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Free 8th grade classroom community lessons
Gratitude Activities - Free Thankfulness List from A-Z
Help kids and young adults practice gratitude by learning what we are thankful for. Gratitude promotes happiness, positive thinking, and creates a positive classroom climate. Practicing thankfulness and gratitude is an activity for any time of year, but especially helpful during Thanksgiving time!Why Teach GratitudeResearch has shown many positive outcomes when you increase your gratitude. With time and practice, gratitude can potentially help strengthen relationships with others, help us to fee
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Classroom Lesson on Empathy: Walking In Other Peoples' Shoes
Empathy? What's that?! Oh, you mean that thing where people should consider what it's like to walk in someone else's shoes? **Insert obligatory comment from students wanting to trade shoes.**This lesson provides a nice, brief concrete activity to help demystify that abstract life skill we call empathy. Every student completes a short, shoe-themed activity. These are then collected and randomly redistributed. With your superpowers of facilitation, this brief lesson becomes one of those profound '
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Leadership Skills Activity for Middle and High School Student Council
Introduce and practice the concept of service leadership in your Leadership class or with your Student Council group with this structured, yet fun and interactive lesson! Make this year a little less about making posters and performing skits and a little more about teaching the truly meaningful work of leading by serving others. Use this lesson as a kick-off for the start year or a mid-year reboot!This is the first in a year-long bundle of 30 Leadership Skill Lessons, which is a collection of f
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Special Education Calendar Morning Meeting, Adapted Morning Meeting
Morning Meeting has never been easier for special education students! This adapted morning meeting takes you through the main parts of a calendar meeting; welcome/ hello, greeting, choice music songs, month, day of the week, season, weather, forecast, letter of the day/week, daily affirmations. Graphics allow this morning meeting to follow along with several high tech AAC talkers; corechat, touch chat, Prolo-quo-2-go, etc. Graphics allow all students to follow along and communicate. Songs have b
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PreK - 12th
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Gratitude Affirmation and Self-Talk Free Poster for SEL & Thankfulness
Build gratitude with your students using this free positive self-talk poster. Each affirmation focuses on building thankfulness from feeling grateful for friends to new ideas. How to UseRead the affirmations on the poster together. You can choose to read all the affirmations at once, or choose one a day to read and discuss.Students can then respond in a journal to share what the self-talk phrase means to them and why it is important. For example, students might write about a special friend who i
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K - 8th
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Choose Kind - Action Cards Freebie Wonder
Wonder - Choose Kind Free Action Cards #kindnessmatters
Have your students CHOOSE KIND! Promote kindness in your classroom by using a “Choose Kind" Jar!
20 unique take action cards - each card also has a book quote from R.J. Palacio's Wonder!
Print and cut out the task cards and label. Wrap the label around a jar and place the laminated task cards inside.
Place the jar somewhere in the classroom where students can easily access the cards. Encourage students to read the task cards to pr
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Crocs™ Talk | Oral Diagnostic, Getting to Know You, Back to School Activity
The Crocs™ Talk activity provides an engaging way for students to express their individuality and learn more about their classmates. By designing and presenting custom Crocs™ and Jibbitz™, students will have the opportunity to share their interests, hobbies, and personal stories, fostering a sense of connection and understanding within the classroom community. What’s Included?Complete lesson in Google Slides format to launch the taskFully editable slides for student brainstorming and creations20
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4th - 8th
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Therapy and counseling games- responsibility and self-control
Using popular board games, dice games, card games and toys are fun and easy to use in sessions and require no prep work. Here are some games I use to discuss responsibility in individual and group sessions. These games can be used to begin conversations on blaming, justifying, excusing, and following rules to develop responsibility. You receive the list of games you can use and the discussion questions.For more games you can use in your sessions please visit:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/
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K - 12th
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Social Emotional Skills We Use in Academics Free Poster and Visual
Teach kids that we use social-emotional skills in all areas of our lives, including while learning in the classroom! This poster highlights 12 different ways students use SEL skills during academics. Some of the skills include teamwork, problem-solving, perspective-taking, perseverance, and many more!Ideas to UsePost the poster and refer back to it when you use different SEL skills throughout the day.Choose one skill a day to discuss and shade in together.Reflect at the end of a day/lesson by ha
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K - 8th
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Classroom Community - Kindness into Action
Kindness in the Classroom FREEBIE! #kindnessmatters
During stressful times, promote kindness in your classroom by using a “Kindness Into Action” Jar! Print and cut out the task cards and label. Wrap the label around a jar and place the laminated task cards inside.
Place the jar somewhere in the classroom where students can easily access the cards. Encourage students to read the task cards when they have free time or when a misbehavior occurs.
