Students write about the importance of reading. In this reading lesson plan, students listen to the book called The Important Book which is about the importance of reading, discuss it, and write about how they can take action to provide...

Middle schoolers make a bookmark. In this community activity, students review the meaning of caring. They discuss how doing small acts of kindness can affect a community, and they make a bookmark to remind them to do kind things for others.

Students interview members of nonprofit organizations about their careers. For this nonprofit careers lesson plan, students research nonprofit careers, prepare questions to ask, and interview those who have those careers.

Eighth graders examine how they care about others. For this caring lesson, 8th graders make a list of five things that they care about and place them on charts that are placed around the room. They classify them according to what type of...

Middle schoolers reflect on the life of Mother Teresa. In this character education lesson, students are introduced to Mother Teresa and how she exemplified caring for others. Middle schoolers read a short biography about her and answer...

Students explore the life of Nelson Mandela. In this biographical lesson, students read a biography about Nelson Mandela and discuss his life accomplishments. Students watch an Internet video about Mandela and discuss examples in his...

Middle schoolers listen to a Mariah Carey song and chose words that explain courage. In this courage lesson plan, students explore the traits that make a hero. Middle schoolers pair share what traits make someone a hero and then discuss...

Middle schoolers brainstorm the definition of honesty. In this honesty lesson plan, students read Ostrich Egg Wife and discuss events in the story relating to honesty and breaking a promise. Middle schoolers explore ways the main...

Middle schoolers explore the concept of respect. In this respect and democracy lesson plan, students define respect and brainstorm examples of showing respect and disrespect. Middle schoolers read Core Values of American Constitutional...

Third graders list creative uses for old objects. In this recycling lesson, 3rd graders work in groups to brainstorm creative, new uses for old, everyday items. This is the first lesson in a unit on recycling.

In this sentence building worksheet, student practice their language skills as they write 8 original sentences using the nouns that are listed.

Students study a man's life. In this values lesson, students read about Frederik De Klerk and answer discussion questions. Students discuss his values, especially integrity, and how they made a difference.

Students brainstorm the characteristics of trusted learners. In this social skills instructional activity, students brainstorm what a 'community of trusted learners' would look like. Students create a continuum of distrustful to...

Learners write in their journals. In this writing and responsibility lesson, students write about personal responsibility. They have three writing choices to choose from that all deal with this central theme.

Pupils define the word care and discover the importance of caring for others. For this character education lesson, students work as a class to brainstorm synonyms for care. Learners write a list of 5 things or people that they care about.

Students watch a video regarding persevering through difficult situations. In this character education lesson plan, students watch a video about perseverance and discuss the examples of perseverance.

Young scholars explore self-discipline. For this character education lesson, students define and give examples of discipline and self-discipline. Young scholars work with a group to complete a related concept map.

Middle schoolers examine the trait of courage. In this character traits lesson, students discuss how to their face fears in order to do the right thing as they discuss the corageous acts of Jackie Robinson.

Students explore the concept of courage. In this character education lesson, students consider how to have the courage to stand up and fight for community issues.

Students explore with quadrilaterals.  In this roping quadrilaterals lesson plan, students work in cooperative groups to play the game, "Question, please!" in order to identify, describe, compare and classify quadrilaterals....

Students discuss the meaning of integrity. In this language arts instructional activity, students work in small groups to read scenarios and discuss how integrity applies to all scenarios. Students discuss what the benefits of having...

Students study the components of a good speech. They write, practice and present a speech on a topic of interest.

Third graders participate in a lesson that helps to improve reading comprehension. They move through several activities that help them understand how to express their opinions, support their statements and communicate these thoughts...

Students color the Middle East Nations of OPEC on outline maps. They discuss and watch a video about the United States reliance on oil producing nations of the Middle East. They participate in a discussion of the problems of the gas...