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Anger, Aggression and Adolescents

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine the relationship between anger, aggression and teenagers. As a class, they share a difficult situation in their own lives and review the techniques to properly deal with it. In groups, they discuss how they feel about...
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Anger Management

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are introduced to how to manage their anger. As a class, they identify what anger is and why people get angry. In groups, they discuss the effect of anger on one's everyday lives and discuss how to deal with it properly.
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Pansy Pig's Patience Pit

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are introduced to the concepts of patience and anger. As a class, they are read a story about a patience pit and discover how anger can be controlled. They complete a worksheet and take a test to review how to control their...
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Children of Alcoholics Group

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify characteristics of alcoholism, resources available to them and their family within the community and school, and look at strategies to help them increase safety and anger management strategies too.
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Self-Control

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine their feelings of anger in various situations. In groups, they view scenerios from different points of view and from reading many poems. They answer comprehension questions about a story they read to end the class.
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Day of Kindness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine and discuss the different types of violence and anger present in their daily lives. As a class, they share their experiences of violent situations they have been in or witnessed. They develop non-violent...
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Four Immigrant Groups: Their Lives and Music

For Students 4th
Fourth graders examine the experiences of four immigrant groups. Class members brainstorm a list of misconceptions of those groups and discuss if these perceptions are still present today. Using maps, groups locate the countries of...
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Rhythmic Expression

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover movement and expression to music/sound through a series of teacher-led exercises and role plays. This lesson is ideal for the middle school drama class with possibilities for adaptation to any level of drama or general...
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Failed Diplomacy: The Zimmerman Telegram

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders continue their examination of World War I. In groups, they read a copy of the famous Zimmerman telegram and discuss its effect on Americans. To end the lesson, they discuss how public opinion changed after it became...
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Counseling

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
As a group, students read a book about saying unkind things to others. They answer questions as a class and discuss a better way to handle the situation.
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Conflict Resolution Trade-book

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discover ways of dealing with conflicts at school by reading a guide.  In this psychology lesson, students identify how conflicts are started with fellow classmates by reading a trade-book with their class.  Students read each...
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Spanish-American War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view a video called Battling Beyond the Borders about the Spanish-American War. They discuss the role of newspapers in the war and then analyze political cartoons of the time, writing explanatory sentences about them.
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I Have to Change!? The Role of the Adolescent in the Family

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the changes occuring during adolescents using children's literature. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the various roles they play in their family. In groups, they use excerpts of plays from Shakespeare to...
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Color - Interior Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the principle elements of design along with the sequence of colors on the color wheel. In groups, they assign a feeling or mood to each color and share it with the class. To end the lesson plan, they use the internet to...
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Adding "Homeside" to "Schoolside" Learning

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners participate in activities in order to improve their ability to work cooperatively in groups at school as well as with their family at home. They complete the activities at home with their family then discuss the results of the...
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Gandhi's Childhood Experience of Truth and Nonviolence

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate philosophy by researching the life of Mahatma Gandhi. For this historical biography lesson, 4th graders examine the peaceful philosophy of India's most famous resident. Students participate in role-playing...
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Arab Americans: In the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks on the U.S.

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars examine the effects of the terrorist attacks in 2001. In this lesson plan on discrimination and the dangers of stereotyping, students will expand their understanding of stereotyping in contemporary society and compare in...
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Economies

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discover different economic systems. In this global economy lesson plan, students research the levels of economic activity, types of economies, maquiladoras and the differences between a free market economy and other systems....
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Scientific Inquiry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners make inferences about what activities occur at different places in school. They form a hypothesis as to how space is used. They simulate how archeaologists explore past people by designing and conducting a research project.
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Finding Your Feelings

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine different slides of artwork from different artists. They discuss how art can show feelings and emotions. They share their opinion of the artwork.
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The Power of Words: Male Bashing and Gender

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students brainstorm words that typically describe men or women. They also brainstorm words that are insulting to both genders. They answer questions about the activity and discuss their answers.
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Exploring Nebraska Art and Architecture

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the art and architecture of Nebraska. Using the internet, they view artwork by various artists and analyze it by using a form given to them by their teacher. They share their analysis with their classmates and discuss...
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Creating a World of Peace at Home and Abroad

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to the various lives of children in other countries. Using current events, they compare and contrast the events in America with that of the country they chose. They review the importance of peace and the...
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Destructive/Constructive Communication

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the characteristics of destructive and constructive communication. In groups, they send I-messages to other groups of examples of each. To end the lesson, they participate in role-play activities to practice...

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