20 Free Task Cards Included!
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Passions to Action! *Lesson Plan + Worksheet* Leadership/Service Learning/IB CAS
Here at Powerful Youth, we believe that EVERY youth is powerful and has the power to make change in their community! We have led over 50 leadership workshops in international schools in 10+ countries worldwide, and welcome 200+ international middle school and high school students to our two-week leadership camps in Canada and England every summer. Now, we are sharing some of our expertise to help you bring these valuable skills to your class.The Passions to Action lesson plan provides your stude
Grades:
6th - 12th
Collaboration & Communication *Lesson Plan + Activities* (Leadership/Teamwork)
Here at Powerful Youth, we believe that EVERY youth is powerful and has the power to make change in their community! We have led over 50 leadership workshops in international schools in 10+ countries worldwide, and welcome 200+ international middle school and high school students to our two-week leadership camps in Canada and England every summer. Now, we are sharing some of our expertise to help you bring these valuable skills to your class.The Collaboration & Communication lesson plan for
Grades:
6th - 12th
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French flash cards les SENTIMENTS (feelings) - cartes d'images Français FREE
French flash cards - les SENTIMENTS (feelings) picture cards - cartes d'images Français) - FREEBIE!Teach vocabulary with these lovely picture cards for your French class.Please leave a rating if you like this freebie!*******************************❤ Check out my TPT shop for more great resources!❤ All you German teachers out there!Visit my German website for some lovely FREEBIES!https://www.betterteachingresources.com❤ Follow me on Instagram!❤ Follow me on Facebook!❤ Have a look at my youtube ch
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K - 8th
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Also included in: FRENCH flash cards MEGA bundle (cartes d'images Français)
The Path to Success: Social Emotional Learning Activities for Teens
★ ★ ★ Do your students need tools to help them succeed socially & emotionally? Do they need skills to be able to STAY ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS and define what success means in their life? Are you looking for a curriculum full of amazing social-emotional learning activities & character-building activities perfect for junior high & high school students? Your search is over! ★ ★ ★The FREEBIE in this series is: THE PATH TO SUCCESSIncluded in this PDF file are: ★ Step by step teacher lesson
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7th - 12th
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Conflict Resolution Lesson Plan (Social Emotional Learning)
Using a combination of whole group and small group instruction, students will practice resolving conflicts using the escalator/de-escalator model.Through student-centered and cooperative learning, students will be able to demonstrate effective ways to deal with and resolve conflicts.
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3rd - 12th
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Humanagrams! FREE class teamwork challenge activity
Need a quick activity to do with your class? Why not play Humanagrams?Activity overview:Students try to combine letters in different ways to make words.There is a class set of 31 letters on regular paper (8.5” x 11”): 26 letters in the English alphabet, and each vowel has 2 copies.Learning objective:Practice collaboration and communication Practice creativity and tinkeringExplore diversity and inclusionGuiding prompts:How many words can the class spell?What is the longest word that the class can
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Conflict Resolution Discussion Posters for SEL
Here's a simple discussion guide with sentence starters to help students resolve conflicts with empathy, honesty, and compassion. There are a few options at some of these steps to encourage students to realize and speak their truth. When I use it, I work through a few scenarios with my class to familiarize them with the language, and I display it somewhere eye-level for the students. Some of my students with the greatest need to language and social emotional support use this often!PDF and editab
Grades:
K - 8th
Salem Witch Trials Launch Mafia Game Mass Hysteria Simulation Classwork HW ELA
Introduce the Salem Witch Trials with this engaging launch lesson. Have your students play an adapted version of the game Mafia -- pass out playing cards to assign roles and tell students that any student who gets an ace will be a witch. Do not pass out any aces! Reveal at the end that there were never any real witches -- in the game or in Salem. A truly unforgettable learning experience / simulation for your students. This resource combines an adapted Mafia game, vocabulary exploration, short n
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6th - 9th
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AVID Valentine's Day Activity - Speed Philosophical Chairs for Team Building
Use this Valentine's Day-themed AVID speed philosophical chairs icebreaker team-building activity to promote debate through dialogue and public speaking in your classroom as well as get students in the Valentine's Day spirit! Students will not only learn what speed philosophical chairs is but they will enjoy some exciting dialogue through 5 fun debate topics.For example, students will choose to agree or disagree with the statement, "Scientists should design robots that can feel emotions like lov
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: AVID Seasonal and Holiday Activities Growing Bundle
SEL - Back to School Community Discussion Circle + Extension Activities
This product is the first in a series of discussion circles. Each circle has been specifically designed to address a common issue middle and high school classrooms encounter, combining ELD/ELA components with social emotional learning. Regular incorporation of low-stake classroom discussions improves student: ParticipationActive listening skillsPublic speaking skillsRecruitment of prior knowledgeAbility to efficiently communicate ideas Rapport among peers Sense of belonging The purpose of this B
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5th - 9th
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Educator E-Break #1 The Sound of Silence
Educator E-Breaks are mindfulness based class activities to help teachers and students reset when the energy gets off in a room.Please remember that no educator is perfect and children will inevitably disregulate at least once in the year. Instead of judging yourself for things beyond your control, hit the E-break and create a learning environment where all humans (yourself included) feel respected, calm, cool, and collected.Thank you for being brave enough to try again. It's not gonna be that b
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Educator E-Breaks: Mindful Brain Breaks
Teaching Empathy to Students With a Can of Pop
Teaching Empathy to Students With a Can of Pop
Every year I had students pushing and jostling each other in line ups for the water fountain, during transitions and at dismissal. Sometimes the pushing and jostling resulted in shouting, swearing and punching each other.
To say these kids had very little impulse control, social skills and empathy was putting it mildly!
If one of the students got pushed from behind, a scuffle would break out. When I got there, the one phrase I would hear over and
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Gratitude Building Activities
The concept of gratitude is a powerful one. In fact, thankfulness is a very important character trait to foster in children. Living gratefully encourages kids to cultivate a genuine appreciation for blessings they already enjoy, no matter how big or small. As teachers, and caregivers, teaching gratitude is a sure way to inspire positive attitudes and increase empathy and a sense of community in our classroom. This package is filled with Gratitude-Building Activities, based on my latest picture-
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PreK - 8th
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Cooperative Games
Unleash the Power of Teamwork with Cooperative Games! Introducing an exciting and dynamic unit, Cooperative Games, where the emphasis is not just on fun and fitness, but on creating a culture of collaboration and camaraderie that will set your school year up for success!
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: September Activity Bundle
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