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Health Is Not An Option

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore healthy lifestyles. In this health lesson plan, students brainstorm various types of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and write them on cards. Students play a game and determine if the card they draw is a healthy...
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To Fight Or Not To Fight: a Debate About Violence Encourages Critical Thinking Skills

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read article about student violence, discuss why it happens, and explore non-violent options.
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Empathy: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Second graders read articles about being afraid, dealing with anger and apologizing. In this feelings instructional activity, 2nd graders read articles and discuss the feelings they have. Students describe their feelings and how to be...
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Fair is Fair

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students participate in two unfair activities to explain the concept of fairness. Then they role-play different scenarios demonstrating the idea of fairness. They discuss reasons to make rules and complete a web chart on fairness.
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Faces of Courage: Teenagers Who Resisted

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners read true stories of teenagers who defied Hitler and avoided participation in the Hitler Youth. They discuss the stories paying attention to the dangers and incredible peer pressure that these children faced. They consider how...
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Positively Respectful

For Teachers K - 8th
Create a positive environment by teaching young scholars to show respect and share compliments. Students use drawing paper and create a self-portrait. Young scholars are encouraged to discuss things they like about themselves. As...
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Small Steps; Great Journeys

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine contributions to communities. In this philanthropy lesson plan, 12th graders discuss the quote, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Students identify issues that exist in their community...
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Happy Faces

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners demonstrate empathy. In this character education lesson, students read the book Alexander and the Horrible No Good Very Bad Day and discuss examples of bad days they have experienced. Learners are given happy face cut-outs to...
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PSAs: The Way We See It - Uncommercials

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students work in groups to identify a topic or issue that they feel passionate about and produce a short PSA for the topic. In this PSA instructional activity, students select an issue or social problem to research. Students create a...
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Growing Gold

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read and explore a folktale from India. In this folktale lesson, students read the book Growing Gold and discuss the events from the tale. Students complete a phonics worksheet which incorporates the rhyming words from the text.
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Peace Doves

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore ways to obtain world peace. In this character education lesson, students read the book Peace Begins With Me and brainstorm a list of ways students can create a more peaceful world. Students use included dove patterns to...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Mr. Lincoln’s Way

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Lincoln's Way, listening for 3 pre-select tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students practice recognizing...
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Effects of 11 September

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discuss the 9/11 tragedy and the concept of misplaced blame and violence.
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Uk Kids 'Could Have Happier Life'

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars evaluate a survey done to determine the level of happiness in United Kingdom students. They look at the most common reasons young scholars report for being unhappy and compare these results to similar surveys done in...
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Issues to Stand By

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of courage. In this character education lesson, students consider how to have the courage to stand up and fight for community issues.
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Leading with Respect

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify and explore ways respect contributes to leadership. In this leadership lesson, students define respect and identify ways to be respectful. Students write about a time they were disrespectful and the consequences....
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Empathy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students complete activities to develop empathy. In this empathy lesson, students complete discussion activities and all the related worksheets in order to build their understanding of the concepts to empathy. Students identify a public...
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Tolerance

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are encouraged to have a sense of tolerance, including racial differnces, in order to enjoy the richness and diversity of life. They are shown readiness to look beyond surface impressions. Students appreciate that other's...
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Reshaping Body Image

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine how beliefs about body size and shape are shaped. They develop ideas about the acceptance of self and others with regard to body size and appearance by working in small groups. They view and discuss a PowerPoint...
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In-Group Favoritism

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars discover how to cross social boundaries. In this character education lesson, students discuss the positive and negative impacts of  favortism they witness in their local community as well as the international community....
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The Power of Nonviolent Resistance

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars discuss the power of nonviolent resistance in terms of Dr. Martin Luther King and the boycotts that he led. In this nonviolent resistance lesson plan, students discuss their thoughts of nonviolent resistance and how they...
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Courage of the Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners research discrimination and how people fought against for the common good. In this discrimination lesson, students watch a movie about Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Learners generate a list of words about discrimination....
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Six Lessons from Jena

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students have discussions on how to create a good school climate based on Jena Every School. Students discuss signs of trouble, school climate, bias incidences, forums for discussion, teachable moments, and bridging divisions in the school.
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Power and Authority

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study authority and power as its used in government. In this government lesson, 4th graders define power and authority. Students then read different scenarios of authority and power examples in people as well as...

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