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Character education Common Core CCRA.R.6 resources
Random Acts of Kindness Day | Bulletin Board | Be Kind to One Another
Random Acts of Kindness Day | Bulletin Board | Be Kind to One Another can be used year-round to motivate your students to be kind to one another! It can be used inside or outside your classroom! I have chosen a bulletin board on the third floor of our school where all the middle schoolers and upper elementary students can pass by and choose from the envelopes an act of kindness that they can work on and then pass it on to a friend to continue a chain of random acts of kindness going on through o
Grades:
2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Inspirational Bulletin Boards | Random Acts of Kindness and Self-Worth COMBO
Fly Away Home by Bunting Lesson on Homelessness
Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting Lesson Plan teaches students about the realities of homelessness. It addresses the common myths and brings into light the urgency of homelessness in America. Themes of family, homelessness, and belonging. This resource includes: Learning Objectives Reading Comprehension QuestionsFacts about Homelessness in AmericaExtension Resource on HomelessnessText to text connection Text to world connection Nearpod Teacher Access included on the last page of the fileIf you have a
Grades:
4th - 6th
Be You! by Peter Reynolds Lesson Plan and Book Companion
Be You! by Peter Reynolds is filled with encouraging words and engaging illustrations, with a very relatable list of qualities to help students recognize what it means to become their best selves! This comprehensive lesson plan is packed full of engaging opportunities to discuss the author's purpose. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your class. A wide variety of book companion activities are available...including Be You! affirmation bracelets and p
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2nd - 5th
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Way of the Warrior Kid Complete Resource
This bundle contains all of the resources of the Way of the Warrior Kid Curriculum: Reading & Writing Units, Reading and Writing Lesson Slides, Deep Dives Character Education Unit, Health & Fitness Unit, Certificates, and Extras. Maximize the teaching potential of this incredible book for you and your future Warrior Kids. Digital Google Drive versions of each resource is included. Students are able to type responses directly onto the slide. Both black and white and color pdfs are inc
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Anxiety Bundle (Pairs well with A Little Spot of Anxiety)
Thank you for supporting social-emotional growth in the classroom. In this bundle you will find activities for students to complete as a whole class, with a partner, or on their own.I recommend using the book: A Little Spot of Anxiety. However, you can choose to use some of these activities without reading a book, or reading a different book about anxiety. Other anxiety book suggestions are:-Wilma Jean the Worry Machine-Wemberly Worried-The Kissing HandHop to it Teaching is not affiliated with t
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K - 4th
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Also included in:Â Social Emotional Learning (A Little Spot of Emotions Book Companions Bundle)
The Scholarship Jacket Mini-Unit (Great for Distance Learning)
Engage your middle schoolers with a short story about fairness, integrity, and overcoming prejudices. "The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas is a great story to teach character analysis, theme, and critical thinking skills. Everything you need to support student comprehension, foster text-to-self connections, and assess learning throughout is included. This unit is the ultimate resource for differentiated learning and text analysis anchored in a central text.As part of the mini-unit, you will
Grades:
6th - 10th
The Junkyard Wonders Lesson Plan and Book Companion
The Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco is a heartfelt addition to your classroom read alouds anytime time of year. Students will love finding out what happens when Mrs. Peterson leads Trisha and the class on a trip to the junkyard. This comprehensive lesson plan is full of engaging opportunities to describe cause and effect relationships. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your students. A wide variety of book companion activities (including a diff
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: Patricia Polacco Lesson Plans and Book Companions
Weird Dare Tough Guided Reading Anti-Bullying and Kindness Activities
Guided reading activities for the book trilogy "Weird!" "Dare!" and "Tough!" by Erin Frankel will teach your kids about kindness, empathy, anti-bullying and inclusion from the three different perspectives of the bully, the target and the bystander. Engage your students with over 15 different comprehension strategies as well as a bully shield craft that will reinforce the learning of important social skills. Great for anti-bully month, Unity Day, Kindness Month or daily social skills practice.Com
