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Vocabulary List: Emotions and Personality Traits

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This list presents a basic set of vocabulary words that deal with categories of emotions and personality traits, including verbs and nouns that deal with anger, sadness, happiness, and other descriptions of human emotion and behavior. The majority of words contained within the website are nouns, and some verbs are interspersed. The words and verbs are presented in both modern standard and colloquial Egypt, and feature Arabic text and transliteration.

Material Type: Reading

Ms. Noonan: Morning Meeting

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Madeline Noonan starts every class day with a morning meeting. Students use vocabulary to describe how they're feeling, practice speaking in front of peers, and gain trust by sharing a little about themselves. A daily "greeting" adds a bit of fun.

Material Type: Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Madeline Noonan

Inside My Heart

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Inside My Heart A Copyrighted Activity Created by and Re-posted with Permission from Kristina Marcelli Sargent http://kristinamarcelli.wordpress.com Objectives: The participants will: 1. Identify those people, animals, memories, etc. that they hold dear in their hearts 2. Use color and symbolism to show importance of those listed above in their lives 3. Reflect on their “heart” and acknowledge their feelings Audience: This activity was designed for children but could be helpful for any age of participant in recognizing those people (and other things) that have held importance in their lives.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan

Author: NDE Digital Learning

Put Yourself in a Safe Place: Engaging the Imagination

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Put Yourself in a Safe Place: Engaging the Imagination A Copyrighted Activity Created by and Re-posted with Permission from Kristina Marcelli Sargent https://kristinamarcelli.wordpress.com Objectives: The participants will: 1. Focus and visualize on a “safe place” 2. Use art and art elements to create a symbolic place where they feel safe and use this place for visualization and calming Audience: This activity was designed for use with children but could easily be adapted to any age of individual who has experienced trauma and wants to symbolically gain a safe place.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson

Author: NDE Digital Learning

Goodbye

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In this story, Jangmi moves from her home in Korea to a new home in the United States. At first she is sad about leaving behind her friends and Korean customs and traditions, but once she arrives in America she begins to adjust. She becomes hopeful that someday America could feel like home, too.

Material Type: Lesson Plan, Unit of Study

Authors: Frances Park, Ginger Park, Shin Dang Dong

CS Fundamentals 6.17: The Power of Words

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Students consider that while they are enjoying their favorite websites they may encounter messages from other kids that can make them feel angry, hurt, sad, or fearful. They explore ways to handle cyberbullying and how to respond in the face of upsetting language online. Students discuss all the ways they use technology for communication and explore the similarities and differences between in-person and online communication. Students then brainstorm ways to respond to cyberbullying. For more information, please visit: [r common-sense-media-power-of-words]

Material Type: Lesson Plan

I Am a Hard Worker

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Students will analyze "Man with a Hoe" by Jean-Francois Millet, and learn how the artist's use of shape and space creates emphasis. Students will discuss their interpretations of the painting and provide visual evidence to back up their ideas. They will create a persona poem that demonstrates their interpretation of how the man in the painting feels. Students will then illustrate their understanding of how shape and space creates emphasis by drawing a person in their family who works hard.

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lesson Plan

Kindness Curriculum: English

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The Kindness Curriculum, available in both Spanish and English, has been shown to help students self-regulate, improve peer relationships, develop a stronger sense of empathy and kindness, and positively impact academic performance and social competence.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson

PBL Activity about Safety for Young Students

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This PBL activity teaches young students about stranger safety. By bringing in a guest speaker to the classroom, having students create their own scenarios and responses, and having them write a letter to someone they want to thank for keeping them safe, this activity allows students to practice their writing and listening skills while learning an important real-life lesson about strangers at the same time.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Interactive, Simulation

Author: Jessica Broad