As testing season is upon us, give class members a way to prepare their minds and bodies for the big day. A resource promotes deep breathing exercises and comfortability to reduce anxiety. Along with multiple choice, short...

Study the 16 Habits of Mind with a professional resource. Based on Describing 16 Habits of Mind by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick, the resource details 16 ways learners perceive problems around them and produce ways to deal...

After a grand conversation about immigration to the United States, scholars interview a family member to learn about their journey to America. They then take their new-found knowledge and apply their findings to tracking their family...

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...

Students explore the concept of equality. In this Martin Luther King, Jr. lesson, students read Martin's Big Words, discuss fairness, and create a cloud with their dream recorded on it.

Upper graders discuss the importance of responsible dating. In addition to a discussion period, the lesson includes Powerpoint presentations, poster designs, and related role-playing activities. In one scenario, students act as parents...

Learners reflect how to form a respectful classroom community. In this communities lesson, students construct a "community web" of positive comments and predict what happens to the web when negative comments are made. Learners discuss...

Fourth graders identify a problem and write a persuasive essay to the appropriate audience, to correct the problem. They demonstrate effective decision making based on positive self-worth. Students need to write a paragraph about their...

Students read and discuss the text Miss Rumphius. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students discuss how the characters in the book made the world beautiful and create a class book of good deeds.

Students identify the needs of their community. In this communities lesson, students use a decision-making model worksheet to determine what community service project they should donate to. Students count the money they have to donate...

Students create a set of class rules. In this literature lesson plan, students listen to the story "Miss Nelson is Missing". After listening to the story, students brainstorm and develop a set of class rules.

Students discuss why we should be kind to one another. In this social skills instructional activity, students read and respond to a story about how saying mean things can hurt someone's feelings.

Young scholars watch the movie "Rudy" and identify his long and short term goals. Individually, they develop a list of their own short and long-term goals and share them with the class. To end the lesson, they discuss how the goals we...

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.

A tutorial on how to use the free Zotero software to keep track of research sources and create a bibliography.