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Color Your Destiny

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read and discuss a variety of children's books that deal with feelings, self-concept and how they affect a person's perceptions of themselves as well as their world. They also tie in interrelationships of visual and...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Midpoints of the Sides of a Paralellogram

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This task asks learners to prove that the segment joining the midpoints of two sides of a parallelogram is both congruent and parallel to an adjacent side of the parallelogram. The activity would be good to use in a discussion about how...
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Georgia Learning Connections

Stand By Me!

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Get your little mathematicians moving with this experiential activity in which one child is the "tens" and another is the "ones." They collect the number of unifix cubes (in tens or singles) assigned to their respective place values and...
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Are You Balanced?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss what it means to have balance in their lives. Individually, they are given a worksheet in which they list their activities and things they are involved in. To end the lesson, they place weights on each side of a...
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Taking Responsibility

For Teachers K - 5th
Billy finds himself in many difficult situations because he is unsure about how and when to take responsibility. Collaborative groups work together to answer if Billy made responsible choices and what he should have done instead....
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Stepping Into Careers

For Teachers 1st - 4th
In this career instructional activity, students take a look at the qualities a person must possess in order to be considered a "cooperative person." Students make a record of daily activities showing responsibility at school and home for...
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Interstate Relations

For Students 10th - 12th
Your class might be clear on how the federal government relates to states, but what about how states relate to each other? Challenge your students with this worksheet, which could function as a review activity or as a quiz. Questions...
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How Does Who I Am Relate to Employability?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders work in groups to discuss ethics and the role honesty, courage, responsibility, self-discipline, and self-respect may play in a future employment opportunity. Groups present their ideas to the remainder of the class as well...
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Special Candy Game

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Building a strong classroom community starts with group activities focused on sharing and respect. The class sits in a circle, shares a talent they possess, then tell peers to throw them a piece of candy if they don't have the same...
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Cyber Bullying Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
After a discussion on the effects of negative words, pupils talk about ways they can improve the way they talk to each other. A list is created of behaviors that everyone would like to see in the classroom and at home. A specific good...
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Tru Confessions

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Pupils view the movie "Tru Confessions" about the life of teenagers. They participate in activities in which they analyze themselves. They record their thoughts and feelings to be analyzed at a later date.
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Missouri Department of Elementary

Safe and Healthy Life Choices (Part 2)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Scholars listen to a presentation by a health care professional and then submit three questions they would like the speaker to discuss further.
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Speaker Report

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Fifth through eighth graders think of themselves as newspaper reporters as they listen to a presentation by a guest speaker. As reporters, they take notes during the presentation. Using these notes, they create a rough draft and then a...
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Personal and Ethical Skills

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work together and generate a list of skills needed to work with diverse groups of people. They brainstorm the meaning of "diversity."' Students write as many skills as they can in two minutes. They listen and share ideas...
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Growing in Character

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how to build their character by respecting and appreciating various cultures. In this character education lesson, students read the book Seedfolks and answer questions based on the character's cultural backgrounds....
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Worksheet
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Basic Concepts of Democracy

For Students 10th - 12th
Bring the government to your classroom with this challenging activity. Great as either a review activity or a quiz, the worksheet contains ten questions about the philosophy and characteristics of a democratic government.
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Conversation Lesson: Internet Craze

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learning to support your opinions, debate, build arguments, and effectively respect another's point of view are vital skills. Learners work through a series of topics to practice discussion engagement and verbal communication.
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Desert Discoveries

Creating a Garden Journal

For Teachers 3rd
Youngsters create science journals which are used to record observations from the school garden. The goal of this activity is to help kids tune into nature by making daily observations on the growth of the plants, and also to take note...
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Aggression and Bullying

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students analyze bullying and aggression. In this bullying lesson, students discuss bullying and practice methods to deal with aggression. Students also participate in activities that enable them to consider why bullies bully...
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Appalachian State University

Making Your Point Using Dialect

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Explore the sounds, importance, and effectiveness of dialect in literature.  Active participants read, listen to poetry, and explore dialect by developing a formal definition, discuss the benefits of its use, complete a Venn diagram...
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Confronting the -Isms

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars keep "Mindwatch" diaries to chart their own prejudices and stereotypes. In this social justice instructional activity, students monitor their own reactions to people who are different from themselves. Young scholars...
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Tumbling and Movement

For Teachers K - 1st
Students perform basic tumbling activities.  In this movement lesson, students practice tumbling and balancing moves while listening to music.  Students are "frozen" into place while in certain positions.
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Mother's Day Poems and Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Mother's Day poems and other types of activities can get students' creative juices flowing.
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Contributions - Grade 3

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research and report on the contributions of the First Nations. In this First Nations contribution activity, 3rd graders read and discuss books about the Metis, Inuit and other First Nations. They compare and contrast the...