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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Demand Shifters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Check out this informative economics lesson plan that teaches about demand, and factors that cause demand for a good or service to change. Students learn to recognize factors that influence one's behavior as a consumer.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Rings of Responsibility: Grades 3 5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore what it means to take on responsibilities in both their offline and online communities as a way to learn how to be good digital citizens. Students sit in circles, which depict the "Rings of Responsibility," in order to...
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Super Digital Citizen: Grades 3 5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore what it means to be responsible and respectful to their offline and online communities as a step toward learning how to be good digital citizens. Students create digital superheroes who exhibit exemplary attributes and...
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Other

Teacher.org: Rules and Laws

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson is designed to help students evaluate rules. It is important since not all rules are necessarily good or appropriate. Sometimes, school rules are arbitrarily imposed, other times they are arrived at as the result of consensus.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Awesome, Weird, Cool Not!

For Students 4th
From observing a cat to touching and describing mysterious things in brown paper bags, 4th graders learn to understand that specialized senses and precise words go hand in hand in developing good inquiry skills.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Classroom Management: Fitbucks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Physical education teachers can use this activity to help enforce good behavior in the classroom. Whenever students follow posted class rules, they will earn "Fitbucks," which will allow them to participate in the activity of their chosing.
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Other

Danielle's Place: Bible Theme Crafts for Kids

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
If you teach religion to elementary students, then you have to see this site! It is overflowing with creative ideas to use in your classroom and will get your students excited about the Bible. Many of these lessons also integrate math,...
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Autism Help: Disciplinary Techniques

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Classroom management techniques to use with students with autism in a classroom. These techniques are also effective for all students in a classroom and include Continuous Rewards, Dealing with Severe Behavior, and Top 8 Tips for Good...
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Other

Creating Systems to Reinforce Creativity

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Although this article was written from a business perspective, the ideas throughout can easily be adapted to the classroom. The formula for creative output is explained and is a good way to encourage creativity among your students.
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Other

Schoolzone: Developing Creative Thought

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A good article discussing the importance of developing creative thought. Throughout the article are examples of how to incorporate strategies that promote creativity in your students.