Self-Management and Responsible Behavior

In grades kindergarten through fifth grade, scholars take part in a social-emotional learning unit designed to boost social responsibility. Three hundred pages provide lessons and activities related to everyday classroom practices, the...

Young pupils should benefit from this wonderful series of activities designed to teach them how to get along with, and respect each other. Learners recognize how to demonstrate both respectful and disrespectful behavior, and take part in...

Second graders in a 2nd grade classroom review "self control" and begin a lesson on "accepting authority." They discuss people who have authority over them and review what they should do in a variety of scenarios where they will be...

Students define character trait self-discipline by listening to the story Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes, and practice 3R strategy: Retreat, Rethink, and React, in order to handle conflicts.

Students recognize the good deeds of their classmates. In this self-esteem lesson, students participate in a reward program for doing a good deed. Students get prizes for outstanding behavior.

Students explore how to manage angry feelings. In this behavior lesson, students discuss techniques to handle angry feelings, such as counting to ten and talking out the problem.

Students who have disruptively talked or created a disturbance during a lesson then write an essay about respect. They read an explanation of what respect looks like in the classroom and copy an explanation about why talkative behavior...

Students identify positive ways to deal with anger and negative experiences. They listen to the book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," discuss similar experiences they have had, and identify positive actions...

Students describe and demonstrate behaviors that are necessary for people to work or play together in a group, and give examples of cooperation.