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A Fish Tale Fable
Pupils identify the moral in a fable. In this folktale lesson plan, students read an included book, Fish Tale, and identify the message in the book. Pupils discuss what kind of lessons can be learned from reading this fable.
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Recycling Responsibility
Students practice recycling. In this character counts lesson, students discuss why students should be responsible about recycling. They cut out pictures from a magazine showing items that can be recycled.
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Community Calendar
Students create a calendar about good citizenship. In this character building lesson, students work in groups to make a citizenship calendar to sell to others. They use the profits to improve their community.
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Storytelling in the Oral Tradition
Seventh graders research Greek mythological characters. They write about problems faced by middle school-aged children and how the character would handle them. Students also create story boards to accompany their oral narratives.
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Using Words to Work Things Out
Students explore classroom community building. In this character development and community building lesson, students listen to Hands Are Not for Hitting and generate a class list of positive ways to handle classroom conflicts. Students...
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Fortune Cookies Motivate Writing
Fortune cookies are used as motivation for a story. In this creative writing lesson, young writers review the six traits process. They discuss interesting characters, setting, problem and solution in a story. Original stories based on...
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Photo Cartoons: How To Give A Compliment
Help learners develop the ability to offer appropriate, meaningful compliments to others—an essential social skill. Here you'll find a quick photo cartoon illustrating a right and wrong way to give a compliment, as well as a brief...
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Character and Citizenship Education
Students identify two or three specific actions he or she can accomplish to practice good citizenship.They research and agree to accomplish one social health action before the end of the week
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Acting With Honesty
Students analyze stories to study the value of honesty. Songs and role playing are included in this instructional activity of character education. Activities include: brainstorming situations that would be easy to be dishonest, drawing...
US Institute of Peace
What Does It Take to Be a Peacebuilder?
Is the spirit of peacebuilding already inside you? Scholars take a closer look at the characteristics of peacebuilders, past and present, in lesson 13 of a 15-part series. Individuals identify common traits of peacebuilders, then work...
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Organizations Working for Peace
From helping refugees to negotiating peace treaties, the peacekeepers of the world keep busy! Introduce young activists to the many individuals and organizations throughout the world that work daily toward peace. 14th in a series of 15...
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Beanie Baby Biographies
Learners write a biography for their favorite Beanie Babies and then share their biography out loud. A simple, yet effective idea! Everyone loves their Beanie Baby!
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Reading: Johnny Appleseed
In this Johnny Appleseed learning exercise, students explore the life of this fictional character. Students read a passage and complete eight true false questions about what they just read.
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Animals and Cosmetics Testing Lesson Plan
Students educate themselves as consumers. In this animal welfare lesson, students research the pros and cons of testing cosmetics on animals. Students develop alternatives for cosmetics testing and share their results with their peers.
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A Famine Glossary
In this history of Ireland worksheet, students match eleven words from a word bank with their definitions. They finish a chart comparing their diet with that of a poor person from Ireland in 1845. Students write answers to 5 essay...
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Surprise at Pearl Harbor
Learners review the concept of courage and relate it to their daily life. As a class, they are introduced to the events of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Using a map, they locate Hawai'i and label the islands. They use the internet to...
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Invest in Yourself
Young scholars develop the concept of finances. In this finance lesson, students watch a video called, "Moving Out." Young scholars calculate the finances of a character in the video. Students experience various budget scenarios such...
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Hairy Monster Stories
Students work together to create a hairy monster. They discuss the elements of a character sketch. They use a rubric to guide them as they write a sketch of their hairy monster.
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Significance of Individuals to Defending Human Rights
Eleventh graders examine four different kinds of human rights. In this American Government lesson, 11th graders research the assigned human right in their groups. Students create a presentation about this human right to their classmates.
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Ten in the Bed
First graders share the story "Ten in the Bed". They rewrite the story so that the initial character is calling others to bed. There was one in the bed and the little one said, "Come to bed, come to bed." There were two in the bed and...
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Responsible Eating
Young scholars identify healthy eating habits. In this nutrition lesson plan, students discuss the food pyramid and healthy food choices. Young scholars track their daily food intake in a journal.
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What's the News? Articles of Deception
Students choose a event in the news involving deception. In this deception lesson plan, students develop questions and share them. Students answer critical thinking questions about their event and describe what they learned about...
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A Fine Feathered Flock
Students role play different situations. For this respect lesson, students read Mr. Lincoln's Way, identify the story elements and answer comprehension questions. Students discuss how they can always treat others with respect and role...
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And Others?
Having integrity is often easier said than done. After completing the first lesson in a unit on being true to themselves and their values, learners engage in a discussion about three different people in difficult situations that call for...