Curated OER
Charting the Course
Ninth graders explore the meaning of the term philanthropy. In this Social Studies instructional activity, 9th graders research examples of people that represent good citizens. Students create a skit that demonstrates a...
Curated OER
Fitness
Third graders practice exercise. For this physical fitness lesson, 3rd graders participate in a variety of activities at fitness stations. Students run laps, jump rope, perform chin-ups, sit-ups, etc.
Curated OER
Economic Decision-Making
Tenth graders examine the cultural values of the Aboriginal people of Canada. For this global economics lesson, 10th graders discuss how capitalistic economies have changed the traditional values of the Aboriginal people in Canada.
Curated OER
Anne Frank: Me Bags
Students decorate a brown paper bag as they wish to show their creativity. They fill the bags with what they believe shows who they are. They share the contents with another student in the class.
Curated OER
Tae-Bo
Seventh graders explore physical fitness by performing Tae Bo. In this physical education lesson, 7th graders practice using mixed martial arts techniques by completing a Tae Bo fitness exercise in class. Students reflect on...
Curated OER
Running/Wiffle Ball
Students explain the basic rules for wiffle ball. In this physical education instructional activity, students record the steps they took during their 4 mile run. Additionally, students participate in a game of wiffle ball.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Respect for Self, Property, Others & Environment
Lesson begins with a class discussion of respect and the Golden Rule. As groups, young scholars discuss Golden Rules from around the world and take digital pictures of their peers. Students then create their own golden ruler using the...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Responsibility, Doing the Right Thing, and Respect
Learn about the "3 R's of Growing Up:" responsibility, doing the right thing, and respecting yourself. This website lists several ways in which you can fullfil the "3 R's" as well as questions for discussion, writing prompts,...
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Story on Self Esteem
Self-esteem is something that we all have. It is how you look at yourself, how highly you value yourself. If you have good self-esteem, you're bound to be a little more confident and proud of yourself than a person who has a lower level...
Other
Unboxed: Collaboration, Critique and Classroom Culture
Create a classroom where students collaborate with others, recognize improvement in their work, and help each other strive to work harder.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Respect
Learn about what it takes to be a respectful person through a self-evaluation, writing prompts, activity ideas, and discussion questions.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Respecting Others
How can you treat others with respect, particularly those who are different from you? Discuss this question with the help of writing prompts, activity ideas, and more.
Other
Health Relationships and Successful Living: Selecting a Mate
This page, developed by a clinical psychologist, offers advice on selecting a companion, including things to do and things to avoid.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Teaching Guides for Middle School
Although these teaching guides are designed to be used with a video series called "Big Changes, Big Choices," most of the material here can be used without the videos. The topics covered in this series include both life skills and...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Prejudice
Children need to learn early to respect other people's difference and not to be prejudiced. Through the discussion questions, writing prompts, and activity ideas presented at this website, students learn "What's wrong with being...
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen [Pdf]
Helping a child become responsible isn't always an easy process. This comprehensive site is directed towards parents (and can be easily adapted for educators) who would like to teach their children to become responsible citizens.
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Respect
Respect is a significant social skill to understand. Reasons and ways to respect are highlighted in this e-book.
PBS
Pbs: I'm Glad I'm Me Developing Self Esteem
Advice for parents and caregivers about the importance of fostering positive self-esteem, with suggestions for helping children discover their self-worth. Link to a video that demonstrates different activities used with young children to...
McGraw Hill
Circles of My Multicultural Self a Classroom Activity
Activity helps students identify what they consider to be the most important parts of their own identity and develop a better understanding of stereotypes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Peep and the Big Wide World: Professional Development
PEEP and the Big Wide World, the animated Emmy Award-winning series that teaches science and math to an early childhood audience, offers professional development videos hosted by and tailored to family child care educators and...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1922 Award Ceremony Speech
Here is the 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature Presentation Speech, through which Per Hallstrom discusses and praises the elements and strengths of Benavente's dramas.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Prejudice & Respect
A collection of activities and discussion questions teaching students to treat people the way they would want to be treated. Includes strategies on for standing up for people who are being treated with prejudice.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kindness in the Classroom: Kindness Curriculum: Spanish
This document is from PBS Wisconsin Education's Kindness in the Classroom, a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. The Kindness Curriculum,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kindness in the Classroom: Kindness Curriculum: English
This document is from PBS Wisconsin Education's Kindness in the Classroom, a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. The Kindness Curriculum,...