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Flexible Thinking - Squiggle Art

For Teachers K - 5th
Students develop their creative abilities. In this creative thinking lesson plan, students examine different shapes and drawings and discuss what it makes them think of. Students create self confidence by thinking together in groups.
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Beauty is More Than Skin Deep: Examining the Positive and Negative Depictions of Physical Appearance in Children's Films

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders compare and contrast different versions of the same story. They recognize our differences, identify qualities that make us special and unique individuals, and create a 'Wanted' poster illustrating a special quality.
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A Symbol of Myself

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore their own uniqueness. In this "getting to know you" lesson, students create a clay symbol representing their own personality traits. Students write a short description of the symbol and why they chose it.
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What I Really Care About

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the concept of values and apply it to what they think is important. Different situations are analyzed to see if their values are maintained.
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How to Succeed in Life

For Teachers 8th Standards
Is it possible that six simple traits lead to a happy, successful life? Part four of a six-part series of college and career readiness lessons examines the effects of character in determining success. Working groups discuss...
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Phineas Gage: Personal Phrenology Chart During Reading Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Phrenology, the belief that parts of your brain control certain aspects of your personality, is described in Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science. While we now know much more about the brain, learners use this...
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Self-Awareness

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate their attitudes, emotions, feelings and personality. They determine how they view themselves and how they are viewed by others.
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Miss Alaineus Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 5th
Students gain an understanding of various literary devices and strengthen their vocabulary. In this Miss Alaineus lesson plan, students read the vocabulary tale, discuss the use of literary devices and choose from 4 possible culminating...
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Thanksgiving Coupon Book

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this holiday worksheet, pupils color and cut out 8 coupons to staple into a book. Students give this book to someone on Thanksgiving Day. The coupons are good for chores, hugs, errands and for being cheerful all day.
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School News

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a video of school news to improve writing skills, speaking skills, questioning skills, and to help build self esteem.
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Gender Equity--Cinderella: An Adaptation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify characteristics common to heroines in a fairy tale and list ways images affect males and females.  In this gender bias lesson, students see an adapted version of "Cinderella" and write a journal response. ...
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Who's Inside The Mitten?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use the Jan Brett story, 'The Mitten,' to develop self-confidence and improve their oral language skills. They also practice performing in front of a group. Students take on the various roles that the animals play in the story.
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COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the feeling of having self confidence in a world that attempts to take it from you daily. They brainstorm and discuss the quote "Courage begets strength by struggle with hardships: Develop the courage to act accordingly...
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Personal Resources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners evaluate thought and action regarding care of ourselves and our possessions. They develop a positive approach to life and a mature sense of self-worth and value. They develop a an appreciation and a voice for individual...
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Personal Body Types

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to the four main body types. Individually, they label their own body type and disover which styles would be most flattering to their figure. To end the lesson plan, they design an outfit for themselves and...
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Parenting Readiness

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify parenting styles, including positive guidance techniques that help children develop positive self-concepts, self-management, and responsibility. They emphasize the differences between and the importance of motherhood...
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Building Dreams??? Who is There to Help You?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students draw conclusions regarding personality based upon story events. The evaluate personalities based upon values and speculate on the effect individuals could have upon the future. They apply this analysis of motivation to the...
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Accepting And Learning From Mistakes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine a quote by Oliver Goldsmith to determine its meaning as it relates learning life lessons. They read a play before answering comprehension questions and determining the values that are presented in the dialogue. Next they...
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Poetry Alive! Interpreting Poetry Using Digital Images

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate poetry by incorporating images into the words of a poem.  In this language arts activity, students discuss poetry writing devices and self expression with their classmates.  Students create a film about the...
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Everybody Is Unique: A Lesson in Respect for Others' Differences

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners of all ages talk about the meaning of the word "unique," and draw a truly unique person, one part at a time. They create a totally unique person, with a head drawn by one student, a torso drawn by another student, and lower body...
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Unique Monique: Building a Community of Unique Individuals

For Teachers K - 5th
Students recognize that each student is unique and has special talents. Students develop a puzzle piece that describes them and their particular talents. Students share their pieces and post on a bulletin board.
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Pay It Forward Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Create a list of random acts of kindness and have your class perform them during a designated week. Learners will also participate in a project centered around being kind to others. Each grade chooses their kindness project, and then...
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Activity and Exercise

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Leave it to the classic jump rope to get your class excited about physical activity! Your class will begin by discussing the benefits of jumping rope as a form of exercise and learning a few different types of jumps. Then in groups of...
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Language Dialects and the Film "Nell"

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Learners view the film "Nell" and analyze it for presentation of language pathologies and dialects. They consider the definition of dialect, research phonetic representation of dialects and observe their own communities for speech patterns.

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