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Elementary character education unit plans for Microsoft Word
Perseverance Lesson Plan
This is over two weeks of 30 minute lessons designed to build perseverance. Each day includes a video clip recommendation, a story to read, and a a quick activity. I use this lesson plan with my group of students with high functioning autism. It has been very successful! I have included a character, G.U.G. who aligns with Michelle Garcia Winner and Stephanie Madrigal's Superflex Curriculum.
The lesson plan includes standards I have used to align with the common core and is in a complete format
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Cultural Identity Inquiry Bundle - Social Studies - Planner - IB PYP
This bundle is designed to help students develop cultural empathy by learning more about their own culture and sharing this with others. It includes the following editable resources: a 6-7 week inquiry plan, a family values tally chart and two poetry writing lessons. The bonus file is a cultural interview chart. All are easily adapted to suit your own class/school.The 6-7 week inquiry unit includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to
Grades:
2nd - 5th, Staff
Rights and Responsibilities - IB Unit and Lesson Plans
The document includes a two week unit plan (using elements of the International Baccalaureate (IB) outline) and 10 corresponding lesson plans ideas for teaching elementary students about rights and responsibilities.
The unit is based on the central idea, "We, individually and collectively, have rights and responsibilities according to the communities to which we belong."
During the unit, students inquire about the following:
• What a community is
• What rights and responsibilities are
• Why we
Grades:
K - 4th
SEL breathing strategies, brain breaks, morning meetings, focus, culture
Social Emotional Learning, SEL is an educational approach that addresses students’ emotional, individual needs and social strategies. Since the 1980s CASEL among other groups, have been researching and implementing SEL. It has been proven in studies that students who receive SEL instruction raise their test scores an average of 8 points and have less behavioral referrals.
This handbook with SEL activities and strategies, is adaptable and differentiated for any student or grade level. It is
Grades:
K - 8th
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Friendships Inquiry Plan x - Social Studies - Wellbeing - SEL - IB PYP
This 6 week Who we are unit (PYP) inquiry plan will help make your classroom a friendship zone. Learners will develop empathy, tolerance and good communication skills as they learn about and experience friendships. Easily adapted to suit your own class and school, it includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideasassessment - before views, formative, summative, self-assess
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Grades:
K - 6th, Staff, Not Grade Specific
People of Inspiration (POI): PERSEVERANCE Unit Cross-Curricular Plan (Biography)
People of Inspiration (POI): PERSEVERANCE Unit Cross-Curricular Plan (Biography)This POI focuses on learning about the concept of PERSEVERANCE through the lens of Misty Copeland, the first African American Prima Ballerina in the American Ballet Theatre Company. Questions children will explore include: What does perseverance look like for me? What do I need to do to persevere when things get hard? How does perseverance tie into the struggle for gender and race equality?Overall Summary of The Peop
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: "Perseverance" People of Inspiration Unit Bundle
Buliding Social Emotional Literacy through Books and Activities
This 6 week Social Emotional Literacy Curriculum is designed to get your kindergarteners school and life ready. With skills focused on controlling anger and impulse, distinguishing home versus school and identifying and coping with feelings in self and others, this curriculum can be used at the beginning of the school year to present new concepts or as a refresher for 2nd grade and up.
Grades:
PreK - 5th
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Diversity Unit using Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
This unit uses Sharon Creech's book, Walk Two Moons, to explore issues of diversity and prejudice. It can be used as a stand alone diversity unit, or as a literature unit aligned to the Common Core standards. Target grades are fifth through seventh grade. It follows the 5 E's learning cycle format: engage, explore, explain, extend, and evaluate. A test is included.
By Lisa Connors
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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Culture Inquiry Unit x - Social Studies - Planner - IB PYP
This 6-7 week How We Express Ourselves (PYP) inquiry plan helps students develop cultural empathy by learning more about their own culture and sharing this with others. Easily adapted to suit your own class/school, it includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideasassessment - before views, formative, summative, self-assessment and peer.detailed learning experiences and p
Grades:
1st - 6th, Staff
Resilient Problem Solvers (Transdiscplinary and Differentiated)
Empower children to handle challenges by asking and seeking answers to questions like: What is a challenge? How can I be a solutions-based thinker and solve my challenges?
