8th Grade Social and Emotional Development

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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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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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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talking with students about war and violence

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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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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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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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Health and Safety

Social and Emotional Development

Social Skills

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An activity to center and focus students

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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Exercise: Never Have I Ever

How can we teach our students that they are part of a community? How can we help them see that they aren’t alone in how…

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Social and Emotional Development

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an activity to support students to feel and name their emotions

LESSON

Two Word Check In (Secondary)

This activity from Breathe For Change is designed to enhance students' emotional awareness. It promotes authenticity,…

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Social and Emotional Development

Health and Safety

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A Movie About your life printable from MakeBeliefsComix

Reflect: Make A Movie About Your Life

Use this colorful printable to help your students reflect and think about their lives and personalities. It can be used…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Social and Emotional Development

Drama and Performing Arts

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How can we teach our students to be kind and display empathetic characteristics? How can we support them to engage…

Exercise: The Paper Game

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Social and Emotional Development

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A conflict resolution activity for secondary students

Peace Process (Secondary)

This activity from Breathe for Change introduces students to the Peace Process, a four-step process that helps students…

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Social and Emotional Development

Health and Safety

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Dreams for a Child printable from MakeBeliefsComix.com

Reflect: Imagine Yourself 25 Years from Now...

Use this printable to help your students reflect and think about their lives, personalities, and future goals. It can be…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Social and Emotional Development

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Exercise: What Would You Do?

How can we teach our students to make responsible decisions? How can we support them to develop the ability to reflect…

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Social and Emotional Development

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Exercise: Who Are Your Advocates?

How can we teach our students the importance of supportive relationships? How can we help them identify supportive…

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Social and Emotional Development

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Imagine Losing an Ability printable from MakeBeliefsComix.com

Empathize: Imagine Losing an Ability

Use this colorful printable to help your students reflect on the loss of an ability, and how it would affect their…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Social and Emotional Development

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Reveal How you Really Feel printable from MakeBeliefsComix.com

Reflect and Relate: Reveal How You Really Feel

Use this printable with special or general populations to encourage students to self-reflect and relate with others.…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Communication Skills

Social and Emotional Development

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Relate: Kids and Parents Trade Places

This colorful printable puts parents and kids in each others' shoes, and can also be used as a homework exercise…

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Language Arts and Writing

Communication Skills

Social and Emotional Development

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What I like about me printable from MakeBeliefsComix.com

Self-Esteem: What I Like About Me

Use this printable to help promote healthy self-esteem and self-reflection with both special and general populations. It…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Social and Emotional Development

Self-Esteem

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Raining Music printable from MakeBeliefsComix.com