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Puberty
Students investigate life science by answering maturity questions. In this human health lesson plan, students identify the changes which occur during puberty and answer study questions based on sexual awareness. Students define...
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True Champions Practice Points-Responsibility
Students explore personal responsibility. In this character development activity, students discuss and analyze a quote from Mia Hamm, a U.S. soccer player. Students brainstorm short and long term personal and team member...
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Taking Pills Isn't the Answer
Students explore performance-related drug use. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Taking Pills Isn't the Answer", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity...
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Communications
Students incorporate different disciplines into this lesson. In this science lesson, students investigate the use of communicating without words, and how it is different than communicating with words. They discuss the pros and cons of...
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The Story of Harvey
Students explore the concept of responsibility. In this character education instructional activity, students read The Story of Harvey. Student discuss the levels of responsibility of each character in the story.
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Magical Moments Around the World
Students write magical moments about human compassion and enter the examples on a global, multilingual website. In this global communication instructional activity, students create their own message about human compassion. Students then...
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Getting the Most Nutrition from Your Food
Sixth graders explore human health by participating in a nutrition activity. In this food choices lesson, 6th graders review the food pyramid in class and identify the specific classifications of food that create positive health for...
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Energy Balance
Students explore energy. In this health and nutrition lesson, students brainstorm a list of healthy foods that provide energy, and identify physical activities that burn energy. Students complete a good nutrition worksheet.
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Traffic signs and signals
Students understand and follow directions based on traffic signs. In this traffic signs lesson plan, students play the game red light green light and are asked why they stop and go according to the colors. They then are introduced to the...
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Understanding Points of View
Develop an understanding of point of view in your young learners. Read narrative stories to your class and discuss who the storyteller is. Point out different points of view and discuss new vocabulary in order to introduce this concept....
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Teacher Appreciation Week (Elementary)
Primary writers will create a persuasive essay about Teacher Appreciation Week. Additionally, they will select a quote from a famous person and write a persuasive essay about how it relates to one of their favorite teachers. In the end,...
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Reading: How to Be Healthy
In this reading for information activity, students read a one page text about healthy living practices. Students then answer 8 multiple choice questions about what they have read.
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Grab Quick and Easy Snacks
For this healthy eating worksheet, students complete a maze. Students avoid the pictures of the "dead end" snacks high in sugar, fat and calories. There is a tuna pita sandwich recipe on the page.
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Taking Care of a Baby
Caring for a newborn is harder than it looks! Elementary pupils learn more about taking care of babies with an age-appropriate instructional activity that addresses how babies grow inside their mothers, what they need to grow, and how...
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Memorial Day
As a way to understand Memorial Day, build citizenship, practice vocabulary, and discuss current international conflicts, learners create their own Memorial Day. They design their own memorial after learning about the various types of...
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Safeguarding the Rights of the Study Participant
High schoolers write a paper that follow all the conventions of proper English. They create a paper that incorporates the required sections of an informed consent document such as would be used in a real clinical trial. Students...
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Grocery Store Problem Solving
Fourth graders explore healthy eating habits by viewing instructional videos in class. In this food pyramid lesson, 4th graders identify the different classifications within the food pyramid and identify how they can improve overall...
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Pen Pals
Young scholars write to a pen pal and learn about their lives. In this pen pal activity, students learn about a person from another country. Young scholars develop an understanding that they have many things in common with people from...
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Protecting the Planet
High schoolers discuss being a responsible student by helping to protect the rainforest. In this citizenship lesson, students brainstorm ideas to help global warming, warfare, human-rights abuses and acid rain. High schoolers write an...
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School Safety Survey Project
Students investigate safety issues at school. In this citizenship lesson, students discuss things they are fearful of at school. Students then conduct a school survey asking what others are fearful of.
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Dishonesty: Clues and Consequences
Students explore trustworthiness and dishonesty. In this character development lesson plan, students discuss dishonest behavior. Students develop scenarios about dishonesty and decide what consequences the person should have.
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What's the News? Articles of Deception
Students choose a event in the news involving deception. In this deception lesson plan, students develop questions and share them. Students answer critical thinking questions about their event and describe what they learned about...
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Using the Commentaries in Class
Students examine language and communication by listening to a commentary radio show. In this communications lesson, students listen to Michael Josephson's radio broadcast using the Internet and analyze his words and their meaning....
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More of, Less of
Have your class discuss behaviors they like from other people. They will then get into groups and list behaviors they want to see more of from people in their community, classroom, or school. This is a great Character Counts lesson plan!