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1st - 4th
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Speak Up Molly Lou Melon Complete Book Companion
Speak Up Molly Lou Melon book companion offers multiple resources to teach story elements along with a connection to social emotional needs children deal with daily. The comprehension questions are grouped by reading strategies for easy lesson planning. This is standards-based and covers all aspects of language arts instruction. The activities were designed to be open-ended for easy differentiation and modification.Speak Up Molly Lou Melon is a wonderful book written on a level that helps childr
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K - 3rd
Also included in:Â Social Emotional Learning, Mindfulness, and Kindness Book Companion Bundle
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller NO Prep Novel Guide
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller Novel Guide 2021 Newbery Medal Middle School Novel Guide Themes of loss, family, perseverance, and coming-of-age. This resource is great for teaching literary elements, figurative language, symbolism, character analysis, themes and much MORE! This resource includes: Learning objectivesPre, during, and post reading activitiesChapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questionsText-to-self questionsVocabulary in contextLiterary elements/ Figurative languageSymboli
Grades:
4th - 7th
The Proudest Blue Reading Comprehension | Anti Bullying & Kindness Activities
Shut down bullying and teach your students about kindness, empathy, and inclusion with reading comprehension activities for the story, "The Proudest Blue" by Ibtihaj Muhammad. This guided reading unit is full of anti bullying and kindness activities while reviewing a variety of comprehension strategies including understanding the moral of the story. This resource includes a positive mindset craft that will reinforce the learning of positive self-image, anti-bulling, and kindness lessons. These s
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Bully Beans Reading Comprehension Anti Bullying Social Emotional Learning
Teach your kids about standing up for themselves and others when confronted by a bully. Over 15 different comprehension activities focusing on lesson and moral. A fun "Bully B.E.A.N.S" craft will also reinforce learning of an important topic as well as lend to great mini-lessons for comprehension skills. These story companion activities are perfect for small or whole group. Also, great for anti-bully month, Unity Day, daily social skills practice or Social Emotional Learning. This engaging book
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Way of the Warrior Kid 2 Marc's Mission: Complete Resource
This bundle contains all of the resources of the Way of the Warrior Kid 2 Curriculum: Reading & Writing Units, Reading and Writing Lesson Slides, Character Education Unit, Health & Fitness Unit, and Extras. Maximize the teaching potential of this incredible book for you and your future Warrior Kids. Google Slide versions of all resources are included along with text boxes for students to type into. Both color and black and white pdfs are included as well.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
The Invisible Boy Read Aloud Activities & Social Emotional Learning
Using the book, "The Invisible Boy" by Trudy Ludwig, combine reading comprehension and social emotional learning for meaningful and engaging lessons.Included are 13 reading comprehension/social-emotional learning lessons that hit a variety of Common Core standards, as well as teacher directions for each activity.INCLUDED:Character Study: Brian, the invisible boy, and short responseRole Model Character Study: Justin, the good friendAnalyzing the story arc and short responseTheme activity and shor
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Social Emotional Learning Through Read Aloud Activities BUNDLE
Social Emotional Learning, Mindfulness, and Kindness Book Companion Bundle
Social Emotional Learning Activities, Mindfulness, Social Skills, and Kindness Book Companion Bundle. Teach important character education lessons with social emotional learning book companion. This has activities, worksheets, and reflections on emotions, self-regulation, growth mindset, empathy, friendship, kindness, responsibility, and respect. This Social Emotional Book Companion Bundle includes 24 Book Companions filled with Kindergarten, First grade, and Second grade emotional awareness and
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K - 2nd
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Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun Book Companion Back to School Read Aloud KINDNESS
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun : The Courage To Be Who You Are / Kindness Awareness Read Aloud Book Study Companion Comprehension Packet with activities including quiz, sequencing, vocabulary, writing, and more, based on the book by Maria Dismondy (book not included). This 48-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below : 48 Pages Total Include:1. Table of Contents2. 10 Comprehension short-answer questions 3. continued4
