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Free character education cultural activities
Orange Shirt Day Activity
As part of our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation, we feel it is important to teach our students about the history of Residential Schools in Canada. This activity is a place to start and doesn't require lots of prep. The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is September 30.This remembrance resource includes:an instruction page for teachers with suggestions on where to find resources online for your classroom.a pledge sheet to remember the impact of Residential Schools in Canada.a pledge
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Alberta Social Studies Bundle Grade 4
Orange Shirt Day
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September 30th is Orange Shirt Day in Canada. This important day helps teach students across the country about residential schools and the impact these schools had on the students who were forced to attend them.
I created this FREE resource to help educators who want an easy, efficient and engaging way to make Orange Shirt Day an important day for students. Included in this resource:
- orange shirt cut out templates (p
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Black History Month Poem - Ruby Showed the Way
Ruby Bridges was only six.
People tried to hit her with sticks.
Hateful words at her thrown
Hate to all with her skin tone.
The first stanza of an original poem written for a Black History Month program. Can also be used as an introduction to a unit on the Civil Rights Movement, Ruby Bridges or or character education unit.
Black History Month Poem - Ruby Showed the Way by Carol S. Oaks is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Free Growth Mindset Activities Positive Behavior Notes Home | Open House Ideas
This set of growth mindset positive affirmations and positive notes home are an asset to your Back to School class management programs to reduce anxiety before tests, presentations, etc.. Students will love choosing a positive affirmation that will support them through test anxiety, counseling groups, big presentations or the first week of school. The positive notes home are great additions to support parent communication in a supportive way.S A V E on all things growth mindset, with the Growth
Grades:
1st - 4th
Leadership Quotes Poster Set
Infuse your classroom with inspiration using this Leadership Quotes Poster Set. These colorful posters feature fun fonts by Kimberly Geswein and include powerful quotes by important leaders. Each poster comes with a colored border option, and without a border. Print what's best for your classroom :) This poster set includes the following quotes: "Everyone can be great because anyone can serve." -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr."One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world." -Mala
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
Middle School Social Stories FREEBIE!
Transitioning from elementary to middle school or junior high can be a scary, emotional time for students of all ages, abilities, and culture. One of the best ways to support this transition is by using in-class, social emotional conversations supported by teacher-lead discussion.
This FREEBIE includes five social stories, providing structures and constructs to support middle school students in the areas of:
x friendships
x homework
x organization
x study skills
x digital citizenship
If you L
Grades:
4th - 7th
Stereotypes in a Bag: Identifying, Classifying, and Analyzing Stereotypes
For more activities like this one, check out my growing series of Meaningful Morning Meeting Mini-lessons. Students are growing up in a world that, unfortunately, continues to rely heavily on stereotypes. Even our youngest students have already internalized stereotypical and limiting ideas about others and about themselves. This lesson is designed to help students explicitly consider the problematic and oversimplified nature of stereotypes. While this lesson focuses on gender stereotypes, it is
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Social Justice Unit: I Love My Culture
This unit has a specific focus on celebrating identity and is designed to give students opportunities on how they can love and embrace their culture, and understand that how they do things is the same and different from how other people do things. I used the Social Justice standards to create this unit. They are a set of anchor standards (which can be found on TeachingTolerance.org) divided into four domains: identity, diversity, justice and action. These standards are designed to make schools m
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in:Â Social Justice MEGA Bundle for the Year
FREE: SEL Character Education- Kindness Chain: Daily Quotes & Challenges
SPREAD KINDNESS & EXPAND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING THROUGH A MONTH OF DAILY CHALLENGES AND QUOTES TO REFLECT ON. Each day as you count down the month, read the daily quote and propose the daily challenge on the chain link. During the next day, reflect on daily challenges and introduce a new quote and challenge. A great way to count down a month and get students thinking about how to cooperate, collaborate, and be considerate in the UPPER GRADES without being corny or formulaic with characte
Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in:Â SEL Character Education BUNDLE: A Year of Growth- Daily Quotes & Challenges
Autism Acceptance Spirit Week Flyer
This is a flyer to kick off the celebration of Autism Acceptance Month with a spirit week at your school the first week of April!
