance. For this character education lesson, 7th graders discuss community causes they care about and make plans to contribute their time and energy to overcome their personally-selected issues.
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Passing Notes

For Teachers 2nd - 9th
Students demonstrate the importance of sharing compliments. In this character education lesson plan, students write compliments on post-it notes to one of their classmates.
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Anansi and The Tug O' War

For Teachers Pre-K
Students complete activities with the story Anansi and the Tug O' War. In this literature lesson, students listen to a story, answer comprehension questions, and complete three worksheets. They discuss facial expressions and try to guess...
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Spicy, Hot Colors

For Teachers K - 1st
Students demonstrate an understanding of colors. In this visual arts lesson, students read the text Hot, Spicy Colors and name their favorite colors. Students complete a bar graph to show the data. Students discuss how each color can...
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Character Profile

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students exemplify non-stereotypical behavior. In this character education instructional activity, students read Pink and Say and discuss the negative effects of judging people on superficial characteristics. Students fill in a chart how...
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Creative Writing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in a creative writing activity in which they write about a scar they have on their body. They discuss where they got the scar and describe sensory details about the experience and also how it made them feel,...
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Response to Literature: Feelings About the Book

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read chapter 17 in the story NUMBER THE STARS and think about the author's purpose for writing the book. They are encouraged to share with the class their personal reactions to the story.
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Changing My Thought Channel

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this expressing thoughts worksheet, students write about what they are worried about. Students then write about the cloudy thoughts that make them worry and the sunny thoughts about their worry.
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Expressing Yourself

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this self expression worksheet, learners read the personal expression statements and complete each one with expressions about themselves. Students complete 15 sentences.
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Expressing Yourself #2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this self expression worksheet, students read the expression statements and complete the expressions about themselves. Students complete 15 sentences.
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Facing the Day

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils utilize magazines to find pictures that display emotional states/moods. Each student creates symbol cards using magazine pictures to help indicate how they are feeling on a given day. Individuals are instructed by the teacher to...
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Ser y Estar

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the physical characteristics of animals or people, using the correct form of ser and estar. They draw pictures of people expressing different emotions and write sentences describing the emotions, using the correct form...
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The Changes of Puberty

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study about the changes of puberty for boys and girls. In this health instructional activity, students study how the body changes during puberty and make a presentation about a significant change that can take place during...
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Friendship Begins with A Smile

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the emotions behind different facial expressions. They explain how it feels when someone smiles at them and practice smiling and speaking to someone with eye contact. They also demonstrate the characteristics of active...
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Smiles Change the World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore their feelings when someone smiles at them. In this smiles lesson, students practice listening skills while discussing what makes them smile with a partner.

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