8th Grade Social and Emotional Development

Positive Classroom Behavior

A positive classroom begins with you Read ideas and find resources on establishing and maintaining acceptable behavior…

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Social and Emotional Development

Social Skills

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Self-Assessment Scale

Use this Self-Assessment scale to check for students' understanding after a lesson or activity. It can replace a…

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Social Skills

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Setting SMART Goals: Student Worksheet

Help your students set SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound) goals using this graphic…

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Life Skills

Social and Emotional Development

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3-2-1 Reflection Template

Guide your students' understanding of new concepts with this 3-2-1 reflection template. Use this 3-2-1 reflection…

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Social Skills

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Student Goals Checklist

This graphic organizer provides writing prompts that support students to reflect on what is going well in the classroom,…

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Social Skills

Social and Emotional Development

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

Acting Out Conflict

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Safety

Social Skills

Health and Safety

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ACTIVITIES

Exercise: Creating a Mantra

How can we teach our students to regulate their emotions, thoughts and behaviors? How can we support them to develop…

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Social and Emotional Development

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Building Rapport with Autistic Students: Tips for General Educators

Use the tips, suggestions, and advice found in this practical resource to help build rapport with autistic students in…

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Social and Emotional Development

Social Skills

Mental Health

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Top 9 Things Educators Should Know About Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

9 powerful, practical, and informative things that educators will want to know about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and…

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Social Skills

Mental Health

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Student Survey: School Climate

This survey includes 15 questions that solicit student feedback on school culture and climate. Appropriate for grades 6…

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Language Arts and Writing

Social and Emotional Development

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This handout is for use in the There Are Many Ways to Resolve Conflicts lesson plan.

Identify the Resolution

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Social Skills

Social and Emotional Development

Health and Safety

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10 Important Study Habits for Students

This worksheet includes 10 self-regulation study habits for students, focused on helping them create and manage…

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Social and Emotional Development

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talking with students about war and violence

Talking With Children About War and Violence In the World

Talking to students about Ukraine? Educators for Social Responsibility has prepared this guide for adults who are…

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Social Studies and History

Historic Wars and Military Action

Social and Emotional Development

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Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in ASD

Reading Comprehension Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

5 practical, hands-on strategies for addressing reading comprehension issues that accompany Autism Spectrum Disorder…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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Understanding Facial Expressions in Autism - A Guide for Generalists

Facial Expressions and Autism: A Guide for Generalists

A brief guide to understanding and supporting students with autism in matching their facial expressions with their…

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Social Skills

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Guide to Creating Opportunities for Appropriate Social Behavior in Students with ASD

A Guide to Creating Opportunities for Appropriate Social Behavior

Use the 100+ strategies, examples, and tips found in this resource to help create opportunities for appropriate social…

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Social and Emotional Development

Mental Health

Health and Safety

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

What About Fighting?

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Social Skills

Social and Emotional Development

Health and Safety

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ACTIVITIES

Tape Recorder Fight Role Play

The Acting Out Conflict lesson plan incorporates a role playing activity detailed in this script. Use this activity to…

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Social and Emotional Development

Social Skills

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UNLOCKing the Problem Student Self-Analysis Worksheet

UNLOCKing the Problem: A Self-Control Worksheet for Students

This behavior management and intervention worksheet features a step-by-step self-assessment flow chart aimed at helping…

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Social and Emotional Development

Social Skills

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Thinking Styles and Learning Preferences Inventory

Thinking Styles and Learning Preferences Student Inventory

This worksheet includes a 40-question inventory survey for students and a scoring rubric for teachers, and is focused on…

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Social and Emotional Development

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An activity to center and focus students

ACTIVITIES

3 Collective Breaths (Secondary)

This breath work activity from Breathe For Change is designed to reduce students' stress, enhance their awareness, and…

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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…

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Safety

Social Skills

Health and Safety

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BOOK GUIDES

A Single Stone Discussion Guide

Use this discussion guide to integrate the young adult novel A Single Stone into classroom learning and independent…

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Reading and Literature

Children's Book

Social and Emotional Development

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10 Strategies for Developing Growth Mindset in Gifted Students