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Our Interests
Third graders discover what mental health is. They discuss examples and draw pictures of themselves taking care of their mental health. They write a story about a time when they felt good about themselves.
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Career Interest Record Update
Students create and update Career Interest Records to indicate their current career interests. Students evaluate what they want to be when they grow up and how their interests have changed since the previous year.
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Bar Graphs and Pie Charts
Fourth graders explore their interest and strengths and display them using a bar graph and pie chart.
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Planning and Setting Goals
Fifth graders set goals for themselves and evaluate themselves a month later.
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Immigration
Learners explore the effects of immigration on the immigrants and on society as a whole. They survey opportunities to understand the complex issues of the immigrant experience, both past and present. Illustrations of immigration...
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Listening To a Guest Speaker
Pupils review the main points of note-taking to summarize the content of a formal or informal spoken presentation. They hear a guest speaker talk about a pre-arranged topic and take notes during the presentation. Next, they write a...
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Important Contributions to American Culture
Fifth graders explore the contributions of different cultures to the American landscape. Students work in groups and use a variety of resources to create a presentation about a group that emigrated to America.
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Don't Let Pressure Get to You
Students study the ways peers can pressure them on a daily basis. They watch video segments on how to better deal with peer pressure.
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Explore the Effects of Immigration
Students explore the effects of immigration on the immigrants and on society as a whole. They will record the experiences of specific immigrant groups using an E-sheet. Groups present a summary of what they learned about their ethnic...
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Kentucky: Past, Present and Future
Fourth graders analyze how Kentucky's past is different from the present. They research why Kentucky was even explored and settles. What social issues face Kentucky now. Discussion lies on how Kentucky can be improved for the 21st century.
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Anger Management Strategies for the Classroom
Here are some strategies to help students deal with anger management
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Career Interest Record Update
Second graders complete a Career Interest Record and compare it to their record from the previous year to see how they have changed.
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Career Interest Record Update
Fourth graders update their career interest record with their new attitudes, interests, aptitudes, and achievements.
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The Sahara: Home of the Tuareg
Students research and analyze the Tuareg and other groups as well, including their own, and examine the impact culture has on environment.
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Self-Advocacy During the IEP Conference
Students utilize self-advocacy procedures during the IEP conference. They explore how the "IPARS" are designed to prompt a self-instructional process when getting ready for IEP conferences. The teacher models the steps of the strategy...
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Fossils: Clues to Ancient Life
You can make your students amateur paleontologists with great fossil lesson plans.
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End of the Year Lesson Plans and Activities
End of the year lesson plans can help you and your students finish the year right.
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Whodunit?
First graders choose a community member, show how to resolve a conflict, and trade writing with a classmate. They match symbols that might represent the community members they have chosen.
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More About Me
Fourth graders explore what they like to do, their interests, and their aptitudes.
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Who I Am - Likes
Second graders complete a "Who Am I" sheet to decide what kinds of things they like and then have a class discussion.
