This page consists of links
to lesson plans and resources for the affective domain
including building community, social skills, friendship,
kindness, self-esteem, feelings/emotions, values/character
education, and bullying prevention. Click
on a topic in the index below or scroll down the page to find
the resources you need. Last updated
on 10-9-11!
Site Index:
Affective Dimensions,
Building a School/Classroom Community,
Social Skills,
Friendship,
Kindness,
Self-Esteem,
Feelings/Emotions,
Values/Character Education,
Bullying Prevention
Youth Frontiers
The premier provider of character-based school retreat
programs designed to change the climate of schools by building
school community. I have had the privilege of doing program
evaluation work for YF, so I know how
effective their programs are. Look over their web site and
consider contacting them about conducting a retreat for your
school.
Honesty
A literature-based lesson plan for grades 1-2. See also
Character and Citizenship Education
for another primary-grade lesson plan
GoodCharacter.com
Character education teaching guides with discussion questions,
writing assignments, and student activities
for all grade levels plus a number of other
resources for teachers. See also
Live Wire
Media
for a nice selection of character education
videos.
Non-Violent Protest Through The Ages
A middle school unit examining non-violence and exploring the
ideas and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Henry David Thoreau, and Mohandas
Karamch and Gandhi.
Challenge Your
Students with the Daily Dilemma
Discussion
starters from GoodCharacter.com.
The Mystery of the Undiscovered Values
A 5th-grade unit which seeks to foster the development of values
and personal integrity through the study of mystery
and detective fiction.
Socrates
and the Law: Argument in an Athenian Jail
A lesson plan for grades 8-12 analyzing the relationship between
individual rights and the rule of law in
contemporary society through the study of Socrates
and the arguments he presents in the
Crito.
It is part of EDSITEment,
a program of The National Endowment for
the Humanities.
Stop Bullying Now
Another good resource for information on bullying prevention.
See also
Best
Practices in Bullying Prevention.
New
Ways to Stop Bullying
An excellent article from APA
Online Monitor on Psychology.
Do Something about... School Violence Unit
A 10-day high school unit.
Bullying Prevention
An elementary-grade lesson plan from PACER
Center.
Bullying and Teasing
Discussion questions, activities, writing assignments, and home assignments for
grades K-5.
Contract on Bullying
A mini-unit on identifying and preventing bullying for 6th
and 7th-graders.
Kids Bullying Kids
A lesson plan for grades 3-9
from Education World in which students anonymously complete
a
survey
about their experiences with
bullying.
Cruel Schools
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on bullying and violence from Discovery Education.
Bullying Reality Quiz
Another lesson plan from Education
World, this one for grades 6-12.
Cyber Bullying Lesson
Plans
Many lesson plans from the Kamaron Institute.
A Bad Case of Bullying: Using Literature
Response Groups with Students
A Read/Write/Think lesson plan
for grades 3-5 using the book, A Bad Case of Stripes
by David Shannon.
The
Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel
A lesson plan for grades 3-5
using the book by the above title. Bullying is
one theme of the book and lesson plan.
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