Psychologist Teacher Resources

Students explore the concept of the economy and mental health. In this economy and mental health lesson plan, students read an article about how the mental health community is booming due to the poor economy. Students discuss ways to...

Students learn about psychology.  In this unconscious mind lesson plan, students examine the life and theories of Sigmund Freud.  Students define psychoanalysis, the conscious mind, the unconscious mind, Freudian slips, the ego, the id,...

Students discuss feelings about being teased about being a gifted student. For this feelings lesson plan, students then toss balls to each other and give responses based on questions asked.

Students discuss characterization in "The Canterbury Tales". They examine professions that could be held by a travelers. They write a script for a new person on the trip. They may also write a poetic version for the script.

Students conduct interviews of several resource people such as the school counselor, school nurse, or librarian to describe how these resource people could be helpful to them with family or sexual health concerns.

Third graders participate in a variety of activities in order to promote the concept of being a good citizen. The foundation of this unit is found in the character trait of respect for self and others in society.

Students apply basic time management skills to their lifestyle and implement study skills. Also, they should be able to implement management techniques in their daily lives as well. Students list activities and assignments and determine...

Students discuss the importance of decision making and the effect decisions have on their lives. They explore problem solving strategies. To assist students in the thinking process, they observe a guided problem-solving model.

High schoolers listen as the teacher demonstrate how easily and quickly a person can be conditioned to respond to external stimuli. Students are encouraged to look at numerous ways in which conditioned behavior affects their day to day...

Students explore cultural diversity. In this multiculturalism instructional activity, students participate in a simulation that requires them to consider the implications of belonging to cliques and stereotyping others.

Students explore a field of knowledge through the life of a leader in that field. They write a high-quality biography of the leader of their choice. In the end, publishing of the biography is completed on the Internet.

Learners develop a list of what they believe each feeling a color represents. Individually, they use the internet to research how different colors make us feel, behave or act. To end the lesson plan, they complete a worksheet and...

Students investigate the concept of observable behavior. They watch someone for three to five minutes and record everything that is seen. Students must be as objective as possible, avoid any value judgments about physical appearance or...

Students watch an episode of "Frontiers" and discover the scientific basis for handwriting analysis. In the video, they discover how size, shape, and slant of handwriting suggest personality traits. After a discussion, students offer...

In this health worksheet, learners find the words that name different types of medical doctors and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

In this Touching Spirit Bear comprehension check worksheet, students respond to twenty-one short answer questions covering chapters seventeen and eighteen of Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen in order to help them better understand...

Students study the Haitian crisis and learn about the needs and ways to help the situation. For this Haitian crisis lesson, students study the Maslow's "Needs Pyramid". Students study the media coverage of the earthquake and then answer...

Twelfth graders define themselves through music. In this psychology lesson plan, 12th graders identify James Marcia's 4 states of identity and identify songs that reflect each of the states.

In this definition practice instructional activity, students choose the correct definition of the italicized word. Students have three choices from which to choose.

In this sentence completion instructional activity, students fill in the missing words in 10 sentences in an on-line interactive exercise. Students read the sentence and from ten choices, decide which word best finishes the sentence.

High schoolers examine drug and alcohol abuse by American teens. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Boomers Assess High School", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and...

In this skimming exercise worksheet, students quickly read a passage about reverse culture shock to find main ideas. Students have a short time period to read the text and identify the main ideas.

Students analyze Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in part of an analysis of imagery. In this Maya Angelou lesson plan, students read chapters 34 and 35 in the novel and define imager. Students work in pairs to locate two...

Students define mental health and complete a worksheet about themselves.  In this mental health lesson plan, students evaluate themselves as they score their worksheet.  Students discuss critical thinking questions about their responses.