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Do It Write
Students investigate types of communities. In this communities lesson plan, students read the book The Country Mouse and City Mouse and identify the characteristics of the city and country. Students participate in a pen-pal program with...
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
Responding with Kindness Role-plays
Thank you. Excuse me. I'm sorry! Pupils watch a video about encouraging things people should say more often. Next, they work in small groups to develop a role-play based on a difficult situation. They perform their role-plays for the...
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Homeschooling Chronicles - Classroom Discipline When the Class is the Home
It can be difficult to find the classroom discipline technique, but it is important to teach children respect.
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Nutrition Fest
Students explore the nutritional needs within a particular disease or health condition. They create a a written report, a food product and a sample menu for one week based on nutritional needs. Students create a food package or display...
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Violence Prevention
Compare and contrast the ideologies of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle schoolers conduct research regarding civil rights and rhetorical strategies used in political speechs. They examine the strategies that both men employed...
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FACS: Recreation Therapy
An attractive and informative nine-slide PowerPoint introduces the class to the world of recreational therapy. Attached handouts provide team-building and ice-breaker activities. The activities are engaging. They serve as examples of...
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The Perfect City
Students analyze group influences on people, events and culture. They design their own perfect society and report it to the class.
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Was Goldilocks Innocent or Guilty?
Fourth graders act out a mock fairy tale trial. They use a fairy tale like "The Three Little Pigs", "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "Hansel and Grete"l, and/or "Little Red Riding Hood".
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Spatial Awareness and Understanding Directions
Students follow directions. In this spatial awareness instructional activity, students play follow the leader around an obstacle course following simple directions.
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The 3 Bees
Young scholars review what the three bees are: respect, responsibility and safety. Individually, they use the internet to complete a webquest to examine how to be respectful to others and be responsible for their actions. To end the...
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Real Attractive
Sixth graders create a collage of attractive people. They write about what makes these people attractive. They discuss what makes someone attractive. They research eating disorders and how the media impacts what people deem as attractive.
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The American Dream
Students are given the opportunity to interact with college students and or co-workers, and explore, single-handedly, the different ideals, goals, dreams, and views regarding the American Dream. They interview three people-Any citizen -...
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Grizzlies: Back from the Brink
Students explore the grizzly bear and the struggle for the grizzly bear to come back from the brink of extinction.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kindness in the Classroom: Kindness Curriculum: Social & Emotional Learning Competencies
The Kindness Curriculum addresses the Social Emotional Learning Competencies from the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards in the areas of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Focus Attention, Social Awareness, and Relationship Skills....
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Pbs Learning Media: Managing and Expressing Feelings With Little Learners
This blog focuses on the teacher wanting to to give the kids an opportunity to socialize with each other and also provide some perspective for them on what is going on. Seeing each other in our homes would let them know that we're all in...
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Childhood 101: Printable Feelings & Emotions Cards With 8 Matching Card Games
There are so many ways to use a set of emotions cards with children, at home and school. These activities are particularly valuable as children are learning to recognize and regulate their own feelings and emotions, as well as learning...
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Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Collection
This Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood collection emphases social-emotional development and academic success. Research tells us that for children to be successful in school, they must be mentally healthy and they must have good interpersonal...
Committee for Children
Second Step: Grade 2: Lesson 15: Managing Anger
This instructional activity from Second Step will help students learn how to manage their anger.
Committee for Children
Second Step: Grade K: Lesson 16: Managing Danger
This lesson from Second Step will help young scholars learn how to manage their anger.
Committee for Children
Second Step: Grade K: Lesson 16: Managing Danger
This parent resource accompanies Second Step: GRADE K: Lesson 16: Managing Danger. Parents should reinforce to their children that feeling angry is natural but that hurtful, mean behaviors are not okay.
Committee for Children
Second Step: Grade 2: Lesson 11: Introducing Emotion Management
This Second Step lesson will introduce the concept of emotion management.
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Pbs Learning Media: Asu: Compass for Courage
COMPASS uses collaborative game-based learning to teach youth research-backed strategies to manage worries, solve problems, build relationships, and face stressful situations with confidence. This six-lesson plan has shown to improve...
Committee for Children
Second Step: Grade 2: Lesson 14: Managing Anxious Feelings
This lesson plan from Second Step will help students learn how to manage anxious feelings.
Committee for Children
Second Step: Grade 2: Lesson 14: Managing Anxious Feelings
This Second Step instructional activity resource is for second grade parents. This resource accompanies Lesson 14: Managing Anxious Feelings.