Missouri Department of Elementary
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: A Basic Skill
Imagine seventh graders developing a school wide plan to promote respect in their school. That's the vision behind the second lesson in the R-E-S-P-E-C-T series. In preparation for designing a school-wide media campaign, class members...
New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 7
Designed specifically for math instructors, the seventh workshop of a 15-part series allows time to explore Webb's DOK, ponder open-ended questions, and create lessons to apply what is learned. Teachers craft high-quality math problems...
PBS
Pov Engage: Lesson Plan Addressing Trauma Using Affective and Cognitive Skills
During this lesson, students will learn how trauma impacts the brain via streaming clips. Students will learn about how a family stays interconnected with the community to help its members deal with grief connected to their son's shooting.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Keep Going! Building a Culture of Perseverance in Math
This learning module includes several lessons that will help coach secondary students to have perseverance in math class. This module addresses the Problem Solving and Perseverance standard from the Common Core Standards for Mathematical...
Code.org
Code.org: Lesson 2: Persistence & Frustration: Stevie and the Big Project
In this lesson, learners will develop an understanding of what it means to be frustrated while working on a large project. It's possible that not every student will experience frustration with this activity, but there are many...
Other
Bright Hub Education: Preschool Lesson on Perseverance
In this lesson plan, students will read a book about how a character perseveres when the task is difficult. They will identify the challenges and how the character overcame the challenges. These activities will show your students that...
Other
Little Minds at Work: Persevere! A Lesson About Never Giving Up
How do you teach students all about this big word - perseverance? Young students need a visual lesson to be able to grasp this abstract concept. Watch this kindergarten teacher gives a demonstration to help her students learn about...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Life's Little Lessons: Persistence
In this set of resources, we will use a video and a song from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood to focus on how you can help children learn that being persistent is worthwhile; and when we keep on trying we are more likely to succeed. When we...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Covering and Filling: Surface Area & Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Students apply their knowledge of surface area and volume to solve some problems for a box company. This instructional activity contains a detailed lesson plan, video explanations, rubrics, group work guidelines, slides containing...
Other
Five Steps to Teaching Solid Character in Students
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....
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Overcoming Obstacles
When faced with a bump in the road, sometimes we forget we have a choice: overcome the obstacle or let it overcome you. Steven Claunch, who was born without fingers on his right hand and with one leg shorter than the other and has...
Edutopia
Edutopia: Harnessing the Power of Productive Struggle
Teaching that struggling is part of learning math encourages creativity and builds engagement and perseverance. This article describes Mrs. Tambor's second-grade math class in which the format of the lesson reflected her desire to build...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: The Gilded Age (1877 1900)
As Reconstruction came to an end in the United States the country began to evolve into an industrial nation through the perseverance and ingenuity of masterminds like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. Through a collection of...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Never, Ever Give Up!
This lesson plan introduces the importance of perseverance. Students will discover that success comes through perseverance. Students will also have the opportunity to research Abraham Lincoln on the Internet to document examples of...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Try Something New for 30 Days
Is there something you've always meant to do, wanted to do, but haven't? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals. [3:21]