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Role Playing for the Common Good

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore conflict resolution. In this character education lesson, students role play simple conflict resolution situations at school and present the skits to other classes.
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You've Got to be Taught to Hate and Fear

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore themes of prejudice and acceptance. In this character education instructional activity, students listen and respond to several fiction books, poems, and lyrics with a similar theme. Students locate articles with the main...
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I Am a Star

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the unique qualities of themselves and others. In this character education lesson, students read the book A Unicorn Named Beulah Mae and create a paper star displaying their unique personality traits.
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What Can I Do?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify feelings and learn how to handle conflict. For this character education lesson, discuss what to do when a friend is feeling sad and develop positive ways to handle negative feelings.
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The Beagle Brigade

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm how to handle conflict scenario.  In this character education lesson plan, students read a story and respond as to how the characters should handle the conflict. Students examines feelings...
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Bullying-Role Play

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners investigate the effects of bullying. In this character education lesson, students role play various situations and discuss how to resolve them properly.
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Understanding Justice, Kindness and Tolerance

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders consider the implications of racism and prejudice. In this character education instructional activity, 9th graders participate in a classroom activity that requires them to consider how self-deception and self-betrayal...
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Sexism: From Identification to Activism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore sexism. In this character education instructional activity, students define sexism and discuss individual behaviors and institutional policies that promote sexism. Students determine how they can be advocates to end sexism.
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Meet Danitra Brown Lesson on Friendship

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the qualities of friends. In this character education lesson, students read the poem "Coke-bottle Brown" by Nikki Grimes. Students then discuss the Golden Rule and how it applies to friendships. 
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The ABC’s of Kindness

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice random acts of kindness. In this character education lesson, 1st graders consider acts of kindness they can carry out and then identify them as they create ABC books of kindness.
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Words Will Break Your Heart

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners practice being kind. In this character education instructional activity, students identify hurtful words they have heard and then share kind words they have heard. Learners discuss the impact of hurtful words.
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Bee Kind Hearts

For Teachers 1st - 10th
Students promote random acts of kindness. In this character education lesson, students record acts of kindness that they witness on paper hearts. Students create a chain of hearts to hang in the school.
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MLK Eggs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars examine brown and white eggs to represent how people are all the same on the inside. In this character education lesson, students view two kinds of eggs and examine them closely to determine if one egg is the "better" egg....
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Peace Journals

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create peace journals. In this character education lesson plan, 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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Become Math and Science Tutors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate how to be an effective math or science tutor. In this character education lesson, students discuss various resources and worksheets they can use for tutoring sessions. Students are then paired up with a younger...
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Leader for Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop their leadership skills. In this character education instructional activity, students discuss the characteristics of leaders and create leadership books that feature leadership pointers.
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Strategies for a Successful World

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students solve real-life social issues. In this character education instructional activity, students discuss instances of gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination. Students then discuss how to address the social issues.
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Communicating Feelings

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students demonstrate ways to communicate feelings. In this character education lesson plan, students talk about communication and are shown examples of faces showing different emotions. Students identify the emotion and practice...
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Tattling and Telling

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify ways to prevent bullying. In this character education lesson, students discuss the difference between tattling and telling and perform a puppet show to illustrate these differences.
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Bigger Than Life

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the life of Jackie Robinson.  In this American History lesson, students examine different examples of courage.  Students read an article about Jackie Robinson.
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First Nations Veterans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students generate a list of heroic qualities of veterans. For this American veterans lesson, students research a First Nations veteran and create a poster presentation on their figure.
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What Would You Do?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain how we all face tough decisions everyday. They show how they respond to those events reveals who they are and where they are in their character/moral development. Students predict how to deal with peer pressure and...
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Understanding Needs and Feelings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify needs and feelings. In this character education lesson, students read two passages about being shy and scared. Students create an ending to the story on their own.
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Kindness is Never Puzzling

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this character education worksheet, learners learn an important lesson about friendship and kindness. Students cut apart a mixed up puzzle, put it together and read the message.

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