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Friendship and Death
Fourth graders share their thoughts and feelings about friendship and death and connect them with those of the characters in the book, The Bridge to Teribithia. They complete a friendship picture book and write a letter as one of the...
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Comprehension Questions for The Friendship
In this comprehension questions for The Friendship worksheet, 5th graders read the book, then answer 8 comprehension questions.
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Meet Danitra Brown Lesson on Friendship
Students discover the qualities of friends. In this character education lesson, students read the poem "Coke-bottle Brown" by Nikki Grimes. Students then discuss the Golden Rule and how it applies to friendships.
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Native American Friendship Dance
Students demonstrate the proper steps in sequence to the Native American Friendship Dance.
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Love, Kindness, and Friendship
Pupils explore the goal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They find pictures from magazines that show love, kindness, and friendship and other things that would make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. happy. Students discuss why they selected...
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Julius Caesar: Act III Reading and Study Guide
In this reading and study guide worksheet, learners define 3 vocabulary words, define 4 literary terms, and respond to 21 short answer questions pertaining to Act III of "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare.
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Meet Someone Who?
In this social skills worksheet, students find other students in their class who meet the different category on the worksheet. For example: like to swim, has shoes with laces, etc. Students are given pictures to help which makes this...
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Reading Study Guide: Julius Caesar Act III
In this reading and study guide learners define vocabulary and literary terms found in Act III of Julius Caesar. Students cite examples of literary terms and answer comprehension questions.
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Bridge to Terabithia Study Questions and Essay Topics
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 13 short answer and essay questions about Katherine Patterson's Bridge to Terabithia. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Why Koala Has A Stumpy Tail
Students practice reading comprehension of an Australian folktale. In this Australian folktale lesson, students read the story, Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail, before completing retells with character puppets, discussing friendship, and...
Missouri Department of Elementary
How Does a Friend Act?
Two puppets showcase social skills while scholars decide whether their actions are positive or negative. Learners take turns with the puppets, acting out scenarios with a peer while the rest of the class decide if they're being a good...
Missouri Department of Elementary
Conflict Mediation – Part 1: Getting Ready
Two scholars walk into a room arguing, what is happening? Peers observe the two actors in preparation for a whole-class discussion about conflict. Learners establish a conflict, name the three approaches—passive, aggressive, and...
Missouri Department of Elementary
Same and Different
A take on "If You're Happy and You Know It" opens a lesson plan about similarities and differences. Scholars speak in-depth on the unique characteristics that make up their classroom. The teacher or counselor records responses. Class...
Bully Free Systems
Bully Free Lesson Plans—Eighth Grade
Middle schoolers are likely very familiar with the concept of bullying and cliques. Discuss their experiences and brainstorm ways to handle peer conflict and feelings of exclusion with a poem that focuses on bullying, and a second lesson...
Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Conflict Resolution
Many teenagers struggle with resolving conflicts with peers, friends, or family members. Here's a form that can guide them through the steps they need to take to identify the problem, their contribution to the problem, and their...
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Building Friendships
Students engage in four separate friendship-building activities. They develop social skills and ethical responsibility by role playing and interacting with each other through reading, art, music and dance.
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Look Inside--Get to Know Me
Students are introspective and make replicas of items that represent their interests and personalities. They create an appealing holder for clues about themselves. Students get to know their classmates and develop friendships by...
Scholastic
Step-by-Step Strategies for Teaching Expository Writing
A carefully crafted, logically organized, 128-page packet is an excellent addition to your unit on expository writing.
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Friendship Begins with A Smile
Pupils 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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February Friendship Bugs
First graders select five behaviors from a class web that promote kindness and strengthen friendships. In this random acts of kindness lesson, 1st graders create friendship bugs with corresponding Kindness Tasks. Throughout the day,...
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Friendship Gallery
Students create a friendship portrait of a partner by tracing their shape on a panel of paper and filling it in with activities their friend likes to do.
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How Does a Friend Act?
Students brainstorm a list of characteristics that friends should and should not have. In groups, they are given a set of hand puppets in which they role-play different scenerios in front of the class. To end the instructional activity,...
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Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Young scholars work with younger students to collaborate to create a painting. In this lesson, young scholars read Life Doesn't Frighten Me. High School students write and discuss fears with Kindergarten children, and then create an...
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The Giving Tree
Little literature analysts listen as you read The Giving Tree to them and discuss other ways the tree could have helped the little boy.A three-column chart is given to each individual showing what the tree and boy gave to each other and...