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Personality Traits

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss the personality traits of a character. In this character instructional activity, 2nd graders read Lilly's Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes and describe Lilly's personality based on her actions, feelings, and thoughts....
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Humourous Head Planter Spike: Ceramics Lesson

For Teachers K - 8th
What a great activity. Kids create humorous ceramic character (heads) spikes to enliven a planter. Modern art is full of expressive and exaggerated forms and your class gets to create them out of clay. This would be a lovely activity to...
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Whoever You Are

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine cultures, traditions, and feeling throughout cultures. In this cultural lesson, students use literature, maps, and cultural information to examine how people have universal feelings despite their different cultures and...
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Sticks and Stones

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students explore bullying.  In this character development activity, students discuss verbal and nonverbal bullying. Using the "sticks and stones" adage, students write a sentence describing a hurtful act on a gray piece of paper, crumple...
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Showing not telling writing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
How do good writers exhibit emotion in their work without using an emotion word (angry, sad, happy, etc.)? This plan offers learners model texts that describe an emotion without using an emotion word. A well-formatted writing activity is...
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Mortified: What Does it Feel Like?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students discover what it means to be mortified or embarrassed. In this personal development lesson, students watch a video clip and discuss why the character becomes embarrassed and how it relates to their every day life. The students...
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What a Team!

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Use a instructional activity about Officer Buckle and Gloria to show learners how listeners feel about each character. Though the resource itself only includes a summary of the story, the instructional activity would be a good addition...
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Dear Character

For Teachers K - 12th
Students think about a character and how this character feels about life. This lesson can be used with virtually any grade level. They better explain a character, and identify character traits.
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Do Something Beautiful

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize philanthropy in literature. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students read the book Something Beautiful by Sharon Wyeth and discuss how the character performed acts of philanthropy. Students write a...
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Anty-Bodies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compare and contrast likenesses and differences to others by creating a life-size picture of themselves. In this character building lesson, students dictate a sentence about comments on sharing and display them with their...
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Special Sunflowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students view a picture of Van Gogh's Sunflowers. In this caring and kindness lesson students read Camille and the Sunflower and explore the feelings of the characters. Students complete worksheets related to Camille's feelings in the book.
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Fortune Cookies Motivate Writing

For Teachers K - 5th
Fortune cookies are used as motivation for a story. In this creative writing lesson, young writers review the six traits process. They discuss interesting characters, setting, problem and solution in a story. Original stories based on...
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Gandhi's Life and Guiding Principles

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate philosophy by researching the life of Mahatma Gandhi.  In this biographical lesson, 2nd graders listen to a reading of the book "Gandhi" and make a character map of his actions, feelings and thoughts.  Students...
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I Wish I Were a Butterfly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students inquire about biology by reading a children's book in class. In this insect lesson plan, students read the story "I Wish I Were a Butterfly" and identify the unique characteristics of butterflies and other insects. Students...
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Teaching Descriptive Word Usage

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice their creative writing by using descriptive words.  In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders utilize their best descriptive writing to elaborate on one of 20 different bean bag characters.  Students listen...
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Peace Journals

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create peace journals. For this character education lesson, students record their thoughts about peace and their innermost thoughts and feelings. Students use various journal starters, including describing someone who is a...
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Take a Second Look!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore positive qualities in people. In this character development instructional activity, students work in groups to select an inanimate object from a bag, imagine the object was a person, and generate positive statements...
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Teaching Guide: Can You Make a Piggy Giggle?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the book Can You Make a Piggy Giggle?. In this language arts lesson plan, students focus on a variety of aspects within the book. Students study the illustrations, listen for rhymes, and attempt the tongue twisters in...
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When Randolph Turned Rotten

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils explore friendship by reading a book with their classmates. In this human relationship lesson, students read the story When Randolph Turned Rotten, and discuss the main character's relationships as well as the overall arc of the...
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Who Needs My Help?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students think about helping others. In this citizenship lesson, students think of people in their lives who could use their help. Students illustrate the things they do to help others.
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Making Cranberry Bread

For Teachers K - 2nd
While the preparation for this lesson is extensive, the results are well worth the effort. Prior to the lesson, Xerox the pictures from Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin, collect the ingredients for Cranberry Bread, and...
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze descriptive writing. In this writing instructional activity, 2nd graders read a story with a villain, describe the villain in words, and create a Wanted Poster describing him on paper.
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Dogfighting and the Community

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners discover the threats to dogs by investigating dogfighting.  In this animal cruelty lesson, students read the state laws pertaining to animal safety and dogfighting.  Learners compile dogfighting facts into a poster and spread...
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Hooway for Wodney Wat

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine speech difficulties by reading a children's book in class. In this children's literature activity, students read the story Hooway for Wodney the Wat, and analyze the characters, story and the bullying that takes place....

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