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A Toolkit for Promoting Empathy in Schools Unit

A Toolkit for Promoting Empathy in Schools

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K - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewInstill kindness with a unit all about empathy. Lessons and activities follow a prepare, engage, reflect, and action sequence. Learning experiences include making the classroom a safe environment, peer-invented handshakes, discussions...
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Ready, Set, Respect! Unit

Ready, Set, Respect!

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K - 5th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewInstill the importance of respect in your classroom with a comprehensive unit that focuses on positive behavior in and outside of school. Three parts, each separated into four grade-specific lessons, cover bullying, bias, name-calling,...
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No Bullying Allowed Unit

No Bullying Allowed

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K - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewThrough discussion, role play, read-alouds, writing, and more, scholars explore the concept of bullying and practice having courage while responsibly reporting unfriendly behavior. Friendship and respect are practiced and encouraged. ...
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Emotions/Feelings Lesson Plan

Emotions/Feelings

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K - 5th
CCSS: Adaptable
Three lessons delve deep into the topic of feelings and the importance of expressing one's emotions. Through grand conversation, hands-on learning experiences, and reflective writing, scholars interpret the ups and downs of everyday...
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The Right to a Clean Environment: Right to a Clean Environment Role-Play Lesson Plan

The Right to a Clean Environment: Right to a Clean Environment Role-Play

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Adaptable
A lesson challenges scholars to think critically about the world in which they live. Learners begin by role-playing a character, answering questions, and taking part in a whole-class discussion. They then brainstorm ways they can help...
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One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Teacher's Guide Lesson Plan

One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Teacher's Guide

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5th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
Children in foster care face a lot of uncertainty in their lives. A guide for the novel One for the Murphys introduces a main character, Carley, who is thrust into the foster care system. Chapter-by-chapter questions cover key details in...
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Speaking & Listening: 4th Grade ELA Common Core
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Speaking & Listening: 4th Grade ELA Common Core

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4th
CCSS: Adaptable
Reinforce speaking and listening skills with a collection created for the fourth grade scholar in mind. Pupils take part in an assortment of lesson plans designed to meet Common Core's speaking and listening standards. Be sure to check out each resource, as most can be implemented at any time of the year, as well as the notes section  to discover which standards the resource addresses. 
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Latitude and Longitude Differentiated Lesson Plan Lesson Plan

Latitude and Longitude Differentiated Lesson Plan

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Adaptable
Scholars warm-up their map skills with a discussion using location words to describe familiar places. An engaging video informs class members about latitude and longitude. Three leveled activities extend the learning experience for...
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Lesson 16: Perform and Inform Lesson Plan

Lesson 16: Perform and Inform

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
It's showtime! After an ample amount of preparation, scholars perform their final dance based on a phrase or word of their original free-verse poem. Following the performance, class members discuss their thoughts and feelings regarding...
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Lesson 15: Revise Words In Motion! Dances and TRAIL Marker #3 Lesson Plan

Lesson 15: Revise Words In Motion! Dances and TRAIL Marker #3

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Dancers revise their dances based on their peers' feedback and rehearse their final product. A poetry lesson provides scholars the opportunity to reflect in written format before discussing the project with their peers. 
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Lesson 14: Finish Words In Motion! Dances, Share Dances, and Reflect For Revision Lesson Plan

Lesson 14: Finish Words In Motion! Dances, Share Dances, and Reflect For Revision

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Scholars rehearse, perform, and reflect on the interpretive dances they've created. Choreography and music showcase their free-verse poems and highlight its prosody. 
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Lesson 12: Select Poems For Words In Motion! Dances And Begin Choreography Lesson Plan

Lesson 12: Select Poems For Words In Motion! Dances And Begin Choreography

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Scholars gather in small groups to share their final drafts of free-verse poems. Peers reflect on their reading with a grand discussion that focuses on prosody. Poetry groups choose one poem to choreograph using motion that reflects a...
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Lesson 13: Select Music For Words In Motion! Dances And Continue Choreography Lesson Plan