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Disney's Live Action Beauty and the Beast Movie Guide + Activities + Best Value
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This packet includes, among four other teaching aids, a peer-reviewed handout of 15 essay questions designed to promote tolerance, goal setting, kindness, and self-reflection. This resource, while rigorous and pertinent to the film, goes beyond the scope of questions like "what's the setting and time period" and helps students put into practice character building ideas and concepts based on themes from the movie. A modified black-and-white printer ink-saving version
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7th - 12th
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I Am One by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book I Am One: A Book of Action by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds. Â Great for social emotional learning (SEL), problem-solving, and activism! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)Close reading for describing meaning of key phrasesMain idea and detailsAnalyzing the author's message / lessonCompar
Grades:
K - 4th
Growth Mindset ELA Skill Review Bell Ringer | SEL Bundle | Digital Printable
This bundle helps you address the social-emotional learning and mental health needs in your classroom while simultaneously covering your ELA and writing content. These no-prep spiralled language review activities are great as centers, bell ringers, morning work, or individual worksheets. Fiction and nonfiction texts cover a range from brain science to positive psychology with various reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing responses. Students engage in evidence-based practices that
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5th - 8th
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Growth Mindset Journal | 10 Weeks Daily Prompts | Positive Affirmations
Growth Mindset Journal | 10 Weeks Daily Prompts | Positive Affirmations is a resource that can be used for students and/or teachers, will stimulate their Growth Mindset, and will go through a journey of knowing and loving themselves and understanding their true value.Each prompt comes with a question to reflect upon it. Monday through Friday, a question regarding the prompt is given and, a bonus of an important vocabulary word or phrase on Growth Mindset is given to understand its importance and
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5th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Growth Mindset Activities | Games | Assessment | Prompts | BUNDLE
What the Road Said by Wade Character Development and SEL Lesson
What the Road Said by Cleo Wade Character Development Lesson Plan is perfect fore teaching social-emotional skills, leadership skills analysis, cause and effect, new vocabulary, word study and MORE! PRINT and GO! This resource includes: Learning ObjectivesReading Comprehension QuestionsText-to-self questionsDrawing activities Word activityNew vocabulary activitiesWord Search"What makes a leader" activity "When - Then" activityThe Nearpod teacher access is included on the last page of the fileIf
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Growth Mindset ELA Skill Review Bell Ringers SEL Activities | Digital Printable
Struggling to address the social-emotional learning and mental health needs in your classroom between all the content you have to cover? Do both with these no-prep, spiralled ELA writing and language review activities that are great as centers, bell ringers, morning work, or independent worksheets. Fiction and nonfiction texts cover a range from brain science to positive psychology with various reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing responses. Students engage in evidence-based pra
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Growth Mindset ELA Skill Review Bell Ringer | SEL Bundle | Digital Printable
Stand Tall, Speak Up, and Have Fun Molly Lou Melon Book Companion Bundle
Stand Tall, Speak Up, and Have Fun Molly Lou Melon Book Companion Bundle book companion bundle offers multiple resources to teach story elements along with a connection to social emotional needs children deal with daily. The comprehension questions are grouped by reading strategies for easy lesson planning. This is standards-based and covers all aspects of language arts instruction. The activities were designed to be open-ended for easy differentiation and modification.Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Friendly Letter of Self Reflection to the Younger Me Scaffolded CCSS Grades 5-8
This "Dear Younger Me" writing activity, encourages students to engage in powerful self-reflection by composing a friendly letter to their younger selves. This letter writing activity is a deeply personal journey that combines fun with introspection, fostering both personal growth and academic skills.What This Lesson Offers:Two Anchor Charts: To enhance your classroom discussions and debates.Inspirational Quote by Fred Rogers: A thought-provoking quote to motivate and guide students through thei
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Writing Bundle CCSS Grades 5-6 Print and Teach
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