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Positive Classroom Behavior

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

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Health and Safety

Social and Emotional Development

Social Skills

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Use these fun games to help pupils remember each other's names.

Remembering Names

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Reading and Literature

Listening

Social Skills

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Similar and Different Lesson

Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different.

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Social Skills

Social and Emotional Development

Health and Safety

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Class meetings can be an excellent multipurpose tool for your classroom. This simple strategy of setting aside time for…

Class Meetings

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Health and Safety

Social and Emotional Development

Social Skills

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Maniac Magee Literature Guide

This Newbery Medal winner tells the mythical tale of a legendary hero: 12 year old Jeffrey Magee – known as Maniac…

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Reading and Literature

African-American History

Equality Struggles

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My Friend Writing Printable

Use this guide to help students write a descriptive paragraph about a friend. This printable works well as part of an…

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Teaching Otis by Loren Long

Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

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Help students develop a sense of self while examining race and diversity.

Self-Portrait

Subjects

Social Studies and History

World War II (1939-1945)

Suffrage and Women's Rights

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Coping Skills Checklist

A coping list checklist for the classroom.

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Social Skills

Social and Emotional Development

Mental Health

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Feelings Thermometer

Use this strategy to help students see when they are escalating so they can intervene and use coping skills to manage…

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Mental Health

Social Skills

Social and Emotional Development

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Exploring the Nature of Conflict

Explore the negative and positive sides of conflict, and discuss with your students how they respond to conflict. Use…

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Social Studies and History

Health and Safety

Safety

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Students set goals for themselves for this school year.

My Personal Goals

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Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Display this chart to give students a visual reference for facial expressions.

Facial Expressions Chart

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Language Arts and Writing

Vocabulary

Visual Arts

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Many Ways to Resolve Conflict

Students learn how to use negotiation, arbitration, communication, and mediation to resolve conflicts. These conflict…

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Social Studies and History

Social and Emotional Development

Social Skills

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Dealing with Technology in the Classroom

A primer on new technology that students may be introducing to the classroom to cheat, bully, or harm others. Find tips…

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Health and Safety

Bullying

Internet Safety

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Students brush up on their manners by learning do's and don'ts for the dinner table.

Table Manners

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Social Studies and History

Vocabulary

Families

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Cyberbullying: The Downside of New Media Technology

New media technology — cell phones, PDAs, and computers — has given rise to a new form of bullying called cyberbullying.…

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Social Studies and History

Society Development and Technology

Health and Safety

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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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Socially Inappropriate Behaviors

Descriptions of socially inappropriate behaviors and suggestions on how to break their cycles.

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Health and Safety

Bullying

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Malala Yousafzai Character Traits Language Arts Mini-Lesson

Character Traits Mini-Lesson: Spotlight on Malala Yousafzai

This ELA-based lesson features a read-aloud of Lina Maslo's "Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala" picture book. The…

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Women's Rights

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Try This, Not That Growth Mindset Activity

Try This, Not That is a basic writing prompt activity that students can work on at the start of every school week.…

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This teaching guide includes a brief overview of A Tale of Two Cities followed by teaching ideas to be used before,…

A Tale of Two Cities

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Reading and Literature

Fiction

Social Studies and History

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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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Social and Emotional Development

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