Everyone’s a Helper

This lesson helps students understand the concepts of strengths, struggles and what it means to help.

Material Type: Lesson

Setting SMART Goals

This is a lesson on learning about and using SMART goals in the short and long term for high school students.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Janet Buchhammer

Creating a Kind Classroom: A Lesson to Start the New School Year

Students think about how to create a kind, caring classroom using an interactive poem and a drawing activity.

Material Type: Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Goal Cards

Cover Sheet Teacher Example Templates

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Christine Sudyn

More Rules, Less Bullies

Students will use bullying in order to discover the importance of rules and laws and how they benefit each individual.

Material Type: Simulation

Author: Makaelah Stockel

Are kids responsible for stepping in to prevent bullying?

Should kids act to stop bullying, or should they leave it up to adults?

Material Type: Homework/Assignment

Author: Kristin Robinson

More Rules, Less Bullies

This is a Project Based Learning activity. Students will take on the role of a principal of a school and make rules and changes to deal with bullying.

Material Type: Interactive

Author: Hayley Mulliken

Change Agents in Our Own Lives

Students identify individuals in their own lives who embody heroism and think about the various roles people play in conflicts.

Material Type: Lesson

Cyberbullying: A comic story

This is a comic book about cyberbullying. Use it with grades 3rd-6th to discuss what cyberbullying is and how you can stand against it.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Wendy Torres

Teaching About Controversial or Difficult Issues

Guidelines for helping educators deal sensitively with a difficult issue.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Jinnie Spiegler

Moving Toward Acceptance Through Picture Books and Two-Voice Texts

Students read and discuss literature about intolerance and diversity. They work with a partner to write two-voice poems that illustrate situations of intolerance at their school and suggest a step toward acceptance.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Unit of Study

CS Fundamentals 3.1: Screen Out the Mean

This lesson helps children to recognize that it is essential to tell a trusted adult if something online makes them feel angry, sad, or scared. Students learn that other people can sometimes act like bullies when they are online. They will explore what cyberbullying means and what they can do when they encounter it. After reading a scenario about mean online behavior, students discuss what cyberbullying is, how it can make people feel, and how to respond. Finally, they use their knowledge to create a simple tip sheet on cyberbullying in their journal.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Dealing with Feelings

In this lesson students will identify and describe various feelings, so that they can communicate more effectively.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Expressing Thoughts and Feelings

Students will explore five different "Discovery Buckets". These buckets will give them opportunities to practice expressing both their thoughts and feelings. Main Curriculum Tie: English Language Arts Kindergarten Speaking and Listening Standard 6, Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. We recognize that an increased ability to communicate thoughts and feelings gives children the skills they need in their interactions with others. Acceptance by peers is not only correlated with positive attitudes toward school; it is a powerful predictor of social adjustment throughout life. This lesson helps children understand their emotions and how to appropriately express thoughts and feelings with others.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan, Unit of Study

Feelings Mandala

Feelings Mandala A Copyrighted Activity Created by and Re-posted with Permission from Kristina Marcelli Sargent https://kristinamarcelli.wordpress.com Objectives: The participants will: 1. Be introduced to the art form of mandalas 2. Explore emotions and assign a color for each emotion 3. Reflect on their personal emotions and color in a mandala to represent the frequency of their emotions by using space and color Audience: Kristina designed this activity for children but it can easily be adapted to all ages. It is an excellent way for the participants to explore emotions.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan

Author: NDE Digital Learning

Colorful and Musical Feelings

In this lesson art and music activities help students express and understand their feelings.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Feel the Music

In this lesson students will learn terms that describe music, they will move to music, and express themselves with paint while listening to music.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

ART Bridges-Hildegard Center: Emotion Painting

Andrea Mulder-Slater (creator of www.KinderArt.com ) designed this lesson to be used with children ages 5 and older. However, this lesson can be easily adapted to work with individuals of all ages as a way of identifying and expressing emotions. Participants will gain an understanding of how much of a role emotion plays in art-making as they create paintings based on feelings.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Lesson

Author: NDE Digital Learning

1st Grade-Act. 02: How Do You Feel Today?

In this lesson children will be asked to make a graph, then listen to a story. After the story, they will do a similar graph and then compare the two graphs.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Helping Bereaved Children: 20 Activities for Processing Grief

Helping Bereaved Children: 20 Activities for Processing Grief Copyrighted Article Re-Posted with Permission from authors Brad A. Imhoff, Kaela Vance and Amberle Quackenbush of Ohio University Presented to the 2012 All Ohio Counselors Conference in Columbus, Ohio http://www.allohiocc.org/Resources/Documents/AOCC%202012%20Session%2062.pdf

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan

Author: NDE Digital Learning