Curated OER
Creating Compassionate Communities
Have you ever lost someone? Middle and high school learners journal about a time they experienced the loss of someone through death, divorce, moving, or another type of change. They share their responses and discuss an article relating...
Curated OER
Circle of Gold Guided Reading
Pupils participate in a variety of Guided Reading activities including comprehension questions, discussion, prediction, characterization and inferring meaning while they read Circle of Gold by Candy Dawson Boyd.
Curated OER
Charlotte's Web
Students complete a variety of activities related to the book "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White. They create a comic strip based on the characters, setting, and plot of the story, and examine the author's writing process. In small groups...
Curated OER
Joining Together to Fight Gun Violence
Students engage in meaningful dialogues on the issue of gun violence and to explore avenues that could lead to changes in our society.
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Sheep Suicides Cause Financial Ruin
In this English worksheet, students read "Sheep Suicides Cause Financial Ruin," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Curated OER
Make Your Own Database
For this database worksheet, students follow directions on how to make their own database. Students complete 3 steps total.
PBS
Pov Engage: Lesson Plan Addressing Trauma Using Affective and Cognitive Skills
During this lesson, students will learn how trauma impacts the brain via streaming clips. Students will learn about how a family stays interconnected with the community to help its members deal with grief connected to their son's shooting.
9/11 Memorial & Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Lesson Plans for K 2
A selection of lesson plans suitable for early elementary students about topics related to 9/11 and/or the memorial built in New York City. Some lessons cover dealing with grief or fear, others with thinking of ways to serve your community.
9/11 Memorial & Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Lesson Plans, Grades 3 5
A collection of 29 lesson plans to use when teaching about September 11, about community service, or about tolerance, among other topics. These lesson plans have been created specifically with grades 3 through 5 in mind.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: My Love, Don't Cross That River: Lesson Plan: Facing Aging, Loss and Grief
Jin Mo-young's film My Love, Don't Cross that River documents the final years of a South Korean couple, 89-year-old Kang Gye-Yeol and 98-year-old Jo Byeong-Man, who have been married for 76 years. The film, which follows the couple over...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: C. S. Lewis Lesson Plans
Web English Teacher presents links to information about the famous author C.S. Lewis (1898-1963 CE).
Other
Nancy Polette: "Missing May" Literature Guide
This site features a literature guide for the book "Missing May," by Cynthia Rylant.