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Cliques Online

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students develop critical thinking skills about personal situations depicted in a video about cliques. Issues about identity, self-esteem, and stereotypes are explored.
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Walk a Mile in Another Man’s Shoes

For Students 6th - 10th
In this personal health empathy worksheet, students read 3 scenarios and examine what is happening in each of them. Students role play the situations using strategies that show empathy toward one another.
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Happy Faces

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students demonstrate empathy. In this character education lesson, students read the book Alexander and the Horrible No Good Very Bad Day and discuss examples of bad days they have experienced. Students are given happy face cut-outs to...
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Service Learning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the value in helping others.  For this ethics lesson, students use videos, worksheets, Internet articles and group discussion to develop a personal perspective on what it means to help others.
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Empathy: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Second graders read articles about being afraid, dealing with anger and apologizing. In this feelings lesson, 2nd graders read articles and discuss the feelings they have. Young scholars describe their feelings and how to be supportive...
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A Billion Hungry People

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover the inequality of food distribution.  In the hunger lesson, students discuss how some places and people do not get the food they need to survive. Students role play distributing pretend meals to people (of unequal...
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Defining Caring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define the word care and discover the importance of caring for others. In this character education lesson plan, students work as a class to brainstorm synonyms for care. Learners write a list of 5 things or people that they care...
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Running To Iraq

For Teachers K - 5th
Students demonstrate our support of our troops overseas. They develop values of compassion, caring, and respect throughout the school. They participate in Physical Education class and run as part of the heart warm-up or as part of a...
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Political and Social Impact of World War II

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the life in Jewish ghettos during World War II and learn about tolerance and compassion. In this WWII instructional activity, 6th graders discuss Jewish ghettos but with a mistreatment of the kids with stickers to...
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Before Rosa Parks: Early Grades Activity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read excerpts from an autobiographical work and retell scenes from the book. They consider the ways Susie King Taylor's autobiography displays character traits including courage, creativity, compassion and determination.
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Character Traits Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this character traits word search worksheet, students seek 25 words that relate to traits such as patience, sportsmanship, friendliness, compassion, and courtesy.
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Literacy: Each One Teach One

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the book, Amber on the Mountain and discuss its philanthropic implications. They determine the literacy needs of their own communities. They ask family members to complete reading recollection forms about when and how they...
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For Goodness Sake, Power to the People

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the impact of the nonprofit sector on society by researching philanthropic Websites. They role-play as minority groups that used alternative power structures to change society and write in their journals on a...
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Primary Source? What is That?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the use of primary sources. They read and discuss excerpts from the "Diary of Anne Frank," write journal entries, identify examples of altruism from the book, write an essay, and complete a worksheet.
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Celebrate National Inclusive Schools Week

For Teachers K - 12th
Students list traits that make them unique. They participate in a Bingo-like game, where they try to identify people by their traits.
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Teaching Empathy : The Story of Ruby Bridges

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore "The Story of Ruby Bridges," by Robert Coles to uncover examples of courage in the lives of others and in themselves. This search into the story is meant to help students form connections with others and to foster the...
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Think Before You Act

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners articulate their values regarding conduct toward others and to think about why they sometimes behave in ways that conflict with their values. They are provided with alternative ways to express their feelings and then in turn...
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The Power of Empathy

For Teachers 4th - 8th
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.
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Empathy/Fairness

For Teachers K - 6th
Students explore empathy and fairness. They examine the importance of being able to empathize with people who are different from themselves. Students explore ways of resolving conflict and they recognize the concerns of others.
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Words Hurt

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
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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Personal Health Series: Empathy

For Students 4th - 5th
In this empathy worksheet, students act out each of 6 scenarios and discuss how they would feel. Students talk in their group about how emotions can be communicated and how to help others feel better.
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Health Education: An Integrated Approach; A Day Without Sight

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders hypothesize about the difficulties they may encounter if they did not have their sense of sight, in order to establish a sense of empathy for the disabled. In this lesson on senses, 4th graders record all of the things...
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I Feel Angry or Sad When...

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify inclusive procedures for activities. In this social skills lesson plan, students perform skits that illustrate inappropriate as well as appropriate classroom behavior.
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Tzedakah: How Can We Help?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students define what constitutes a nutritious meal, the price of a healthy meal, and understand that some people can't afford healthy meals. For this healthy meals lesson, students estimate and research the cost of a nutritious meal, add...

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