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Missouri Department of Elementary

I’m A Star!

For Teachers 4th Standards
A instructional activity encourages scholars to be star community members. Pupils take part in a class discussion that challenges them to brainstorm at least two ways to show responsibility within one's community. Small groups play a...
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Beowulf

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
High schoolers complete literature analysis activities for Beowulf. They read lines from the poem and complete character analysis activities. In addition, they write and share a boast modeled on the text and then create heroes and...
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Humourous Head Planter Spike: Ceramics Lesson

For Teachers K - 8th
What a great activity. Kids create humorous ceramic character (heads) spikes to enliven a planter. Modern art is full of expressive and exaggerated forms and your class gets to create them out of clay. This would be a lovely activity to...
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August House

Go to Sleep, Gecko

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Use this multidisciplinary instructional activity to delve into these subjects: English language arts, math, science, drama, and character education. After reading, discussing, and making interpretations about Go To Sleep, Gecko!: A...
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What Can I Do?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate conflict resolution strategies. In this character education lesson, students list things that make them feel sad and are introduced to the conflict resolution strategy "think and share." Students role-play various...
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Questions of Courage

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Examine discrimination. In this character education lesson, learners read two biographies, Vivien Naki and Hamilton Naki then analyze their personal discrimination experiences. They complete a Venn diagram to compare and...
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Respect

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Investigate "respect" with your class. They will participate in a think/share activity in which they complete sentence starters about their personal experience with "respect." Then they view a video clip in which Holocaust survivors...
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Cause Célèbre

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In this exercise, learners identify characters from an "Archie" comic and discuss the relevance of "Archie" to today's youth. They create public service advertisements featuring celebrities to address common concerns among teenagers in...
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The Kennedy Center

Fairy Tale Variations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Here are two great lessons that work together and are inspired by the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods. Young writers and actors will retell the story of "The Frog Prince" through games, improvisational script writing, and...
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C.S. Lewis Foundation

Educator’s Guide to The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe #1

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Perfect for both classroom and homeschool settings, this 72-page resource packet, designed for C.S. Lewis's The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, is a must-have for your curriculum library. Chapter-by-chapter vocabulary lists and...
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Following Their Footsteps

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students research and create a book report on a famous person. In this character education activity, students examine the positive traits exemplified by a famous person and present an oral presentation for their classmates.
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A Straightforward Approach

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the importance of honesty. In this character education instructional activity, students discuss being honest. Middle schoolers explore the question, "How is our community and world improved and strengthened when...
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Character Worksheet Three

For Students 7th - 12th
In this character worksheet, students answer questions about themselves in relation to their family, relationships, and day to day life. Students complete 29 questions.
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Playing by the Rules

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss honesty and the common good. In this character education lesson, students observe a role play demonstrating inappropriate classroom behaviors. Students evaluate consequences of actions and draw a t-chart comparing...
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Tales From Around the World

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read stories. In this culture lesson plan, students read stories from different regions around the world. Students look for each region on the map and listen for interesting cultural details in the story. Students then discuss...
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Using Literature to Teach Bullying

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore signs and types of bullying. In this "building character" lesson plan, students listen to several read alouds based on a bully theme. Four groups are formed to discuss "gossip", "exclusion", "physical bullying", and...
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Small Actions with Big Purpose

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the trait of perseverance. In this character education lesson, 7th graders discuss community causes they care about and make plans to contribute their time and energy to overcome their personally-selected issues.
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What Would You Do?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain how we all face tough decisions everyday. They show how they respond to those events reveals who they are and where they are in their character/moral development. Students predict how to deal with peer pressure and...
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Appalachian State University

The Fault in Our Stars: A Movie Study Guide for Eighth Grade Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How would you spend your last days with a loved one? The movie guide for The Fault in Our Stars prompts scholars to compare important scenes from the novel to the film and contains background information about the author, guided...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

What Color is Your Apple?

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Build your classroom community with an activity that uses apples to examine oneself and their classmates. Participants draw four large apples on blank paper then exchange them within a small group. Group members write a character trait...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

How I Act Is Who I Am

For Teachers K Standards
A lesson centers itself around the topic of family roles. A whole-class discussion uses puppets and posters to go in-depth into the following character traits; caring, responsibility, respect, and cooperation. The discussion closes with...
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California Department of Education

How to Succeed in Life

For Teachers 8th Standards
Is it possible that six simple traits lead to a happy, successful life? Part four of a six-part series of college and career readiness lessons examines the effects of character in determining success. Working groups discuss...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

I’m Thumbody!

For Teachers 4th Standards
Positive and negative thinking is the focus of a activity that boost self-awareness. Beginning with a whole-class discussion, scholars brainstorm what positive thinking looks and sounds like then compares and contrast the two types of...
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Acting Out Respect and Compromise

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Puppets showcase the importance of being a good friend. Following a discussion about positive character traits, scholars create a paper-bag puppet and role-play scenarios with a peer. 

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