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Character education Common Core W.8.4 resources
150 Kindness or Thank You Note Cards for Appreciation Days w/ Template
Use this ultimate Kindness Note Card kit, complete with 150 card designs, to spread thank yous, gratitude, and more to students and staff! Includes is everything you need to teach writing thank you, support, and well wishes for a whole year of kindness:Year-long calendar of appreciation days and holidaysDetailed teacher overviewStudent directions, sample letters, and rubrics to formally teach4 different designs and 4 different size optionsPrint PDF and digital Google Slides of all student materi
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Leadership Student Council Full Course for Middle High School Advisors
Random Acts of Leadership - Kindness Bingo - Kindness Week Activities Challenge
Kick off a month or week of kindness with this Random Acts of Leadership activity challenge in your Leadership class or with Student Council officers. This BINGO-style game encourages kindness, inclusion, and service around campus and the community. Sample of acts of service: Being a door greeter in the mornings Writing an unexpected note of appreciation Volunteering at an extra-curricular event Showing staff appreciation Cleaning up the campusGreatness is serving others and spreading kindness i
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Leadership Student Council Full Course for Middle High School Advisors
Thank You Note Card Acts of Kindness Project or Middle or High School
Teach the art of the thank you note card to spread gratitude and kindness in your middle or high school with this 3-part letter writing project.Complete all 3 parts at once or throughout the year:School-wide thank you card flash mobThoughtful note of appreciation to someone from your pastResearched thank you letter to a never-met-before hero for their contribution This complete kit comes with 30 card designs, especially for middle or high school studentsProject sheets, templates, samples, and r
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Leadership Student Council Full Course for Middle High School Advisors
End Of Year Life Skills Activities: Character | Growth Mindset | Student Survey
A week of Growth Mindset lessons + Student Growth Mindset Survey. Great End of Year Life Skills activities when you have more time. Teach students HOW to struggle. This life-long tool is great for an End of Year Life Skills refresher! Use it as part of your End of the Year activities: it's fun, "easier" work that still has learning value. Teach important lessons if you ever need to fill a period.Use this anytime to hit the re-start button in your classroom community.Use it again during Back to S
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6th - 10th
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STEM Problem Solving Service Learning Project
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing using the 8 components of this project:
Inspirational Quotes
Random Acts of Kindness
Kids Improving Our World Research Project
STEAM Project - Identifying a Real World Problem and working on a Solution
Online Giving Challenge
Oral Presentation
Carousel Presentations & Scavenger Hunt
Comparing Themes with "A Dolphin's Tale
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Anti-Bullying Campaign - Bullying Group Project - Bullying Prevention Lesson
This bullying prevention activity is the PERFECT anti-bullying group project to engage middle school and high school students in real-world discussions about bullying and ways to prevent it at your school. The anti-bullying campaign is a student-centered activity that turns your students into researchers and teachers. Students will work together with a group of their classmates to research the harmful effects of bullying and ways to stop it. The best part of this collaborative activity is that s
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6th - 9th
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Leadership Skills Activity Project for Student Council - Book Study Lit Circle
Use this print-and-teach book study or lit circle project to cultivate leadership skill-building in your student council officers. Students choose a book focused on skills they want to improve--developing better habits, building stronger relationships, being a better public speaker. They choose!With the included Dialectic Journal, students engage in self-guided learning and teaching their classmates with the included review and infographic. So many ways to use this:independent, small group, or w
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Leadership Student Council Full Course for Middle High School Advisors
STEM: Acts of Kindness Project
It's Back to School time - Plan ahead for a great school year!
Critical Thinking and Service Learning are Common Core! Great for the beginning of the year, Open House, or use it anytime throughout the year.
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing. Teach them to Pay it Forward!
This service learning project incorporates critical thinking, research, and problem solving.
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4th - 12th, Staff
Student SMART Goal Setting | Template | Worksheet | Graphic Organizer | SEL
Everyone says "work smarter, not harder." Use the SEOT Wheel of Success so students can independently reflect on whether they are working "harder" (effort alone) or working "smarter" (learning from mistakes.)Student SMART Goal Setting Lesson Slideshow (100 slides) explains to students how to set goals and fill out the Student Goal Setting worksheets. Student Goal Setting Graphic Organizer Students can visually see if they're working harder or working smarter.Student Goal Setting Template Student
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6th - 10th
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ECONOMICS: Personal Finance, Money Management & Creating a Budget
Overview:In this personal finance activity, students will examine their current personal money management habits and create a personal budget. After asking some life questions about their finances, students will assess their personal income, create a budget, and reflect on how they can improve their financial well-being. This super-practical activity for students can truly impact the rest of their lives. Enjoy this lesson and thank you so much for your comments and ratings!What's Included:Tea
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9th - 12th
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Year of Bell Ringers: Motivational Monday Quote Prompts Expansion Pack #2
Mondays are hard for students and teachers alike. Ease into the period with an inspirational quote and thought-provoking writing prompts. The quotes I used are meaningful and relevant to students; many of my students said they looked forward to reading and writing about the prompts each Monday. And the best part? They promote a positive growth mindset that is reinforced each week and all week long. This pack is a second expansion pack to my first resource; however, it can be used alone or with t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Trash or Treasure: Analysis from Multiple Perspectives
A lawsuit was filed against the city of Washington D.C. on behalf of their homeless citizen. The lawsuit alleges that 1,000's of important personal items have been thrown away by city workers clearing homeless encampments. Is this an issue of public health and safety?Is it wrong to throw away the belongings of people who already have so little?Is it a violation of the 4th amendment?The answers to those questions will probably depend on who you ask. In Trash or Treasure: Analysis from Multiple