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Activities for Creating a Socially Just Classroom Aligned with Say Something
This resource will allow students to examine their own voice as well as voice equity. It is a starting point for the conversation on social justice and equity.You will need to purchase the book Say Something! by Peter H. Reyonlds.Students will listen to Say Something! by Peter H. Reynolds, then respond to prompts that promote a deeper understanding of social justice in the classroom.This digital resource can be used for in-person or digital instruction.For in-person instruction, use during your
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts for Christmas {FREEBIE}
This week long set includes 5 questions that will help to build a strong community in your classroom. Questions are a combination of thought-provoking, motivational, seasonally relevant, and sometimes a little silly. They are perfect for morning meetings or morning work! Work well as morning messages, whiteboard questions, morning journals, or a writing center.I use these questions daily and my students look forward to finding out the question each day and answering them! Start building your com
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts Morning Work & Bellringer BUNDLE
Did You Know, Black History Month Fact #1 Character Education Activity Resource
Black History Month resource from the character education trait activities for kids from Sweet Sadie Mae, to help teachers discuss Black History in the classroom.
©2013 Lee Holmes, All Rights Reserved
Please do not post online, if you would like to share this resource, feel free to link to this page or direct the recipient to this page for download.
Thank you,
Grades:
K - 3rd
Teacher/Staff All About Me Survey
Great back-to-school/get to know your teacher activity!
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
Autism Awareness Colouring Pages
My special education classroom is located in a general education building. Conducting short lessons about autism in the general education classrooms has greatly improved the environment of our school. Other students are more understanding and more social towards my students! It has been so successful! This colouring pages are perfect for preschool or Kindergarten students to complete after hearing a story or lesson about Autism.
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
"Diversity is Beautiful" flower coloring page
This colouring page is best suited for grade 4 students and older as it contains many intricate parts. It would even be suitable for junior high/middle school students to practice shading.
It can be be used in a variety of subjects: English/Language Arts, Religion, Art, and Social Studies to name a few. Just as each flower is very different from one another and each is beautiful in its own way, the same is with the students in your classroom. This coloring page can serve as a visual reminder of
Grades:
4th - 8th
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What is Racism Social Story FREE
This free social story is a great tool for explaining what racism is to elementary students with disabilities. Social stories are often used for students diagnosed with ASD, but can be an effective resource for all students with disabilities! Racism is explained in a story format with visual examples that involve students in the learning process. The mix of clipart and photography aid children in understanding the problems with racism and how they can communicate appropriately by using their voi
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Black History Month Fact #4 Character Education Activity Resource
Black History Month resource from the Character Corner character education activities of Sweet Sadie Mae, to help teachers discuss Black History in the classroom.
©2013 Lee Holmes, All Rights Reserved
Please do not post online, if you would like to share this resource, feel free to link to this page or direct the recipient to this page for download.
Thank you,
Grades:
K - 4th
How Full is Your Bucket
Activity that goes along with the book. Includes cause and effect worksheet as well as two writing worksheets.
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Can be used during the first week of school or during red ribbon week. This product is designed to build a positive classroom community.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Autism Awareness Resource Kit
It is essential to raise awareness about autism in a way that is respectful and beneficial for the school community. It's important to provide our students with resources at their level when explaining autism and to provide all students with information about how they can include their peers with autism. This resource has everything you need to raise autism awareness school wide!
My special education classroom is located in a general education building. Conducting short lessons about autism in
Grades:
PreK - 8th
SMART goal template
* Now with some small upgrades such as lines for students to fill in. Using the Learning Progressions students will be encourage to use this template to create their own learning goals.
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts for Halloween {FREEBIE}
This week long set includes 5 questions that will help to build a strong community in your classroom. Questions are a combination of thought-provoking, motivational, seasonally relevant, and sometimes a little silly. They are perfect for morning meetings! Work well as morning messages, whiteboard questions, morning journals, or a writing center.I use these questions daily and my students look forward to finding out the question each day and answering them! Start building your community the first
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts Morning Work & Bellringer BUNDLE
I'm Different - Celebrate what makes us unique
Use this resource to help students reflect on what makes them unique and to celebrate their differences.Great for younger students or those classes that have had issues with bullying, lack of empathy, or new students feeling lonely.
Grades:
K - 6th
Middle School Character Education Lesson - Integrity
This powerpoint allows teachers to discuss the importance of integrity with students. It includes discussion questions and a literacy component that will challenge learners to go deeper in understanding the word and its meaning and how it applies to their lives.
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in:Â Middle School Character Education - Year Long Weekly Curriculum
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