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- Mr. Griggs' Work
- The students will learn about the importance of responsibility, dependability, punctuality, honesty, and effort in the workplace through the reading of the book Mr. Griggs' Work. The students will have the opportunity to explore these character traits in their own work setting.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- By William Hodge.
- Character education: Honesty
- This lesson will focus on two character education traits - honesty and friendship. During this lesson the students will conduct a character analysis and link prior knowledge to help understand the story.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By LaTina Robinson.
- Media mind control
- Some research studies indicate that the common portrayal of violence on television has desensitized children towards it. The purpose of this lesson is to help students redevelop their sensitivity towards violence and develop a critical attitude towards the purpose of violence in television.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance)
- By Linda Nelson.
- Character education: What would you do?
- This lesson is designed to teach character development, problem solving, and teamwork. It can also be used with exceptional students in a high school setting.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance)
- Integrating character education: A lesson on responsibility
- Activity on the character trait of responsibility.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- By Cheryl Stafford.
- Women's ACC Basketball Tournament School Day curriculum
- Four collections of basketball-based units for grades K–8 teach all areas of the curriculum through the lens of the 2010 Women's ACC Basketball Tournament.
- Format: activity
- Alternatives to the famous person report
- In Rethinking Reports, page 3.1
- This "rethinking reports" series of articles provides alternative research assignments that challenge students to think critically about historical actors.
- By David Walbert and Melissa Thibault.
- Conflict resolution/Self-discipline
- Students will define the character trait self-discipline by listening to the story Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. They will then learn a 3R strategy: Retreat, Rethink, and React, in order to handle conflicts. This strategy can be applied to the events in this story.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- Three Cool Kids
- After reading Three Cool Kids by Rebecca Emberley, students will discuss literary elements: characters, setting, problem and solution. The teacher will record using the Inspiration software what students say, making a web that shows the different elements of the story.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
- By Genevieve Kiser.
- Ecology Center at Herring Ridge
- This new environmental education center for 4th- 12th grade students has hands-on programs which promote a life-long interest in science and stewardship to the Earth.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Get your character education act together!
- Elements of an effective character education program and lots of ideas for implementation—all across the curriculum.
- By Frances B. Lewis.
- A friend, starting with you!
- This lesson helps students learn about themselves and how good a friend they are to others. It helps children identify their own special talents and characteristics while showing the importance of good self-esteem in making new friends.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- By Sara Smith.
- What do you see? (pre-visit)
- This lesson introduces students to the importance of making accurate, detailed scientific observations, and the value of learning about others' views and perspectives regarding a specific topic or event. It also serves as an activity to prepare students for a visit to the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC (or any museum, real or virtual). This lesson is the first of three lessons that build upon each other, using the Ackland Art Museum as the focus.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- By Reagan West.
- Experiences of the Civil Rights Movement: A roundtable project
- This activity allows students to participate in a roundtable discussion by taking on the persona of someone who lived and experienced the Civil Rights Movement. By participating in a role playing simulation, students are more able to achieve higher-level thinking skills and, as a result, hopefully be able to think more critically about the Civil Rights Era.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Kathleen Caldwell.
- Getting along with others
- This lesson introduces the key concepts of cooperation, peer relations, interpersonal skills, getting along with others, and team-building.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- By Scott Ertl.
- Asian action I: Character details
- Students will use drawing and writing to study characters in Asian art, focusing on the potential stories hinted at by the many details depicted in the art examples. This lesson draws on the richly detailed and expressive human and animal characters depicted in the arts of Asia. Is there a reason why Durga has so many arms? What about Ganesha and that elephant head?
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education and Information Skills)
- Basic strategies for assigning homework
- Suggestions for establishing homework assignments and policies.
- By Kathleen Casson.
- "A poor, ignorant, squalid population"
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 4.5
- Letter from Archibald Murphey to Thomas Ruffin, 1819, in which Murphey bemoans the character of the people around Fayetteville and blames the lack of trade, transportation, and economic opportunity. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- Educating leaders for tomorrow
- The intent of this lesson is to demonstrate the need for (student) citizens to assume learning and leading roles and behaviors that will better ensure a successful future.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)
- By David Newsome.
- The importance of recess
- How classroom elementary teachers can promote physical education.
- By Timothy Meyler and Sarah Banks.