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6th - 8th
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Thank You Appreciation Note Cards w/ Template - Teacher Student or Parent
Say thank you with pride using this Thank Note Card kit, complete with 16 card designs in 14 different school spirit color combinations. Use for all sorts of school events, end-of-year, or anytime!This kit is specifically designed for middle and high school students, in both the instructional materials and the card designs.Greatness is taking the time to express one’s gratitude for others. The handwritten card is becoming a lost art, at a time when we need it the most. Even if you aren't the Stu
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Leadership Student Council Full Course for Middle High School Advisors
Make it Right: Making and Evaluating Tough Decisions
A 15-year-old boy spent Labor Day weekend playing with fireworks. His friends recorded him throwing them into a canyon. That act started a massive forest fire and an Oregon judge ordered him to pay almost $37 million in restitution. Did the judge make the right decision?A 5-year-old boy in Kansas knocked over a statue on display at a community center. The $132,000 statue broke. Should his parents foot the bill?"Make it Right" puts your students in the role of the judge as they analyze these
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6th - 8th
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March SEL Morning Meeting Slides featuring Steve Hartman Kindness 101 videos
Daily Google Slides that you can use to launch your Morning Meeting/ Social Emotional Activities with your SPED/ Gen Ed/ Multi-Grade classroom.Fully editableIncludes Fun Fact of the DayWould you rather questions to launch discussionsDaily videos to support social emotional learningThought-provoking Question of the Day Writing Prompt
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Year Long Bundle: SEL Morning Meeting Google Slides: August- May 23-24
"The Outsiders" Narrative writing journal - interactive or digital.
This product is a 12 page packet with one journal prompt to follow each chapter in “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton. It is an activity planned to be an individual reflection of the actions of the characters and how to use these situations as teachable moments and spark writing prompts geared towards character education. Each page is identical in design and contain a graphic to coincide with the theme of the passage. Added 12/21/21: Interactive notebook. All the original prompts with clip art t
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7th - 9th
Also included in: "The Outsiders" MEGA BUNDLE - Includes an entire mock trial!
The Ron Clark Story: Expository Essay, Movie Viewing Quiz, Nonfiction Text Task
The Ron Clark Story is based on the true story of an amazing educator from North Carolina who moved to N.Y. because he heard there was a need for good teachers in Harlem. While there, he did an amazing job turning around difficult students and giving them hope for their futures. Students really enjoy this movie! The movie can even be found on YouTube. This lesson helps students delve into non-print text to determine characterization. This unit has been crafted so that each component has scaffo
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7th - 10th
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June SEL Morning Meeting Slides featuring Steve Hartman's Videos: Creativity
Use this daily slide show to get your class writing, talking, and reflecting each day! Each daily slide features:Fun Fact of the DayWould you rather questionVideo link to Social Skills topicWriting promptThis month's theme is: Creativity
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4th - 8th
Back To School Student Goal Setting Templates: Create Personal & Academic Goals
Get your students involved in setting their own student-centered performance goals. From leadership gurus to accomplished CEO’s, the most successful people in life have proven that setting goals with a growth-mindset is a must! If you don’t know where you want to go, how can you even get there? If you don’t know where the target is, how do you know where to aim? This concept is true for for the classroom and student achievement as well. After thousands of studies, Dr. John Hattie of Melbourne,
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Not Grade Specific
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Silent Value Auction
This is a fun activity that is always a hit in my classroom! It is a great introduction to a unit, reading, or discussion on personal values. It helps students to define and reflect upon personal values. It takes about a 30-45 minutes to complete. Just print and play!
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Not Grade Specific
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Friendship Journal Writing FREEBIE for BIG KIDS
Each school year brings new students, new enthusiasm for learning, and unfortunately at times, new issues and problems that students need considerable help navigating. One area I feel is a work in progress each year is helping my almost middle school girls and boys work through their frustrations, aggravations, and complete annoyance with one another. Often it starts outside of school, but quickly it becomes a huge issue that impacts learning because my students are so worked up. One day thes
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Friendship Quotes | Writing Prompts | Analyze Quotes | SEL Activity
Are you struggling to find an appropriate way to tie writing into your SEL lessons? This resource gives students a good starting point in being able to write about their friends and their relationships. There are 20 different quotes about friendship that can be used to get kids thinking and writing about their social lives. There is a wide variety of quotes to make sure every student can find something relatable to write about. Sometimes all the kids need is a good starting point, and these quot
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Prompts | Analyze Quotes | Year Long Bundle
Character Education: Cause and Effect - If...Then...a Consequences worksheet
For middle and high school students, analyzing the effects of their actions is incredibly valuable! This worksheet gives students cause and effect statements that they must complete, such as, If you spend all your time on social media, then…If you pick on someone smaller than you, then…If you save your money, then…If you never go outside to play, then…If you get drunk at school, then… The statements are personal and will create deep, insightful conversations among students. In order for this to
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: Creating a Positive Reputation - Unit w/ Homework, Activities, and Games
Bernice Buttman Model Citizen Novel Study Discussion Question Cards
This product includes 144 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the novel, Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen, written by Niki Lenz. This book is a timely work of realistic fiction that is enjoyable and engaging. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.2020-2021 Texas Bluebonnet BookBook Themes: Bullying; Humor; Realistic Fiction; Kindness
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3rd - 6th
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