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Lesson Plans - Character Education

Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem Lesson Plan

Are you in need of a quick and easy Thanksgiving lesson plan to share with your students tomorrow?

Consider practicing acrostic poetry with your students.

Packing the Pilgrim’s Trunk: Personalizing History in the Elementary Classroom

Students will

* investigate the Pilgrims—who they were and why they came to America.

* problem solve and evaluate items needed for coming to the New World.

Thanksgiving Placemats: A Community- Service Project

Work with your local shelter, food kitchen, or nursing home to brighten everybody’s Thanksgiving.

Letter Writing Lesson Plan: Create a Grandparents’ Journal

Delight the elders of the family with a letter writing project. Get a journal and pass it back and forth between the Grandparents and teenagers in the family.

Ten Grand Activities for Grandparents Day

For all that those grandparents do, we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of our senior citizens on Grandparents Day. How will you mark the occasion? If you haven’t made your plans yet, have no fear! The Web comes to your rescue with ten great activities for grateful kids!