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Stress
In this stress worksheet, students, with a partner, rank fourteen occupations in order of how stressful they can be, explain the underlined words and phrases in seven sentences and start up a conversation with ten key questions.
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Stress
Fifth graders evaluate how stress affects them. In this health instructional activity, the students create cans describing what stress feels like and then use marbles to show stressful feelings they have experienced. After listening to...
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Pronunciation: Practicing Stress and Intonation
Students practice pronunciation of their words and when to stress certain words when speaking. They practice with sentences given to them by the teacher.
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Destressing: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Students interview peers, teachers, counselors, parents and local health providers to see how they identify "good" stress and suggest teens cope, write news feature about stress, complete with extra boxes, such as list of signs to spots,...
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The Shape of Home
Students explore the diversity among homes in the world. In this diversity activity, students share the story "Connected to Everything" which features the story of a family that was forced to leave their land and move to a reservation....
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Coping with Job Loss
Students discuss the different stages of job loss. In this communication lesson, students brainstorm ways to cope with this situation. They share their ideas in class.
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Poetry Pop-Up
Third graders, after exploring the process of writing poetry through imagery words that go beyond pen and paper, create a Poetry Pop-Up Book. They incorporate the use of the Thesaurus and clip-art/digital photography to assist them in...
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The Shape of Home
Students define home and understand that home is not the same to everyone. In this homes lesson, students participate individually and in groups to create a classroom definition of home. Students discuss the events in the story the Shape...
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Views on Downloading: Developing Persuasive Writing Techniques
Students write persuasively by convincing others of their point of view about music downloading.
Read Works
Read Works: Animal Influence
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how animals can help people cope with stress and difficult emotions. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" by Mark Haddon
Christopher Boone sets out to investigate the suspicious death of his neighbor's dog but discovers more about his own family mysteries. Along the way, readers learn about the complex beauty of autistic thinkers. Selected (6) reading...