8th Grade

Subjects:

Health and Safety

Social and Emotional Development

Social Skills

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LESSON PLANS

Practicing Problem Solving Lesson

Help students solve word problems using a step-by-step process.

Subjects

Safety

Health and Safety

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Acting Out Conflict

Students act out skits showing typical conflicts that arise in school and then resolve them using a problem-solving…

Subjects

Safety

Social Skills

Health and Safety

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What About Fighting?

In this conflict-resolution lesson, students discuss the use of violence, the reasons people fight, and the consequences…

Subjects

Social Skills

Social and Emotional Development

Health and Safety

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What's So Bad or Good About Conflict?

Students discuss the meaning of the word "conflict" and give examples of positive and negative situations they have…

Subjects

Safety

Social Skills

Health and Safety

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another school shooting to talk with kids about

TEACHING RESOURCE

Talking to Children About Violence

Share an article from the Educators for Social Responsibility that details discussing violence and other sensitive and…

Subjects:

Health and Safety

Life Skills

Safety

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BOOK GUIDES

Distant Enemy

Use the activities in this guide before, during, and after reading the book.

Subjects:

Literature

U.S. States

United States of America (USA)

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REFERENCE

Resolution Vocabulary

Learn all of the words that end in -ate that can help students resolve their conflicts.

Subjects:

Vocabulary

Safety

Social Skills

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REFERENCE

The Story of Labor Day

Article describing the origins of the Labor Day Holiday in the United States.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Social Movements

Labor

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Security Is... (Handout)

This handout aligns with the Security Is... lesson from the Educators for Social Responsibility.

Subjects:

Health and Safety

Safety

Emergency Preparedness

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Perspectives on War

Explore an activity that introduces students to the words and ideas of prominent people who have spoken and written…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Social and Emotional Development

Social Skills

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