This lesson plan is organized as a choice board to empower both the educator and the learner by providing multiple ways to differentiate, learn, re-learn, review, and extend learning. Many of these ideas are great to share with parents as activities they can do at home (e.g. share in a monthly newsletter or at a parent-teache
Grades:
PreK - 5th
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Common Core Leadership Writing Activity
This is a Common Core Writing Unit based on the theme of leadership. It is designed for students in grades 4 through 8.This unit helps to enhance students' critical thinking skills while developing their strengths as writers of expository text. The unit also benefits students who present behavior management - class management challenges. Students who complete the unit are able to perceive themselves as leaders and positive role models. This unit has been successfully used with inner city student
Grades:
4th - 8th
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"Schooled" Novel Unit - Lesson Plans
This unit follows Gordon Korman's Schooled and guides readers into digging into and analyzing point of view in literature while also growing in their own character development. The novel is divided into 10 sections with corresponding lessons and activities. The unit culminates in a student led service project which encourages students to see and fill a need in the community around them. Pair with the "Schooled" Novel Unit - Student Pack for all you need to run this unit in your classroom!
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: "Schooled" Novel Unit Bundle
Study Skill for Success Unit Plan
1. Students will understand that every person learns differently and that a myriad of tools, graphic organizers, organizational styles, study skills, and test preparation strategies exist.
2. Students will understand that people define success differently. They will develop their own definition of success, identify barriers, and set goals to determine how they will achieve it.
3. Students will learn more about themselves and how to customize “student success skills” to fit their needs.
4. Studen
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5th
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"Cyber Bullying Prevention & Mentoring Program""
“Cyber bullying Prevention & Mentoring Program”
Topic/Problem: With the growth and expansion of social media and social networking, we are also seeing an increase in cyber bullying, both inside and outside our schools.
This is occurring as early on as the middle-elementary level (grades 4-6). Students in grades four through sixth are considered “emergent internet users” and therefore are more vulnerable to the negative effects of the internet (ie. cyber bullying). This plan will focus u
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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Heroes Inquiry Unit x - Social Studies - Social & Emotional - Wellbeing - IB PYP
In this 6-7 week Who we are (PYP) inquiry unit leaners will discover how heroes can be powerful people in our lives and how they can become heroes themselves! Easily adapted to suit your own class/school, it includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideas assessment - before views, formative, summative, self-assessment and peer.detailed learning experiences and provocatio
Grades:
2nd - 7th, Staff
See Ya Later Procrastinator Warm Up Unit
This a 10 day Warm Unit that follows the book See ya Later Procrastinator written by Pamela Espeland & Elizabeth Verdick. This unit spans the book over 10 days with an activity for each day. The activities consist of writing questions, multiple choice questions, surveys, and more! This unit can be completed as a class, individually, or group. I use the book as a read aloud then have the students independently complete the activity for that day. However, this unit can be tailored to your cla
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Character Education Unit Plan
This is a great 10 lesson unit, that incorporates lots of discussion surrounding character education in drama, language and visual arts. So many options and possibilities embedded for expansion within this unit.
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Social Skills Program- Recess
This is a social skills instructional plan for recess. It focuses on three levels of play and discusses specific strategies for each level. This program was designed by me and is implemented in my program.
Grades:
K - 5th
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Super Hero Unit Plan
This is a great little unit to get students to reflect and think about themselves and relate to super hero qualities within people. This has a student reflection sheet, and rubric as well.
Grades:
4th
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Building and Maintaining Friendships
This program is developed for young children (grades 1-2) from a variety of backgrounds, life experiences, and of both sexes. Members of the group should have a wide range of social interaction levels. This should include students who interact well with students and others who struggle. Building and maintaining friendships is a skill children will need throughout their lifetime. Individuals will interact with a variety of different people throughout school as well as when they become adults. Pos
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
Cybersmart Cybersafe Unit outline
This is the unit outline for your program to accompany the Smart Notebook of the same name.
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
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The Power of Many – Personal and Social Development
As students grow, they will have to work with a sizable number of people. These people will possess different strengths and qualities. It is important for them to understand that they possess their own strengths and can bring something important forward. It is also imperative they realize that others involved also possess strengths and ideas that may differ from their own. They need to realize that by combining all of these, they can work together to achieve something much greater than they can
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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2nd Grade Building Community Unit Plan
This is a great start up Unit Plan for any classroom, easily adapted.
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Grades:
K - 5th
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