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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 7

Acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and interpersonal skills to help understand and respect self and others.

Objective 7.03

Classify and appropriately express feelings.

Resources aligned to this objective

Seeds of Change
This lesson plan offers middle school students an overview of the physical and emotional changes of adolescence. Students will explore emotions experienced each day and how these emotions can impact behavior. Students will examine their school behaviors and identify ways to change negative behaviors into positive behaviors.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance)
By Susan Mayer.

Lesson plans on the web

Creating character: Citizenship
In this lesson from the Shoah Foundation Institute, students explore the concept of citizenship while listening to the perspectives of Holocaust survivors. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)
By USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Creating character: Concluding lesson
In this concluding lesson, students evaluate and synthesize concepts of character education they learned in previous lessons. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)
By USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Creating character: Introduction
Creating character contains a series of eight multi-media classroom lessons, each of which explores the importance of positive character development. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance and Social Studies)
By USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Creating character: Perseverance
In this lesson, students listen to the perspectives of three women who discuss the character trait of perseverance. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)
By USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Creating character: Respect
In this lesson, students explore the concept of "respect" by listening and viewing testimonials from Holocaust survivors. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)
By USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Creating character: Responsibility
In this lesson, students explore the concept of "responsibility," by watching video archives from the Shoah Foundation Institute, which focuses on Holocaust survivors. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)
By USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Creating character: Courage
In this lesson, students explore the concept of "courage", in one of six online activities presented by the Shoah Foundation Institute of the University of Southern California. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)
By USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Creating character: Justice and Fairness
In this lesson, students explore the concepts of justice and fairness while viewing visual histories from Holocaust survivors. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)
By USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute