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Curated OER

Wagons West: Proofreading

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students proofread each others journal entries. In this proofreading lesson plan, students exchange journal entries to proofread according to instructions given by the teacher.  Students will read a different journal each day,...
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Curated OER

Blubber: Discussion Guide

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read Blubber by Judy Blume. In this Blubber discussion lesson, students answer pre-, during, and post- reading of the novel to assist them with comprehension. Themes addressed are problem solving, perspectives, leadership, and...
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Curated OER

Expressing Anger

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students distinguish among the different styles of anger. In this psychology lesson, students evaluate their personal style of anger and its effectiveness. They brainstorm ways to control it.
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Read Works

Read Works: Grade 1: Three Lesson Unit: Character: Actions, Feelings, Looks

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans, based on David Shannon's books No, David!, David Gets in Trouble, and David Goes to School. Students learn how to utilize text and picture clues to determine and describe...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: 2nd Grade Act. 11: Character Sketch

For Teachers 2nd Standards
This lesson engages students in describing the main character from Patricia Palacco's book, My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother. Students will analyze a picture of the main character and the teacher will write all of the students'...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Character Choreography [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, portraits provide inspiration for learners to create character descriptions. Then, basic dance techniques are used to express the traits, motivations, and feelings of the characters as students work collaboratively to...
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Dealing With Feelings

For Teachers K - 1st
Learn how to cope with unpleasant feelings, and to teach young students how to deal with their emotions.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Character Education Read Alouds

For Teachers K Standards
This instructional activity engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Patty Lovell's book, Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon. Students will participate in listening to other stories with the same message and then will...
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Read Works

Read Works: Lesson 1: Actions

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this resource, students will practice identifying and describing the actions of a character. Teachers will model these skills through the use of text and pictures from the story No, David! by David Shannon. Students will then draw a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Getting to Know Characters

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this language development instructional activity using the books by Kevin Henkes English Language Learners learn vocabulary and language structures to express feelings, make text-to-self connections, and practice the reading strategy...
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: The Six Pillars of Character: Fairness

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn how to be a fair person. This website lists simple things you can do to be fair to others as well as discussion questions and activity ideas through which young students can think critically about what it means to be fair.
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Listening to Others

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Show others that you are a good listener by looking at him or her, listening and not interrupting, asking questions, nodding to show you understand, and repeating what you heard. This website will not only help you become a better...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Speaking and Listening: Collaborative Conversations

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Learners will partner read The Kite, by Alma Flor Ada. Then work together in small collaborative groups to describe the character of the mother, the children, or the kitten. Included in this lesson are video demonstrations, printable...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Other Bad Cases to Write About

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
After reading A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon the writer will plan an original story where an unusual affliction affects a character and is eventually solved. The students will use strong and memorable details as they convey their...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 3: The Stories Julian Tells

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders learn that stories and books are important for learning about themselves and others. This unit allows students to learn how storytelling can be a way to learn about other cultures, pass on family history and traditions, and...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Make 'Em Laugh or Cry Or

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After sharing chapter 19 of Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls as an example of emotion-evoking writing, the young scholars will write their own detailed and emotional paragraphs. Students can draw from background knowledge of a...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Disappointment

For Teachers K - 1st
A collection of questions, activities, and student assignments which all touch on the topic of handling disappointment in life.

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