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Total English Elementary: Why Don't We...?
In this social skills practice worksheet, students list 3 ways to make a suggestion, respond to 2 questions regarding how one answers the telephone, read a telephone dialogue with a partner, and record information their partner gives to...
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Apple Gram
In this apple template worksheet, students may write a message to a deserving classmate, decorate it, cut it along the dotted line, and post it on the wall.
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How Did I Do?
In this self evaluation activity, students use the rubric to grade themselves on a 4-3-2-1 scale. The rubric covers following directions, written work, pictures and effort.
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Favorite Times
In this decision making activity, students determine their favorite activities throughout the day and complete a chart showing the time of each activity. Next students determine their favorite activities throughout the year and complete...
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Planning For a Hike
In this weight of supplies worksheet, 2nd graders plan a hiking trip, list the supplies they plan on taking with them, list the weight of each of the supplies and then calculate the total weight of all the supplies together.
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The Choices You Make
In this social studies worksheet, students examine each question and make a choice. For example, they are asked about spending the day with their mom or spending the day with a friend for a fun-filled trip. Then they write an explanation...
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Decision Making Diagram
In this literacy worksheet, students use the created resources for further progress towards knowledge. The sheet is a teacher's guide for creating student resources.
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P.E. Bees
Students practice positive social skills and manners in this short instructional activity that is used to start each session of P.E. class. They identify a positive behavior, such as be on time, written on a bee cutout pasted among...
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Modified Problem-Solving Procedures
Students identify the steps in a modified process to solve problems and make decisions. They apply the proble solving process to several scenarios.
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Our Successful Traits
Students investigate the traits necessary for classroom success. They brainstorm in order to find different traits while creating lists. Then students work in groups to create simple definitions for selected character traits of success...
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Successful Traits of Mentors
Learners engage in a lesson that is concerned with the traits that mentors share. They brainstorm in order to create a definition of a mentor that is shared in groups while writing in journals. Students also write about the traits needed...
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Stress Hot Potato
Students listen to a brief description of stress including an emphasis given on distress and eustress as well as a description of the emotional and physiological understanding of stress. They then get into groups of 4 or 5 standing in a...
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The Sign of the Beaver
Fourth graders read the book "The Sign of the Beaver". As a class, they identify the problems in the story and predicting what they think is going to happen next. Individually, they examine the cause and effect relationships and...
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Beauty is More Than Skin Deep: Examining the Positive and Negative Depictions of Physical Appearance in Children's Films
Third graders compare and contrast different versions of the same story. They recognize our differences, identify qualities that make us special and unique individuals, and create a 'Wanted' poster illustrating a special quality.
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Exploring Tolerance and Related Essential Questioning on Acceptance and Diversity
Students explore the concept of diversity. They discuss ways in which people differ. Students visit various websites and discuss the vocabulary words found on these sites. They read stories from various countries and discuss the people...
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Koala Lou: A Lesson on Love From Australia
Students will learn how family members can help and support each other as they listen to the story Koala Lou by Mem Fox. They will also learn about Australia as they study the animals illustrated in the book.
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Decision Making and Assertiveness
Fourth graders identify a problem and write a persuasive essay to the appropriate audience, to correct the problem. They demonstrate effective decision making based on positive self-worth. Students need to write a paragraph about their...
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Saving the Titanic
Students research the Titanic using fiction, nonfiction, images, and Internet based resources. They determine if it is appropriate to raise and save the Titanic and its artifacts before planning and writing an opinion piece which defends...
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Words Hurt
Young scholars identify the various forms of bullying in a class discussion and to sort out the situations that can hurt outside and inside. They count the number of bullying incidents posted on the bulletin board to find which occur...
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The Giving Tree
Students investigate the virtue of kindness and giving by conducting a children's literature study of "The Giving Tree". They make a list of words to describe emotions in the story and write a journal daily while looking at the virtues...
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Stinky Skunk's Self-Control
Young scholars are taught self-control in a safe environment. As a class, they read through the book: "Stinky Skunk's Self Control". After the class is done reading, students discuss the meaning of self-control and how it was exhibited...
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I Will Not Let You Down
Fourth graders investigate the social skill of honesty and trust. They diagram how the two are related and participate in class activities in order to strengthen cognitive connections of how honesty and trust are related. The lesson...
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Discernment- Choosing The Best
Students investigate the concept of truth and how it is to be used in life. The lesson includes a story that illustrates the kind of life one should live. The story has a light and dark side to it. Then students role play an interview...
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The Power of Empathy
Learners investigate the emotion and social practice of empathy. They role play being in various situations in order to understand the feelings of others. Students pick an adult to interview who has overcome great difficulty.