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Five Steps to Teaching Solid Character in Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The author of this article argues that character development must be taught in schools and that teachers must take steps to make sure students understand what perseverance, determination, empathy, responsibility, respect, and caring are....
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Read Works

Read Works: Who Is a Good Citizen at School?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks informational text explains how a student can be a good citizen at school. A question sheet with pictures is available to help young students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Motivating Students: Pick a Card, Any Card

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an efficient grouping strategy. Teachers will learn to motivate students with the "Pick a Card, Any Card" strategy. It explains how to use it to select parts for reading a play in class.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Simple Teamwork Games

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Play four games that require teamwork as you work with a partner.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Follow the Leader

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Children take turns being the "leader" and leading their partners through a series of locomotor movements. Includes safety tips, ideas for varying the activity, and other suggestions.
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Government of Canada

Department of Canadian Heritage: Reports on United Nations Human Rights Treaties

For Students 9th - 10th
Canada plays a significant role in the United Nations efforts to ensure human rights are respected globally. This webpage lists links to important official Canadian government documents that guide Canadian policy and cooperation in human...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What's the Difference? Subtracting Integers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In Cooperative/Collaborative groups, this lesson plan will actively engage students to subtract positive and negative integers. An "Essential Question" will be used to activate background knowledge and set the purpose for understanding...
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Nicky Case: The Evolution of Trust

For Students 9th - 10th
Surveys show that over the past 40 years fewer and fewer people trust each other. Why do friends become enemies and enemies become friends? Game theory can help explain our epidemic of distrust and how we can fix it. Play the game of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Decimals: The Master of Many Disguises!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In Cooperative/Collaborative groups, this activity will actively engage students to represent decimals in different forms. An "Essential Question" will be used to activate background knowledge and set the purpose for understanding how to...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Connecting With Coordinates

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson will allow students to practice plotting points on a grid. Students will have an opportunity to play a coordinate game. This lesson is hands-on and allows for cooperative learning. This lesson plan was created as a result of...
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School for Young Children: Risk Taking for Preschoolers

For Teachers Pre-K
This article takes a look at what risk-taking looks like in a preschool classroom.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Prime Time Primates: Keeping the Peace

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the effect of overcrowding on a population, and play a game that demonstrates what happens as a population loses its space. Investigate cooperation in social groups, the benefits of sharing food and what happens when the system...
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PE Central

Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Zoo Parade Days

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students able to throw and catch, and who are able to shoot and pass a basketball are ready to play "Zoo Parade Day." This activity requires students to work in different "centers" or stations throughout the gym and to demonstrate...
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Lesson Plan z.com: Drama

For Teachers 9th - 10th
LessonPlanZ.com, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides a listing of drama-related lesson plans.

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