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FACS/Sociology/Psychology 

Sociology Guidance & Counseling Managing Classrooms

Propaganda Techniques

Gangs/School Violence  Classroom Community
Society/Family/Relationships Bullying Prevention Social Skills
World Religions Problem Solving/Pressure Character/Ethics/Values
General Psychology Conflict Resolution Friendship & Kindness
Kid Psych & Puzzle Games Teaching Tolerance Feelings/Emotions
Interpersonal/Intrapersonal Critical Thinking Self Esteem
Multiple Intelligences Creative Thinking Scholarships/Careers
General Philosophy Fads/Culture Free Stuff for Teachers

Free Presentations in PowerPoint format

Building a Classroom Community

Creating Class Rules: A Beginning to Building Community

Activities/Energizers Unit (grades 3-6)

Lesson, grades K-2

Lesson, grades 3-4

Bully-free Zone (grades 3-7)

Managing Your Classroom






Social Skills Lesson Plans

Pretzels (compliments & criticism, K-2)

Good Manners - Teaching with Clifford

Respect & Good Manners

Teaching Good Manners Using FairyTales

Good Manners lesson with handout








Self Esteem Lesson Plans

Self-Esteem Theme Page

Ten Activities to Improve Students' Self-Concepts (Ed World)

Self-Esteem/Class Pride (lesson)

The Fuzzy-Feeling Chair (activity)

Art Activities for Exploring Self-Esteem

Building Self-Esteem (middle school)

It's a Small World After All (multicultural)

Positive Images: Happy to Be Me (PK-2)

Awesome Library (search for self esteem)






Friendship Lesson Plans

Be a Good Friend (Clifford)

Cliques, Friendships, Groups, or Boxes (HS)

Friendship (mini-unit)

Friendship Theme

Priorities (lesson, Friendship, 8th)

Art Activities and Lesson Plans for Exploring Friendship

Articles

Friendship Qualities










Kindness Lesson Plans

Light (Stories of Kindness) - from many cultures

Day of Kindness Lesson Plans and Worksheets

30 Lesson Plans in pdf format

Ideas for International Acts of Kindness Day (Sept)

Be Kind (Clifford, the Big Red Dog)

K is for Kind

Living the Dream: 100 Acts of Kindness (K-2, MLK Jr)

Art Activities and Lesson Plans for Exploring Kindness










Feelings/Emotions Lesson Plans

Articles

Fun with Feelings (PK-2)  

Exploring Feelings (Dr Seuss)

Writing About Feelings (with handout)

Brain-Based Learning and Feelings (KWL)

Striking Out Stress: A "Gallery Walk" Activity (EdWorld)

Unexpressed Emotions (lesson)

Emotion in Art and Poetry

Seeing Feelings (art lesson)





Creative Thinking

Assorted Creative Thinking Activities

Creating Art Using Music and Feelings

Creativity and Butterflies

Squiggle Art

The Creative Teaching Web Site

Creative Thinking




Critical Thinking

Teacher Resources K-12

Critical Thinking Strategies

Detective Fiction: Focus on Critical Thinking (6-8)

Critical Thinking Skills (6-8)

Mission Critical

Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric

Critical Thinking Competency Rubric 

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Art

Whatever Happened to the Passenger Pigeon? (science)

Fostering Critical Thinking Skills for Consumer Health Decisions (Health)




Character/Ethics/Value

Character Development

Character? A Family Value (K-2)

Learning to Give (K-2)

Activities: Character Building

Articles

Giraffe Project - Heroes

Decisions in a Lifetime - 8th, character lesson

Life Skills for Kids, Character Education

Character Education

Character Education Lesson Plans

Character Education (lesson)

Honesty

Teacher's Overview

Character Education (A-Z Teacher)

Character motivation in books vs. real life (7th)

Bullying Prevention

Out on a Limb (a guide to getting along, flash) conflict resolution

Kids Bullying Kids (EdWorld, lesson)

Bullying Reality Quiz (middle school)

What's Wrong with Bullying (Thinkquest)

Project against Bullying

Bullying

Bullying (42explore)

Teen Facts - Bullying

Articles

Stop Bullying Now

New Ways to Stop Bullying











Gangs/School Violence

Articles

Should Video Cameras be placed in school hallways to protect students from violence, and other simulations

 Guns in Schools; other mock trials and the Justice System

School Violence and the Second Amendment

School Violence










Fads & Culture

Culture, Heritage and Identity UNIT

Looking at ourselves and others (defining culture, lesson)

Cultural Appreciation Lesson

Culture in Relationship to the Mind UNIT  

Celebration of Diversity - Immigration (UNIT, elementary)

1920's Rise of Consumer Culture Unit

Fads: Turbulent Times of the 60's UNIT

America in the 60's: Culture and Counter-culture (units)

Economic Systems - Communism vs Socialism vs Democracy  

Holidays Around the World

History & Culture: Eastern Hemisphere Countries & Oceania (lessons)

History & Culture: Western Hemisphere Countries & The Poles (lessons)

Multicultural Lesson Plans & Activities (lessons)










Multiple Intelligences

Multiple Intelligences

Technology & Multiple Intelligences



Intrapersonal/Interpersonal

Interpersonal Intelligence

Intrapersonal Intelligence

How to work in a group, and more

Interpersonal Intelligence - What is it? Who needs it? (people smart)

Intrapersonal - Intrapersonal intelligence (self smart)











 

Problem Solving

Lesson Plans for Problem Solving

Problem Solving Lesson Plan Index

Problem Solving and the Sports Page

Improving Deductive Reasoning Skills (HS)

Problem Solving---A Part of Everyday Thinking

Problem Solving: Definition, Terminology, and Patterns


Health Education

Boys and Girls National Hotline - Call With any Problem, Anytime
1-800-448-3000 (TDD 1-800-448-1833)
Open 24 hours a day, everyday

Health & Nutrition




Society, Family, Relationships

Family Life Unit

Youth and Society Lessons

Flirting vs Sexual Harassment (lesson, 8th)

Role of the Family from 1945 to Present (Unit)

Children & Authority: Roles, Rights & Responsibilities UNIT

Creative Coloring (8th guidance lesson)

Articles


General Guidance & Counseling

Counseling & Guidance Lesson Plans (Florida Dept of Ed)





General Sociology


Links from Mr Walls' Class (HS)

Sociology

Civil Liberties/Security  

Social Darwinism

The Internet and Society Lessons









General Psychology

What is psychology?

Psychology Portal (lessons)

The Psychology of Color and Sound (lesson)

High School Psychology

Personality Theories

Sigmund Freud: Conflict & Culture

Carl Jung

C.G. Jung Page

Psychology Links (huge list, Mr Walls Psych Class)

Psychology Lesson Plans & Resources

AP Psychology (lessons, teachers guide)

Memory (from the Exploratorium)

The Brain

Philosophy

Philosophy Slam






 

Fun Games that Teach

Kid Psych (ages 1-5, ages 6-9) shockwave games

IQ Tests, Personality Tests (in English, From Sweden)

Puzzles & Word Games (Donn)

Huge List of Online Java Shockwave Flash Games for Kids of All Ages (Donn)


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