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No Choice!
Students investigate freedom. In this character development and U.S. history lesson, students participate in role playing in which the teacher assigns recess restrictions including whom they play with and what they play. Students discuss...
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A Community of Givers
Students explore charitable organizations. In this character development lesson, students read about children who have contributed to charitable organizations, research a variety of these organizations, plan a project, and prepare a...
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The March Continues
Students explore the Civil Rights Memorial. In this character development and U.S. History lesson, students employ reading comprehension strategies while reading a news article about the Civil Rights Memorial. Students work in groups to...
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Colors and Trouble
Students discuss what it would be like if there weren't enough resources by reading " The Land of Many Colors." In this tolerance instructional activity, students identify the differences between tolerant and intolerant behavior. Student...
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Setting the Stage for Service Learning Relationships
Pupils examine the meaning and examples of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. In this social sensitivity lesson, students identify stereotypes, give examples of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, explain the connection...
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One Pager
Students read the novel, Freak the Mighty and describe and illustrate the setting. They create a graphic organizer that demonstrates the major plot elements and character development.
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ABC DETECTIVES
Learners alphabetize words according to the first letter while pretending to be detectives with magnifying glasses. They also work on their social skills and character development when working with their teams and partners.
International Network on Personal Meaning
Journey of Personal Development (Part 1) – Know Yourself
Who are you? What are you? The two guiding questions found at the heart of any journey of self-discovery provide the framework for this outline of personal development seminar.
Saddleback Educational Publishing
The Jungle Book: Study Guide
Delve into The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling with a helpful study guide. Crossword puzzles, comprehension questions, character descriptions, chapter summaries, and vocabulary exercises connect readers with the classic text of a boy...
Bethel School District
Health Triangle Self Assessment
Measure health as a triangle, with each side representing different aspects of health: physical, emotional/mental, and social. High schoolers complete a self-assessment of their health in all three areas before scoring their progress and...
EngageNY
Grade 9 ELA Module 2, Unit 2, Lesson 8
Prophecy and blindness often go hand in hand, as in Sophocles' Oedipus the King. Explore Oedipus' thoughts about prophecy, fate, and responsibility with an activity focused on the discussion between Creon and Oedipus regarding the murder...
Freeology
Daily Reading Log
Sometimes the hardest part of required reading for kids is keeping track of it. With a simple form, all they need to do is fill out each box after they have finished their reading, then turn it in at the end of the week.
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Character Education: Caring- Oprah Winfrey
Students explore celebrity philanthropy. In this character development lesson, students read an article and discuss Oprah Winfrey's involvement in several charitable organizations.
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Trust Circles
Students explore trustworthiness. In this character development lesson, students brainstorm synonyms for trustworthiness. Students consider two communities to which they belong, and compare and contrast these communities by completing a...
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Bigger than Life
Students explore courage. In this moral and character development lesson, students read biographical information about Jackie Robinson and identify examples of courage exemplified in his life story.
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Earning Trust
Students explore trustworthiness. In this character development instructional activity, students brainstorm communities to which they belong and generate common traits of these communities. Students discuss how trust is gained and write...
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Create An Ending
Students create a new ending for a familiar story that stand alone with a clear beginning, middle and end. As a class, students review a familiar text focusing on plot and character development. In small groups, students work...
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Words Can Hurt: King Day
Students explore stereotyping. In this moral and character development lesson, students share reactions to a T-chart displaying what boys can do and girls can not do. Martin Luther King's accomplishments are discussed, and students...
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Using Words to Work Things Out
Students explore appropriate ways to communicate feelings. In this character development lesson, students listen to Hands are not for Hitting and several other books about expressing emotions appropriately. Students observe...
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I Belong, But Why Don't You?
Students explore discrimination. In this character development lesson, students identify groups and organizations to which they belong and the requirements that go with each group. Students discuss inclusion and exclusion and generate...
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Who Works for Nonprofits?
Learners explore career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. In this character development and career lesson, students identify job opportunities in a nonprofit organization and research the necessary skills needed for these jobs. ...
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Holes
Sixth graders read and analyze the importance of setting in character development in a five week unit for the novel, 'Holes,' by Louis Sachar. In groups, they participate in a jigsaw writing activity, and analyze the descriptive writing...
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
Students discuss character development, literary devices, events, and foreshadowing found in, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts" by Maxine Hong Kingston. They compare and contrast the main character's actions while...
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How the Community Meets Needs: The Drive
Students explore the four sectors of the economy. In this character development lesson, students experience giving up "their worldly possessions" and then discuss feelings that might occur when people experience homelessness or the...
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