Curated OER
My Action Plan
Twelfth graders work on completion of their personal Action Plan. They write down the due date on their Action Plan and view sample Action Plans in order to have a better understanding of what theirs should look like. After assessing how...
Curated OER
Diversity Day
Eleventh graders explore a variety of different cultures and their traditions. They complete an evaluation and short reflection of the day on the following prompts: I learned I... and I wish I... Each student then observes and talks with...
Curated OER
What Does Respect Look Like at Home?
Fourth graders conceptualize the value of respect for self, and give examples and non-examples. They describe how things could have been done differently within the family or the community for non-examples. Students conceptualize the...
Curated OER
Tic Tac Toe, Get Off My Toes
Fourth graders describe the importance of recognizing and forecasting conflict and taking steps to solving it. They analyze conflict situations, follow the steps for solving conflict, and provide solutions involving compromise.
Curated OER
How Does Who I Am Relate to Employability?
Sixth graders work in groups to discuss ethics and the role honesty, courage, responsibility, self-discipline, and self-respect may play in a future employment opportunity. Groups present their ideas to the remainder of the class as well...
Curated OER
Back In The "Old Days"
Fifth graders collect data during their worker interviews while in groups to compile job changes. They analyze the data to determine the categories of changes, patterns/trends of change and future projections. Each group then develops a...
Curated OER
Becoming A Career Detective (Part 2)
Third graders review and expand their discussion of job training and education resources. They work in small groups to find information about the types of training people need to do specific jobs and use data from interviews carried out...
Curated OER
Self-Management Unit
Students explain how self-concept is built and preserved and how it relates to the perception of individual strengths and weaknesses. They explore self-concept, character & integrity, labeling, values, goals and decision making.
Curated OER
Social Studies: Character and Integrity
Students discover and discuss qualities that build character and integrity. Once they identify the influences involved in labeling and stereotyping, they examine various handouts involved in self-management and increasing their...
Curated OER
Parenting - Discipline and Guidance
Students learn the meaning/purpose of discipline and the various parenting types leading to obedience or self-discipline.
Curated OER
Freedom and Dignity Project
Students research the economic impact of the Revolutionary War on a variety of occupations. They examine and discuss the topic of whether political leanings influenced the economic outlook.
Scholastic
Study Jams! Animal Cells
Using stunning computer imagery, this resource introduces life science learners to cells. It zeros in on the animal cell and the function of its more prominent organelles. Additional support is offered in the form of a self-assessment...
Curated OER
Life Sized Self Portrait
Students create a self-portrait that is compiled by using individual student drawings. The drawings emphasize line, shape, color and possibly texture depending upon the student's selection of materials.
Curated OER
Self-Portraits
Learners use a software drawing program to produce self portraits. They draw using the available tools and matching their features such as eye color and shape. They print the portraits for a classroom display.
Curated OER
Brian Murphy ¿¿¿ Sleeping Self-Portrait¿¿¿
Students examine and discuss the painting, "Sleeping Self-Portrait," by Brian Murphy. They answer discussion questions, mix various paint colors, and create a self-portrait using the primary colors and white.
Curated OER
Who Am I and Who Are You?
Students document their unique characteristics through photography. In this self-discovery lesson, students take photographs of themselves and others. As a class, they discuss similarities and differences, and sort, graph, and find...
Curated OER
Lungs-Individual and Community Choices
Pupils research and discuss health issues related to lungs and breathing in this technology-based lesson for upper elementary classrooms. Emphasis is placed on internet research including the use of Google and the website brainpop.com.
Health Smart Virginia
What Is It Like to Be You?
Two poems, "What it is like to be you" and "I am more than what you see," provided young scholars an opportunity to reflect on how others see them versus how they see themselves. After reading the poems, individuals write their stories...
Purdue University
Well-Being: Dimensions of Wellness
A unit on well-being begins with participants completing a self-assessment worksheet. After reflecting on the results, individuals set well-being goals for themselves that are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and...
K12 Reader
Making Connections to Text
This short reading comprehension worksheet encourages readers to make self-to text, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections as a way of remembering what they have read.
Facing History and Ourselves
Closing Challenge
The future can be yours to see with a bit of planning. That's the takeaway from a routine that asks participants to first brainstorm a list of personal and academic goals. Individuals then select one to focus on for the week, identify...
Phys Ed Review
Physical Education Lesson Plan
Get active by dribbling a ball. Begin with a game of banana bunch and high five beanbag grab. Then, practice dribbling a ball, and identifying the part of the hand with which your active learners dribble. Finally, conclude with...
Learning to Give
Your Place in the Community
Learners identify their beliefs and values and compare how these values relate to those of their community. They then determine how their values affect the roles they play in different situations. A quiz about values and beliefs...
Alberta Learning
Great City-states of the Renaissance
Acting as journalists on a team to determine the most influential city-state of Renaissance Italy, your young historians will research, discuss, and compare the rise of Venice, Florence, and Genoa, and their influence in shaping a...