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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Have Respect

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn the value of respect. In this Clifford the Big Red Dog lesson plan, students read the story, discuss respect, and experience a mini-international festival.
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Activity
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Companies: Critical Thinking Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th
10 valuable critical thinking exercises ranging in subject matter. Includes questions and exercises regarding biological development, language usage, morals, values and ethics, and thought cycles.
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Sage Publishing: Play and the Learning Environment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Play is an important vehicle for developing self-regulation as well as promoting language, cognition, and social competence. This chapter discusses the definition of the physical environment and play, the defining characteristics of...
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Article
Other

Kids Helpline: Helping Kids Identify and Express Feelings

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Learning to identify and express feelings in a positive way helps kids develop the skills they need to manage them effectively. Here are some tips on how to encourage your child to express their feelings.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Hungry Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cookieness Evereat needs your help to win The Hungry Games. Hone those executive functioning skills by practicing patience and strategies when you have to wait for something. Stop and think about what comes next in patterns and sort...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cookies of the Caribbean

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Go on a pirate adventure with Cookie Monster! Hone those executive functioning skills by practicing patience and strategies when you have to wait for something. Stop and think about what comes next in patterns and sort objects by color.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Pirate Picnic Activity Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Ahoy Matey! Join PBS Kids characters Peg + Cat to explore fair sharing and solve math problems to help a group of cranky pirates divide things fairly. Children will separate sets of objects into equal groups and divide single objects...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Getting Ready for School: Booklet Activity

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Get ready to go back to school with this booklet activity from PBS Kids! Students will have an opportunity to reflect on their fun summers and think ahead to the new school year.
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Casel: Sample Teaching Activities (Support Social and Emotional Learning)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides a collection of activities that address the Social and Emotional Learning Standards.
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Indiana Department of Education: Social Emotional Learning Toolkit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Authored by Dr. Brandie Oliver, Butler University, this resource provides lessons to help teachers understand social emotional learning and how to implement best practices that will help promote their students' social-emotional development.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Summer Camp: Fill Each Day With Possibilities! Friends & Neighbors Packet: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
Use these friends & neighbors-themed activity sheets to allow children to choose their own learning adventures.
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Other

Talaris: 3 5 Years Social and Emotional Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Talaris Research Institute provides information pertaining to the social and emotional development of three to five year olds.
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Article
Other

Psych Central: Early Sensitive Caregiving Has Lasting Influence on Development

For Students 9th - 10th
An article breaking down recent studies reflecting the impact that early connection with senstive caregivers has on child emotional development.
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Professional Doc
Other

Naeyc: Teaching Emotional Intelligence in Early Childhood

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this article from National Association for the Education of Young Children, information about the importance of teaching emotional intelligence skills is shared.
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Professional Doc
Other

We Are Teachers: The Most Important Skills We Teach in the Early Years ...

For Teachers K - 1st
In this article, importance of social emotional skills in the early years is stressed.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Make Appreciation Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover what it means to appreciate something or someone and oneself. Create a card for someone to show they are appreciated.