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ALEX Lesson Plans
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 12), or Health (5), or Technology Education (K - 5) Title: Bullying is Whack...Get on the Right Track!
Description: In this lesson, students will research several prevention and intervention techniques of bullying. By using the information gained through an interactive game on ways to prevent bullying, an interactive bullying book app, and various websites, students will create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to share this information with others.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 12) Title: I’m "Thumbody"
Description: Through the activity of making a thumb print and drawing a picture of themselves around it, students will identify differences between themselves and others in the class.
Subject: Counseling and Guidance (K - 12) Title: My Favorite Job
Description: This lesson is designed to encourage student participation in discussions of careers without consideration of gender. At this grade level students should be encouraged to express their perception of job characteristics without consideration of "man" jobs and "woman" jobs.
Thinkfinity Lesson Plans
Subject: Language Arts Title: A High-Interest Novel Helps Struggling Readers Confront Bullying in Schools
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Description: Students read a work of realistic fiction about bullying and gain understanding through writing, Readers Theatre, and discussion. Thinkfinity Partner: ReadWriteThink Grade Span: 9,10,11,12

Subject: Arts - Photography - Social Studies - Geography - Social Studies - Human Behavior Title: Jimmy Chin Sees Adventure: What Do You See?
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Description: In this Xpeditions lesson, students begin to explore how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions. They explore photographs taken by National Geographic Emerging Explorer Jimmy Chin and examine how their own perceptions influence how they see the photograph. Thinkfinity Partner: National Geographic Education Grade Span: K,1,2

Subject: Social Studies - Anthropology - Social Studies - Geography - Social Studies - Human Behavior Title: Weeping Camel: Common Characteristics of Rituals
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Description: In this Xpeditions lesson, students identify characteristics of traditional and modern rituals found in different cultures. Through reading articles and watching videos of several rituals, students identify some of their characteristics. Finally, students apply their understanding to modern rituals in their own lives. This lesson uses an interactive Ritual Mapper. Thinkfinity Partner: National Geographic Education Grade Span: 9,10,11,12

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