Rather than focus on punitive actions and consequences for mistakes, make a safe and inspiring learning environment the rule of your classroom. 

Who would have thought that inanimate robotics could actually teach us so much about being human? As Ken Goldberg describes his fascinating work and advancements in robotics, he simultaneously offers four valuable character lessons....

Students explore the genetic and environmental factors that interact to produce variation in behavior across a population. They are introduced to the various approaches scientists use to explore this interaction. Students explore how...

Students use relevant evidence and logical reasoning to construct theories for dinosaur behavior. They examine recent evidence that challenges a prevailing dinosaur theory.

Students explore how personal behavior can affect health, especially the health of your skin. They become better aware of how their personal behavior and the environment can have a considerable impact on their health in general. Students...

Young scholars analyze smoking behavior based on peer pressure.  In this health lesson, students read and complete worksheets on the internet concerning the behaviors associated with smoking.  They summarize what they have learned by...

Third graders, after brainstorming the positive and negative types of behaviors, become aware of the right and wrong way to behave as a third grader. They perform a skit that demonstrates the skills and behaviors used by third grade...

Before any of us can learn to enjoy a trip to an art museum, we need to learn how to behave. This list of activities describe the behavior expected on a trip to an art museum. Each behavior comes with an activity intended to demonstrate...

Students explore types of studied behavior animals acquire. Using a Smart Board file, students simulate rewarding a studied behavior. To further reinforce studied behaviors, students play "Pavlov's Dog" on an internet website. Students...

Students create a classroom atmosphere that is so positive that even the most discouraged or most shy student feels empowered to participate. They discuss positive and negative words and internal and external locus of control.

Second graders in a 2nd grade classroom review "self control" and begin a lesson on "accepting authority." They discuss people who have authority over them and review what they should do in a variety of scenarios where they will be...

Students work in a cooperative groups to create a free standing tower of straws and pins in ten minutes. They watch a video of the cooperative groups working, discuss the process and list the things they could do to improve the cooperation.

This document was produced as a reading guide for a specific textbook chapter on behavioral biology. Suitable for an AP or college-level biology course, it contains sixteen short-answer questions pertaining to animal behavior. Consider...

Young pupils should benefit from this wonderful series of activities designed to teach them how to get along with, and respect each other. Learners recognize how to demonstrate both respectful and disrespectful behavior, and take part in...

Use this assessment activity in your sex education unit. After going over the answers of the homework assignment from the previous lesson plan, learners can begin the post-test. A comprehensive set on fifty questions mixes up the types...

High schoolers watch a video in which sixteen young people talk about how their lives have been changed by having HIV. So many people have the attitude that it will never happen to them, but no one is immune to this disease. Hopefully...

This worksheet provides a log for users to record incidents of anger. Meant to be used as an ongoing diary, the users log times they were angry, their feelings and behaviors surrounding the incident, as well as the results of their...

Students investigate strategies, techniques, and tools used by mass media to influence perceptions and behavior. The impact of these strategies on society, the economy, the environment, and design are explored.

Students create an advertisement promoting good behavior. This character-development lesson plan from Boys Town High School involves students studying the history of the Got Milk?advertising campaign. After a discussion of marketing...

Young scholars identify behaviors which may be considered chivalrous and provide a definition of what chivalry entails. They articulate their views about chivalrous behavior identify times in which they have acted in a chivalrous...

Students read a book about a boy with a bad temper. In this guided reading lesson, students do a picture walk to predict what the book will be about. Students reread sentences that have unfamiliar words to aid understanding and...

Students examine the relationship between a horse and its rider.  For this behavior and interactions lesson students research the Internet to learn about horse behavior and biology then write a paper and present it to the class. 

Young scholars study assertiveness and how they can grow personally in this area.  In this social skills lesson students set goals and complete an assertiveness worksheet.

Students create a set of classroom behavior guidelines. In this behavior/conduct lesson, students discuss what contracts are and brainstorm what they should include in their contract. Students and the teacher all sign and agree to a...