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Respect

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students engage in a lesson that teaches about respect for self and others. They read a story that illustrates the concept of respect. The story follows with questions and a song to help increase comprehension through repetition.
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Assertiveness/Self-Confidence

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students explore the concepts of assertiveness and self-confidence. They observe that is is all right to say no. Students discuss what it means to be assertive and how it takes inner strength and self-confidence to be assertive. They...
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Character Education: Honesty

For Teachers K
Students explore the character trait of honesty. They listen to the book, Jamaica's Find, identify the examples of honesty and dishonesty, role-play scenarios from the story, and draw a picture about a time they were honest.
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Sources of Support

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine sources of support. In this personal health lesson, students participate in activities that require them to consider people. organizations, and websites that they may contact when they need emotional support.
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Bullying-Role Play

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners investigate the effects of bullying. In this character education lesson, students role play various situations and discuss how to resolve them properly.
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A logical-mathematical look at a painting

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners view classical paintings. In this analyzing lesson, students view a Powerpoint of classical paintings and discuss the emotion, colors, and objects they see within the painting. Learners list questions they would ask the artist...
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Issues to Stand By

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of courage. In this character education lesson, students consider how to have the courage to stand up and fight for community issues.
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The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 13 short answer and essay questions about Eliot's The Mill on the Floss. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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A Long Walk

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify ways people persevere in a difficult situation. In this character education instructional activity, 7th graders watch a video about a man with cerebral palsy and discuss ways he perseveres.
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I Am a Star

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the unique qualities of themselves and others. In this character education lesson, students read the book A Unicorn Named Beulah Mae and create a paper star displaying their unique personality traits.
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A Loyal Friend

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the attributes of trust. In this character education lesson, students read the Irish folktale "Beth Gellert". Students discuss the folktale and how they can earn the trust of others.
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A Long Walk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners watch a video regarding persevering through difficult situations. In this character education lesson, students watch a video about perseverance and discuss the examples of perseverance.
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Meet Danitra Brown Lesson on Friendship

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the qualities of friends. In this character education lesson, students read the poem "Coke-bottle Brown" by Nikki Grimes. Students then discuss the Golden Rule and how it applies to friendships. 
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Jim Frankoski Lesson Plan Ideas

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners read about Jim Frankoski and his art to examine various elements in environmental art. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the location of photographs and how images create illusions that capture new viewpoints.
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Leader for Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop their leadership skills. In this character education instructional activity, students discuss the characteristics of leaders and create leadership books that feature leadership pointers.
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I Will Not Let You Down

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the social skill of honesty and trust. They diagram how the two are related and participate in class activities in order to strengthen cognitive connections of how honesty and trust are related. The lesson...
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In-Group Favoritism

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover how to cross social boundaries. In this character education lesson, students discuss the positive and negative impacts of  favortism they witness in their local community as well as the international community....
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Challenging Discrimination

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars explore discrimination. In this character education lesson, students define discrimination and discuss instances of it. Young scholars brainstorm methods of encouraging diversity.
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Character Education: Caring- Oprah Winfrey

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore celebrity philanthropy. For this character development lesson, students read an article and discuss Oprah Winfrey's involvement in several charitable organizations.
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Acting it Out

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore responsible behavior. In this character education activity, students work in groups to act out scenarios using or disregarding responsible behavior. Young scholars discuss personal feelings and consequences of each...
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Bullying

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate bullying. In this character education lesson, 7th graders participate in a class discussion on how to make the school a more respectful place. Students brainstorm ideas and develop a plan to create a...
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Character Education- Respect

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students discuss what respect means. In this character education lesson, students read the book Cynthia Ann Parker and discuss the philanthropic acts in the book. Students answer questions about the text on the provided worksheet.
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One Small Act

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the trait of caring. In this character education lesson, students discuss acts of kindness and collaborate to promote a kindness campaign.
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The Rewards of Caring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of democracy. In this character education lesson, students discover enlightened self-interest and discuss a quote from Alexis de Tocqueville.

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