Lesson 13: Select Music For Words In Motion! Dances And Continue Choreography

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Scholars visit their poetry groups in order to continue selecting music and creating choreography for their interpretive dance. Dances are designed to reflect a strong word or phrase found in writers' original free-verse poems. 
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Lesson 11: Students Revise Free-Verse Poems Lesson Plan

Lesson 11: Students Revise Free-Verse Poems

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Using a rubric, young writers work in small groups to revise their first drafts of a free-verse poem. After a productive discussion, poets compose their final draft.  
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Lesson 10: Students Write Free-Verse Poems Lesson Plan

Lesson 10: Students Write Free-Verse Poems

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
After an invigorating interpretive dance, young poets compose their first draft of a free-verse poem. Peers share their drafts and reference a rubric in order to provide feedback. 
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Lesson 9: Students Brainstorm Individual Poems Lesson Plan

Lesson 9: Students Brainstorm Individual Poems

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Budding poets brainstorm ideas for writing a free-verse poem. Once their topic has been established, writers list expressive words and phrases they can use to evoke emotion and paint a picture in the mind's eye. 
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Lesson 8: Groups Create Dances Using Prosody; TRAIL Marker #2 Lesson Plan

Lesson 8: Groups Create Dances Using Prosody; TRAIL Marker #2

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Groups create dances to showcase one phrase from a free-verse poem. Scholars reflect on their learning experience using an assessment in which class members respond to questions and share their feelings with their peers. 
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Lesson 7: Students Work Independently To Explore Words and Phrases In Poems Using Dance and Prosody Lesson Plan

Lesson 7: Students Work Independently To Explore Words and Phrases In Poems Using Dance and Prosody

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Interpretive dance and prosody is the focus of a lesson designed to encourage movement and poetry analysis. Independently and in small groups, poetry enthusiasts explore a variety of free-verse poems, discuss specific words and phrases...
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Lesson 6: Read "Clothesline" By Ralph Fletcher; Explore Words and Phrases Through Mirror Dance Lesson Plan

Lesson 6: Read "Clothesline" By Ralph Fletcher; Explore Words and Phrases Through Mirror Dance

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
The five senses are the focus of a lesson designed to explore feelings that a poem evokes through a variety of words and phrases. After a read-aloud and grand conversation, scholars dance to the free-verse poem "Clothesline" by Ralph...
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Lesson 5: Create Dances With Prosody For “Sparklers;” TRAIL Marker #1 Lesson Plan

Lesson 5: Create Dances With Prosody For “Sparklers;” TRAIL Marker #1

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
After a brain dance to warm up gross motor skills, small groups create and present a dance that showcases the free-verse poem "Sparklers" by Mark Vinz. The lesson plan closes with a progress monitoring system designed to assess...
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Lesson 4: Instruct On Prosody; Explore Words and Phrases In Sparklers Lesson Plan

Lesson 4: Instruct On Prosody; Explore Words and Phrases In Sparklers

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Introduce the importance of prosody with a lesson that spotlights the free-verse poem "Sparklers" by Mark Vinz. Poetry enthusiasts begin with a discussion about using feeling and expression. They then take part in a vocal exercise that...
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Lesson 3: Read Sparklers By Mark Vinz And Instruct On Dance Concepts Lesson Plan

Lesson 3: Read Sparklers By Mark Vinz And Instruct On Dance Concepts

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Poetry enthusiasts read the poem, Sparklers by Mark Vinz, discuss their feelings after hearing it, and create an interpretive dance based on the emotions it provoked. 
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Lesson 2: Explore Words And Phrases In Dragonfly And Instruct On The Dance Skills Lesson Plan

Lesson 2: Explore Words And Phrases In Dragonfly And Instruct On The Dance Skills

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
Encourage pupils to get up and move! A lesson showcases the free-verse poem "Dragonfly" by Georgia Heard, and challenges scholars to express feelings through interpretive dance. 
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Lesson 1: Introduce The Unit And Read Dragonfly, By Georgia Heard Lesson Plan

Lesson 1: Introduce The Unit And Read Dragonfly, By Georgia Heard

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3rd - 5th
CCSS: Designed
After being introduced to a 16-lesson unit, budding poets take part in a grand conversation and interpret a reading of the free-verse poem "Dragonfly" by Georgia Heard. Small groups work together to create and perform a dance that...
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