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Wall of Fame/Wall of Shame

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create a bulletin board documenting good sportsmanship. After reviewing articles in magazines, students choose pieces that document good and bad behavior in sports. They discuss the implications of the behaviors noted in the...
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Lesson 1: What's Unhealthy in this Classroom?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover behaviors and practices that are unhealthy within their classroom environment. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify behaviors and practices that lead to an unhealthy environment, and discuss how to...
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Incentives Matter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify what motive people. They will learn about both positive, and negative incentives. They will use this knowledge to make predictions about how people will behave. They will apply this knowledge to economics.
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Concert Ettiquette

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of social ettiquette. They complete exercises that are targeted at finding the right kind of behavior to display while performing in a concert setting. They make a list of the most desirable behaviors for...
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Nutrition Management Plan and Resources

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify components of good weight management program, distinguish between fad diet and healthy eating plan, identify resources available for health and weight control information, and develop personalized weight management...
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Counseling

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
As a group, students read a book about being kind to one another. They decorate styrofoam cups that they use when someone says something nice to them, by "filling up their bucket".
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Drama: Inferential Thinking

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students anonymously answer a set of questions listing favorite activities and preferences. They exchange papers and attempt to determine certain characteristics of their "mystery" classmate.
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Interview Etiquette

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss the qualities that make an interview successful. Students role play appropriate and inappropriate behavior during an interview. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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Health Grade 1

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore tattling. In this lesson about when to tell and when to not tell, 1st graders determine the difference between tattling and reporting. Students read the book The Tattle Tail Tale or Tattlin' Madeline, by Carol...
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Analyzing Health

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders analyze their health. In this analysis lesson plan, 3rd graders rate their health on a 1-10 scale. They then tally the scores from the class and create a data chart. Then they answer true and false questions based on...
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Observations and Inferences

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe how to distinguish observations form inferences.  In this examining inferences lesson students list observations relating to the activity and discuss the importance of them. 
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Refusing to Budge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore fair play. In this character education lesson, students examine being fair in decision-making as they participate in role plays and read The Zax.
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Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students read a version of Ramayana and explore the elements of the epic hero cycle. In this Ramayana analysis lesson, students retell the basic narrative of the Ramayana and identify the main characters. Students identify elements of...
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Sexual Selection in the Animal Kingdom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research how sexual selection plays a role in driving evolution. They experiment how variation exists within not just obvious physical traits, but metabolically and behaviorally. They write a letter describing a problem,...
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Actions Speak Louder than Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine and discuss how volume, stress, pacing, and pronunciation help deliver an effective oral presentation. They listen to a speech by Nolan Ryan, identifying why he is a good speaker, then practice reading their own...
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Adjectives and Adverbs Worksheet 1

For Students 8th - 11th
In this grammar worksheet, students, after reviewing adjectives and adverbs, follow the instructions to several directives and then choose the appropriate adjective and adverbs for fifteen additional sentences.
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We the Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students design and create informational books regarding nonprofit agencies and philanthropists in their community.
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Drugs

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars investigate drugs by identifying which ones are illegal and potentially harmful.  In this medicine lesson, students complete worksheets in which they role play situations where they have found or ingested drugs and...
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Biomes: Freshwater & Seawater

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe organisms behavior and adaptations.  In this biomes lesson students conduct fieldwork to determine water quality and answer questions about the differences between different habitats. 
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Invisible Neighbors

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the importance of keeping their body clean in order to maintain good health. They explore washing their hands and maintaining other good hygiene practices.
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Playing By The Rules

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the meaning of honesty. In this character education lesson, students brainstorm school experiences where they have the choice of being honest. Students illustrate and describe actions related to honesty in a journal.
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Make a Difference

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the trait of kindness. In this character education instructional activity, 7th graders discuss pro-social behavior and design personal plans to share kindness.
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What Would Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, Budha and Krishna Say?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast five different religions and the views that their leaders have in regard to civic responsibility and philanthropy. They choose one of the five leaders and write a letter outlining their perception of that...
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The Clothes Don't Fit

For Teachers 1st
First graders keep a scrapbook of themselves throughout the year and see how they have changed.