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Ready to Remain Safe
Eighth graders discuss making the wrong decisions because of peer pressure and the consequences of those actions. As a class, they identify the positive and negative consequences based on a variety of scenerios. To end the instructional...
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Recognizing and Reducing Stress
A simple chart can help your class heighten self-awareness by identifying the ways they experience stress -- physically, emotionally, and behaviorally. They also determine actions they can take to reduce stress in their lives.
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Real Life, Your Life?
Pupils explore difficult decisions that students have to make. In this vocational lesson, pupils examine various case studies and discuss how they would handle the situation and what decisions they would make.
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How Much Is It? A Shopping Lesson Plan for ESL
Students participate in a role-playing activity in order to practice conversational English used while shopping. For this practical vocabulary lesson, students practice etiquette as it pertains to grocery shopping. Students pretend they...
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Breaking the Barrier
Middle schoolers participate in a game based on bullying. In this social justice lesson, students read Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and discuss the mistreatment of African-Americans in the book. Middle schoolers then relate the...
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Confronting the -Isms
Students keep "Mindwatch" diaries to chart their own prejudices and stereotypes. In this social justice lesson, students monitor their own reactions to people who are different from themselves. Students identify and discuss patterns of...
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Cinderella: an Adaptation
Learners create a list of characteristics for the heroine of a fairy tale and discuss ways these images affect behavior and self-esteem. In this, The House on Mango Street gender equity lesson plan, students identify common...
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Friendship
Students identify qualities of a friend and discover an acronym to help with problem solving. In this friendship activity, students use notecards to identify qualities of a friend and write a definition. Students discuss the acronym...
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Poverty and Inequality in the World's Richest Nation
Students examine poverty and inequality in America. In this current events lesson, students read the provided articles "Poverty," "Inequality Growing in America," "Inequality: Views on Causes, Effects, Remedies," and "Theories on the...
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Activities to Close the School Year
Students participate in end of the school year activities. In this reflective lesson, students take part in a closing circle, journaling, weaving a web, and hopes and expectations activities to reflect on what they have learned.
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Skills for Building Healthy Relationships
Students create skits showing relationship problems and discuss how communication, cooperation, and compromise can build strong relationships. In this healthy relationships lesson, students are given a scenario to act out in small...
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Redistricting: How Our Representatives Select Voters
Young scholars examine the practice of redistricting. In this American politics lesson, students read the provided articles "The Gerrymander," and "Reforming the Gerrymander." Young scholars respond to the provided discussion questions.
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Character Worksheet Three
In this character worksheet, students answer questions about themselves in relation to their family, relationships, and day to day life. Students complete 29 questions.
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Gender Equity: I Said, She Said
Students collect and analyze data on classroom participation. In this gender equity lesson, students use tally marks to collect data on the sex and numbers of students who participate in classroom discussions. Students work in small...
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Digital Sexism Quiz
In this digital age quiz, students respond to 10 true or false questions based on their opinions of gender bias in contemporary society.
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Dodging Responsibility
Learners explore responsibility. In this character education lesson plan, students review the definition of responsibility and brainstorm possible consequences of taking responsibility and not taking responsibility. Student's thoughts...
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Don't Have to and Mustn't Exercise
In this grammar worksheet, students differentiate between choice and prohibition. Students insert either 'don't have to' or 'mustn't' to complete the sentences.
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Relationship Role-plays
In this role plays worksheet, students role play different scenarios having to do with different kinds of relationships. Students have 5 scenarios to role play.
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Graphing Sunspot Cycles
Pupils explore sunspots and then graph them to analyze the data. In this sunspot cycles lesson students complete an activity sheet and complete questions.
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Decision-Making Model
In this decision making learning exercise, students fill out the choices, skills, cost, and more when making decisions. Students fill out 25 boxes total.
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Breathing and Exercise
Learners observe and record how breathing changes with physical activities. In this physical activity lesson students form groups and complete their activity and worksheets.
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Making Good Decisions
Students examine the consequences of behaviors and what the concept of trade offs are. In this good decision lesson plan students read an article and answer questions on making good decisions.
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Strategies to Overcome Gender Bias in the Machine Shop: Knurling
Students demonstrate the use of a knurling tool. In this machine shop technique lesson, students will demonstrate safety as they properly use the knurling tool to create a diamond knurl and a straight knurl on a cylindrical piece of...
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Diaphragm-Relax And Breathe
Students examine breathing. In this diaphragm lesson students complete a lab that shows them how lungs breathe.