Transforming Education
Self-Management Strategies
What self-management techniques help scholars achieve their goals? Readers review a list of strategies for managing stress, increasing motivation, and setting goals. They discover how to monitor their emotions, create checklists to stay...
Missouri Department of Elementary
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: A Basic Skill
Imagine seventh graders developing a school wide plan to promote respect in their school. That's the vision behind the second lesson in the R-E-S-P-E-C-T series. In preparation for designing a school-wide media campaign, class members...
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portraits With the Touch of a Finger [Pdf]
In this lesson, young scholars will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
abcteach
Abcteach: Biography Book Report Form [Pdf]
Great printable resource to help students write a report on a biography. Touches on major elements and encourages personal reflection.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Self Portrait
Help students create self-portraits and autobiographies.
Arizona State University
Arts Work: Communicating Feelings Through Shape & Color
A lesson plan to help students understand the use of symbols and images to express their feelings through their artwork. A great lesson plan to boost students' self esteem. Has a link to a site with examples of Kandinsky's work.
Arizona State University
Arts Work: Communicating Feelings Through Shape & Color
A lesson plan to help students understand the use of symbols and images to express their feelings through their artwork. A great lesson plan to boost students' self esteem. Has a link to a site with examples of Kandinsky's work.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Finding My Media Balance
Helping kids learn what makes different media choices healthy or not is a good start. But how do we help them actually make responsible choices in the real world? Help your students create a personalized media plan. Students will reflect...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Reflect: Serendipity
Students will answer reflection questions based on previous videos about career journeys.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Vocabulary Self Collection Strategy
Contains plans for two lessons that ask young scholars to compose their own vocabulary lists by selecting words that are unfamiliar to them. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: A Look at Judith Leyster
Students will identify clues and adjectives to describe Judith Leyster's personality and then develop and refine her characterizations through poetry writing. Using Leyster's monogram as their inspiration, they will then shift the focus...
EL Education
El Education: Journals of Trip to New York City
After a trip to New York City, students create reflective journals including text, photographs, and illustrations to share their thoughts and experiences, during their trip.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Is a Legal Career Right for You?
This is a 3-part project; however, you may opt to omit 1 part. Students will investigate a career related to the legal profession to determine the various aspects of the career. In addition, students will create a PowerPoint presentation...
EL Education
El Education: Iconic: The Black and White of Our Heroes and Heroines
Eleventh grade students at High Tech High Media Arts School in San Diego California are the authors of this book: Iconic: The Black and White of Our Heroes & Heroines. To create this collection of essays each student reflected on...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "What's in a Name"
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes helping students reflect on their value and self-worth, promoting appreciation of their individuality, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Reading Reflections
An exercise consisting of three reflective questions that students respond to after completing an assigned reading in any curriculum area. The task promotes skills in critical thinking and self-assessment.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Cool / Warm Name Design Rubbings [Pdf]
In this lesson, 3rd graders reflect on who they are by listing their likes and dislikes, beliefs, hobbies, etc. They then create a rubbing of their name and add rubbings of objects they like, along with symbols and sketches. Next, they...
Utah Education Network
Uen: 1st Grade Act. 02: How Do You Feel Today?
This lesson engages students in self-assessing their feelings. Students will make a graph about their feelings and then listen to Dr. Seuss' book, My Many Colored Days. Students will reflect on the book, make a similar graph, and then...
PBS
Elie Wiesel: First Person Singular . Teaching Guide | Pbs
In this unit, students will learn about the Holocaust through the point of view of the Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel. The accompanying teaching guide includes activities related to self-reflection, listening, and...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Interactive Forum
Read two poems and follow the prompts to interpret them using four approaches: reader response, inquiry, cultural studies, and critical pedagogy. Use the prompts to guide personal reflection, launch a lesson with students, or join an...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Bio Bags Linking Literature and Life
Contains plans for five 30-40 minute lessons that ask students to create BioBags, a kind of literature autobiography. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Examining Plot Conflict Through a Comparison/contrast Essay
Contains plans for six lessons that ask students to examine types of conflict (character vs. character, character vs. self, character vs. nature, and character vs. society) before writing essays that compare and contrast two conflicts....
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Optics
Students discover how mirrors affect optics in this module through reading informational text, watching animations, and answering self-checking practice questions.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Getting Ready for School: Booklet Activity
Get ready to go back to school with this booklet activity from PBS Kids! Students will have an opportunity to reflect on their fun summers and think ahead to the new school year.