Developed by: W. Huitt
Last revised: January 2005
Return to: | Character Education | Moral and Character Development |
Reading/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5 |
Content Area: Language Arts, Social Studies |
Learning Objective(s) |
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Virtue/Character Trait: |
Cooperation |
Lesson Title |
Character education |
Lesson Summary: |
Students create character education materials for younger children |
URL: |
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/charactered060600.html |
Learning Objective: ELA2LSV1 The student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student and group verbal interactions.
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/misc/cecmisc/cecmisc007.html. This lesson can be used at the beginning of the school year to help students get to know each other better.*
Learning Objective: ELA2LSV2: The student listens to and views various forms of text and media in order to gather and share information, persuade others, and express and understand ideas.
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/misc/cecmisc/cecmisc007.html. This lesson can be used at the beginning of the school year to help students get to know each other better.
Lessons that can be incorporated into daily read-aloud and interactive writing time
http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/lesplanwa.nsf introduces students to The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone.*
http://www.ualr.edu/~teachered/farm/book2.html Another lesson based on The Little Red Hen
http://www.globaled.org/myself/bakingbread.html Another lesson based on The Little Red Hen
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/BuilderV03/lptools/lpshared/lpdisplay.asp?Session_Stamp=&LPID=24623 Uses A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh.*
Books to use for read-alouds: http://www.desertskyone.com/character/Coop.html, http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1155.html *
Learning Objective: Writing.
http://sps.k12.mo.us/coop/1stgrade/frst1.html. This lesson can be used anytime throughout the school year in a literacy classroom as a mini lesson for writer’s workshop.*
http://nancykeane.com/rl/842.htm Resource books to teach cooperation
Mathematics
Grade Level: Kindergarten |
Content Area: Math |
Learning Objectives (QCC) |
Identify and describe patterns |
Virtue/Character Trait: |
Cooperation |
Lesson Title |
Cooperation Patterns |
Lesson Summary: |
Students work together in cooperative groups to construct a pattern made of picture cards. |
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Grade Level: 4-8 |
Content Area: Math/Science |
Learning Objectives (QCC) |
Students will be able to demonstrate basic construction skills by building a free standing structure, compute cost of structure by using multiplication skills or calculator, and identify problems, successes, revisions, and purpose of lesson by group discussion and answering questions on worksheet. |
Virtue/Character Trait: |
Cooperation/Hard work/Dedication/Leadership |
Lesson Title |
Free Standing Structure |
Lesson Summary: |
This activity is designed to show students that cost, time, planning, modeling, designs, teamwork, and application are important in learning about “real world” construction projects. |
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Social Studies
http://www.unicefusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=45539 Increase the Peace: Lesson plans on how to increase peace in one's community
Science
The Arts
Grade Level: 4-5 |
Content Area: Music |
Learning Objectives (QCC) |
National Music Standards Learning Objectives: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniment |
Virtue/Character Trait: |
Collaborative learning, respect for other cultures |
Lesson Title |
Learning song “Hong Tsai Me Me” |
Lesson Summary: |
Students perform a song using correct posture, singing voice, and rhythm. Students accompany song using ostinato (D F G A C) on pitched percussion instruments (4 Parts Đ optional). Students improvise melodies using pitched and non-pitched instruments. |
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* Special thanks to M. Moore for these suggestions.