Young scholars identify feelings and learn how to handle conflict. In this character education lesson, discuss what to do when a friend is feeling sad and develop positive ways to handle negative feelings.

Learners complete activities about the importance of listening in order to show respect. In this listening lesson plan, students read Angel Child, Dragon Child and discuss the role of listening. Learners practice listening in pairs...

Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...

Students identify their feelings and learn constructive ways of handling conflict. In this feelings and conflict instructional activity, students read a story about conflict and identify ways to understand emotions and resolve conflict.

Students use fables to learn about trustworthiness and character education. In this trust lesson, students discuss the fable of the boy who cried 'Wolf' and discuss the importance of telling the truth. Students answer the discussion...

Students participate in a gardening activity to learn about the growth process and how to show care. In this garden care lesson plan, students discuss Valentine's Day poems for words of kindness. Students read a poem about a garden of...

Billy finds himself in many difficult situations because he is unsure about how and when to take responsibility. Collaborative groups work together to answer if Billy made responsible choices and what he should have done instead....

Welcome your class back to school! They will participate in a character education lesson in order to build community at the school. First they identify needs of new learners by putting themselves in their shoes and create welcome packs...

Students explore the concept of democracy. In this character education lesson plan, students discover enlightened self-interest and discuss a quote from Alexis de Tocqueville.

Fifth graders discuss the variety of feelings and emotions they may experience when someone or something dies. They identify emotions they have experienced and examine how experiencing a wide range of feelings is normal after the loss of...

Students explore the Civil War and the many emotions that emerged during this era. The teacher arranges students in groups of families and prepares them to simulate typical responses during this era. The Civil War and Gettysburg is...

Debunk advertising myths by creating an opposing image. First, find an ad with a persuasive and emotional pull. Once you have identified the message, create a counter-advertisement that shows the opposite message. For example, if an ad...

Even if you've never picked up a musical instrument, chances are that music has directly impacted your mental and emotional development. Sixth graders engage in a reading activity in which they read two articles on the impact of music on...

Eighth graders define caring. In this character education lesson, 8th graders examine the attributes of compassion as they discuss altruism, empathy, and selflessness.

Life in the Florida swamps after the Civil War comes alive in the 1946 film adaptation of Majorie Kinnan Rawlings’s The Yearling. The film of this powerful coming-of-age story, filled with love and loss, can be used with or without a...

Students create a bio-poem for themselves or characters in stories they have read. They explore common character traits.

Students explore ways to notice when others are sad, happy, calm, or angry. They act out feelings and have others try to identify them. The listen to The Brand New Kid, focusing on plot, characterization, and illustrations. They create a...

In this character building worksheet, students read, analyze and discuss a short scenario about a boy being made fun of everyday. Students determine how the situation should have been handled and then summarize what they would have done...

Students read a news article about a boy in California who wants to encourage his peers to use good language. For this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a short rap, discussion, and vocabulary activity, then...

Eighth graders examine the trait of perseverance. In this character education lesson, 8th graders discuss how to deal with reality. Students consider how to help others facing difficult situations.

In this character education worksheet, students are asked to read a short passage and share their opinion. Students will need to decide what the character in the story should do in the given situation.

Learners interview elderly people in a senior citizen community center. In this character counts lesson, students interview the elderly about how society can be more respectful.  They videotape and watch the interviews together. 

Students complete activities with the story Spookley the Square Pumpkin. In this holiday instructional activity, students listen to the story and create their own Spookley pumpkin with Popsicle sticks and paints. They use their character...

The activities in a comprehensive teacher's resource guide provides budding psychologists with opportunities to design experiments to study behavior, apply their knowledge of research variables, critique online behavior surveys, and much...