Slay that Dragon - FREE Character Education Bulletin Board Discussion Starters

 by All-American Teacher Tools

Do you have a dragon in your room? One that causes children to be disrespectful, angry students? This collection of 36 discussion starters helps children learn, week by week, about many social and moral dilemmas they face every day. Some examples include:

- Bullying

- Cheating

- Lying

- Sportsmanship

- Trust

- Group relationships

- Welcoming a new student

- Violence

- Overuse of technology

- Etc., etc. etc.

Full instructions are provided to help you implement this valuable weekly plan to generate discussion about character education.  For all grades!

It uses a dragon theme: "Keep the Dragons Out of Our Classroom" to help children understand that wrong behavior can be very dangerous.

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Wednesday Weekly 5 under $5 - 9/8/2021

                  

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5.  With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

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All About Me Welcome to School Emergent Reader - $3.00

by Primarily Learning
K-1st grades
Fun Stuff, Printables, Literacy Center Ideas

All About Me Back to School Activities: Write a story and draw a picture to tell about you and your family. Read your All About Me Emergent Reader to a friend! Use the 6 BONUS frames to create an all-the-me poster to share on a Back to School Bulletin Board.

Rosh Hashanah - $4.99

by Urbino12
1st - 8th grades
PowerPoint Presentations, Minilessons, Cultural Activities

Do your student know about the Rosh Hashanah holiday? Incorporate multiculturalism into your curriculum with this valuable resource. Includes exercises and teacher answer key.

ELA Common Core grade level appropriate for: Knowledge of language, Vocabulary acquisition and usage, Reading Foundational Skills Fluency, Key Ideas, Details and Integration of Knowledge. Informational Text.

Pumpkin Hunting! Printable for Halloween Fun Grades K-3 - $1.50

by History at Home
K - 3rd grades
Activities, Fun Stuff

Want to celebrate Halloween in a Covid-friendly way? Pumpkin Hunting is here!​

These printable sheets include:​ Page to count pumpkins, Drawing sheet for their favorite pumpkin​, 2 coloring pages, Halloween Word Search, Halloween Matching Game, ​Halloween Word Scramble​, a maze, Scavenger hunt,​ and a link to Halloween Glow Stick Cards!

Three EDITABLE Lesson Plan Templates - $3.00

By Scipi

For staff

Lesson Plans (Individual), Professional Documents, Printables

This handout includes three EDITABLE lesson plan templates; one is a generic; whereas, the other two are specifically designed for mathematics (elementary or secondary) and reading/language arts.  

Slay that Dragon - Character Education Bulletin Board Discussion Starters - 4.50

By All-American Teacher Tools

All grades

Bulletin Board Ideas

This collection of 36 discussion starters helps children learn, week by week, about many social and moral dilemmas they face every day.  Full instructions are provided to help you implement this valuable weekly plan to generate discussion about character education. It uses a dragon theme: "Keep the Dragons Out of Our Classroom" helps children understand that wrong behavior can be very dangerous.

As always, I encourage comments and any ideas or suggestions by emailing me at reneeheiss@gmail.com

Renee Heiss

All-American Teacher Tools
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Misc. Lesson - Week of Respect Choice Board

by 4th Grade Frenzy
Grades 3 - 6

School Districts differ on when they hold the Week of Respect. Here is a very easy to implement choice board for your students!

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Language Arts Lesson - "My Mouth is a Volcano"

Are you familiar with this children's book? 

 

It was written by Julia Cook in 2005 and I think it's a must have for every pre-school and elementary teacher out there.  It's a perfectly adorable story that will open a fantastic opportunity for discussing the age old problem of interrupting.  As a frequent interrupter myself it is good to be reminded. 

If you'd like to do some extension lessons based on the book I've  put together a few simple activity pages. They include:

• Metaphor Puzzles & Recording Sheets

• Comprehension Questions

• Vocabulary Puzzles & Pocket Chart Cards

• Hyperbole Activity Page

• Graphic Organizer for brainstorming strategies for behavior

• Self-Reflection Journal Page

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Misc. Lesson - "What if Everybody Did That?"

Last summer I stumbled across a book I hadn't seen before and the title immediately caught my eye. It is called What if Everybody Did That?  As I flipped through the pages I couldn't help but laugh at many of the comical illustrations.  More importantly though, I also couldn't help noticing how this book so perfectly illustrates that actions and choices have consequences.  In a very simple and fun way this book shows children the effects of their actions and why certain behaviors aren't acceptable. The oh so simple question, " What if everybody did that?" along with the clever illustrations by Colleen M. Madden drive home the point so beautifully.

If you'd like to do some extension lessons based on the book I've  put together a few simple activity pages. They include:

• Cause & Effect Graphic Organizers
• Templates to make your own What if Everybody Did That? class books.
• Vocabulary Activities (choice, responsible, consequence, cause, effect, actions)
• Reflection Writing Activities

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Kindness Counts - A Classroom Building Activity for All Grades

Just in time for Valentine's Day!

Anytime during the year is the perfect time for students to practice expressing their appreciation and gratitude for their fellow classmates and friends. I have had great success with this activity at a variety of grade levels from second grade to sixth grade. This class team building activity helps students appreciate each other more, gives them practice expressing themselves in writing, and it  boosts class morale.

             Have each student pick a piece of the lined paper included in this product. I have included a variety of different themes and designs as well as a blank one for your own ideas. Have students write their name (in rainbow colors for younger students) at the top of the page and decorate the page. Next, have a class discussion about the best ways of expressing your appreciation of people and classmates. Brainstorm with the class and give examples of appropriate compliments they can use when writing on their peers’ pages. See sample pages included. You can display the sample pages on the front board or around the classroom to help students with their statements. Each student places their page on top of their desk and rotates to the next desk in the row. Their task is to write one thoughtful statement, or compliment about that person in their best handwriting. Depending on the grade level, I have put out different colored thin markers or pens for students to use to add some color to their writing.Have students rotate until they have written on each students page in the class. If you have a large class, each student might need two pages of paper. Last, have the students return to their desks and read all the thoughtful statements and compliments written about them.