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Sociology, Psychology, Emotions, Self Esteem,
 Friendship, Kindness, Manners, Bullying, Family

 


Building a Classroom 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)

Respect & Good Manners

Teaching Good Manners Using Fairy Tales

Good Manners lesson with handout

 

Self Esteem Lesson Plans

Art Activities for Exploring Self-Esteem

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

Cliques, Friendships, Groups, or Boxes (HS)

Friendship Theme

Art Activities and Lesson Plans for Exploring Friendship

Articles

 

Kindness Lesson Plans

Light (Stories of Kindness) - from many cultures

Day of Kindness Lesson Plans and Worksheets

Ideas for International Acts of Kindness Day (Sept)

Be Kind (Clifford, the Big Red Dog)

K is for Kind

Art Activities and Lesson Plans for Exploring Kindness

 

Feelings/Emotions Lesson Plans

Articles

Fun with Feelings (PK-2)  

Exploring Feelings (Dr Seuss)

Brain-Based Learning and Feelings (KWL)

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

Unexpressed Emotions (lesson)

Emotion in Art and Poetry



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)

Mission Critical

Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring 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

Learning to Give (K-2)

Activities: Character Building

Articles

Giraffe Project - Heroes

Honesty

Character Education (A-Z Teacher)

 

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

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

 

Fads & Culture

Culture in Relationship to the Mind UNIT  

1920's Rise of Consumer Culture Unit 

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

Holidays Around the World

 

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

Health & Nutrition

 

Society, Family, Relationships

Family Life Unit

Youth and Society Lessons

Role of the Family from 1945 to Present (Unit)

Articles

 

General Guidance & Counseling

Guidance & Counseling

 

General Sociology

Links from Mr Walls' Class (HS)

Sociology

Social Darwinism

The Internet and Society Lessons


General Psychology

Psychology Portal (lessons)

The Psychology of Color and Sound (lesson)

High School Psychology

Carl Jung

C.G. Jung Page

Psychology Links (huge list, Mr Walls Psych Class)

Psychology Lesson Plans & Resources

The Brain

 

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)

Free Presentations in PowerPoint format

 Free Clip Art




 

 

 

 

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