Character education Common Core W.7.1b resources

Growth Mindset ELA Skill Review Bell Ringer | SEL Bundle | Digital Printable

Created by

This bundle helps you address the social-emotional learning and mental health needs in your classroom while simultaneously covering your ELA and writing content. These no-prep spiralled language review activities are great as centers, bell ringers, morning work, or individual worksheets. Fiction and nonfiction texts cover a range from brain science to positive psychology with various reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing responses. Students engage in evidence-based practices that

Subjects:

Character Education, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Centers

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.2

, RI.6.4

, RI.6.6

, RI.6.10

...

Growth Mindset ELA Skill Review Bell Ringers SEL Activities | Digital Printable

Created by

Mrs Driedger

Struggling to address the social-emotional learning and mental health needs in your classroom between all the content you have to cover? Do both with these no-prep, spiralled ELA writing and language review activities that are great as centers, bell ringers, morning work, or independent worksheets. Fiction and nonfiction texts cover a range from brain science to positive psychology with various reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing responses. Students engage in evidence-based pra

Subjects:

Character Education, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.2

, RI.6.3

, RI.6.4

, RI.6.6

...

Also included in: Growth Mindset ELA Skill Review Bell Ringer | SEL Bundle | Digital Printable

Demystifying Deception: Critical Thinking with the Strawman Fallacy 5-8th grade

Created by

Building Critical Thinkers

On the hunt for an engaging lesson plan that hones critical thinking skills in your students? Your search concludes here! Help your students become critical thinkers, with depth and complexity, not just on April Fools' Day, but every day, developing a habit of careful consideration in how they approach information and decisions.Our Straw Man Fallacy-inspired lesson plan offers an insightful addition to your existing curriculum, and can be used as a whole-class activity, for supply plans, in hom

Subjects:

Character Education, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.6.6

, RI.6.8

, RI.7.6

, RI.7.8

, RI.8.8

...

Also included in: Middle School Critical Thinking Bundle - April Fool's Day and every other day!

When You Trap a Tiger by Keller Novel Study

Created by

Mrs Lena

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller Novel Guide 2021 Newbery Medal Middle School Novel Guide Themes of loss, family, perseverance, and coming-of-age. This resource is great for teaching literary elements, figurative language, symbolism, character analysis, themes and much MORE! This resource includes: Learning objectivesPre, during, and post reading activitiesChapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questionsText-to-self questionsVocabulary in contextLiterary elements/ Figurative languageSymboli

Subjects:

Character Education, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Study Guides, Guided Reading Books, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.6

, RL.7.10

...

Racism and Stereotyping - Presentation and Worksheets

Created by

ECPublishing

A lesson on racism, racial and cultural stereotypes, packed with activities to engage students and challenge preconceptions. Credit to Cracked for video linkComplete 1 hour lesson with PowerPoint, starter handout and worksheetsDifferentiated to three levels of challenge throughoutMany more Civics, Social Studies, Philosphy, ELA, Character Education, Careers and Health resources at my store

Subjects:

Character Education, For All Subjects, Life Skills

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets

CCSS:

RI.7.2

, RI.7.8

, W.7.1

, W.7.1b

, CCRA.R.2

...

Also included in: Social Justice Unit - 7 Hours of Lessons

Where the Wild Things Are: Teaching the 5-Paragraph Thematic Essay

Created by

Desk With a View

Teach the 5-paragraph THEMATIC essay with a poignant, insightful middle-grades film!From the specially supported to the gifted and talented, students from a variety of backgrounds will connect with Max; idea-generating process and final essay product can be scaffolded to meet students at any level.Using their chronological movie guide to draw on specific details, students will reflect on what Max learns by considering the NEED for, the PROCESS of developing, and the PROOF of his new understandin

Subjects:

Character Education, Gifted and Talented, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Projects, Movie Guides, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

...

Building Character: How to Beat the Holiday Blues (4-7)

Created by

Socrates Lantern

☃This Character Building Activity, “How to Beat the Holiday Blues”is just what you need since you’ve run out of steam, you’re ready for Winter VACA, and all your kids talk about is what they’re getting for Christmas or Chanukah. You want to teach them a little about the spirit of giving of yourself, not just receiving. ☃The holidays are supposed to bring joy and a sense of belonging, but this isn’t always the case. There are many who are sad and feel alienated from their families which could le

Subjects:

Character Education, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Classroom Community

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

CCSS:

W.5.1a

, W.5.1b

, W.5.1c

, W.6.1a

, W.6.1b