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More of, Less of

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Have your class discuss behaviors they like from other people. They will then get into groups and list behaviors they want to see more of from people in their community, classroom, or school. This is a great Character Counts lesson plan!
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Attitude Counts: Workplace Skills

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Get your upper graders ready for the workplace by having them examine positive and negative attitudes. They discuss the importance of attitude in the workplace, analyze a series of quotes, then take a personal attitude survey. They...
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Kindness Counts: Understanding Charitable Giving

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Financial literacy is generally focused on personal spending and saving, but consider an opportunity to talk to your pupils about how charitable giving can also factor into money management and how it can enhance life for both oneself...
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Agriculture Counts

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Agricultural survey and the documentation of livestock or goods was the basis for the first written language. Youngsters discuss sorting and counting, and how these skills have been used for thousands of years. They accent their class...
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Celebrate Character Counts Week

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in activities to celebrate character counts week. They identify the six pillars of character. They display good character when it comes to everyday tasks.
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Your Vote Counts!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students build an election campaign around their favorite TV characters. They acquire knowledge about candidates, slogans, qualifications, and voting using the activities in this lesson. Thus, they simulate the election process.
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FBI Counts Mosques

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students gather as much background as possible about this controversial FBI directive and what Muslim and civil liberties groups believe about it. They perform interviews with Muslim students to gather opinions and then form a conclusion...
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FBI Counts Mosques

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners research the term "racial profiling to help decide if this directive fits in that category. Students explore the reaction of each side and the pros and cons each offers. Learners Prepare a debate with one side supporting the FBI...
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Spelling Counts!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Play a game to practice spelling and math. By assigning a numerical value to each letter of the alphabet, you can engage learners in "spy" coding and decoding activities that reinforce grade-appropriate spelling and math skills....
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Make It Happen: Saving for a Rainy Day

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Every little penny counts, especially when it comes to saving for emergencies or long-term goals. Pupils evaluate different saving and investment strategies, such as a CD or money market account, through worksheets and by researching...
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Agriculture Counts

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss the kinds of things they count and how to use tally marks. In this social science lesson, students count animal crackers by using tally marks for each kind of animal. The tally marks are changed into numbers and one...
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What Counts as History?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the question "What Counts as History?"  In this Philosophy instructional activity, 8th graders pretend that they are going to interview a historian.  Students read a primary source and answer the questions that...
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Yummy Math

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young mathematicians use bags of Skittles to help them gain practice in graphing and organizing data. They work in pairs, and after they have counted and organized their Skittles, they access a computer program which allows them to print...
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Phonological Awareness: Syllables, Syllable Say

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Counting syllables can be fun when it's done with a friend. In pairs, learners say words as their partner counts the syllables they hear.
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Electoral College Pros/Cons and Alternatives

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
If every vote counts, why do we need the electoral college? Middle and high schoolers study the Constitutional precedent of the electoral college, as well as its place in historical and modern elections, with an engaging social studies...
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A Nation Counts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the functions of the U.S. Census. In this civics lesson plan, students understand the origins of the census and its role in U.S. history, recognize the political importance of apportionment based purely on...
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POLITICS AND RELIGION: Targeting Faith When It Counts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research current articles about the influence of religion on the presidential election of 2004.
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Agriculture Counts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice counting. In this early numbers lesson, students learn about the beginnings of agriculture and how it ties into math. Students practice counting objects related to agriculture.
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Every Vote Counts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars participate in an activity designed to increase student awareness and participation in the voting process.
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Math Lesson Plan: Halloween Candy Counting

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Post-Halloween learners bring in candy treats to use for counting practice. They estimate how full a bowl of candy will get when there are 100 and 200 pieces of candy counted and put in it. They take turns counting to 100 and 200;...
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Everyday Mathematics: Coins

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting coins learning exercise, students receive help from an adult to find the total value for the pictured coins. The objective is to enhance students' counting money skills and skip counting skills.
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Counting Exercise - 1 to 10

For Students Pre-K - K
In this counting to ten worksheet, students solve 3 problems in which objects in a set are counted. Students record the number that tells how many. In each set there are ten.
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Personality Poems

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a bio-poem for themselves or characters in stories they have read. They explore common character traits.
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What Counts?

For Teachers K
Students practice counting from 1- 10 after listening to a read aloud of a counting book. They create their own counting books.

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