Match It! Game Cards to print, cut out, and play at home. Characters (top row) and Feeling Words (bottom row). This game reinforces what students have learned about the ways anxiety, worry, or fear show itself. It can be completed individually or as a group.

Talk with your children about what it means to be cool. Encourage them to realize that being cool means feeling good about your actions and yourself.

This collection uses primary sources to compare American responses to Pearl Harbor and September 11. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

This California State University student research paper looks into the reasons that we feel fear and anxiety in our lives. It tackles the biological reasons and different psychological theories.

When Daniel and O are afraid of thunder, they close their eyes and think of happy things. Teach kids that when they are afraid they can counter their fear by thinking happy thoughts or singing a song. Distractions will help them think less about the source of fear. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [1:14]

Daniel imagines that he is a brave and strong adventure tiger on a camping adventure! Teach kids that pretend play is fun and can help improve their confidence. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [0:58]

Join Mister Rogers and Daniel Tiger as they explore the doctor's office and learn about why check-ups are important in our favorite select clips from The Fred Rogers Company. Through these episodes, clips, activities, and articles, help your children and students gain a much more thorough understanding of what a doctor's visit entails and, with the help of Mister Rogers and Daniel, feel prepared before they take the trip themselves.

Lily's father takes her to the doctor to get a checkup and a shot. Help kids understand the full process of going to the doctor and getting a shot. Remind kids that when they are scared they can think of something happy. [2:40]

O and Daniel aren't used to sleeping in a tent! With the help of Dad, O and Daniel understand that camping can be fun, even if it's different from living in a house. Help kids understand that keeping an open mind is important when having new experiences. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [1:40]

When I feel afraid, I can think about all the people who I have to cheer me on. In this video [4:49], Purple Panda faces his fears with the support of his best pal, Donkey Hodie. Like many young children often do, Purple Panda experiences fear and anxiety when he feels alone while trying something new. Having a photo nearby can remind young children that even when they can't see special grownups during school, they are always cheering them on. In this Donkey Hodie craft, students will create their own "You Can Do It!" photo frames to keep at school or nearby during virtual learning. Lesson plans and two student activities are included.

The 12th grade learning experience consists of 7 mostly month-long units aligned to the Common Core State Standards, with available course material for teachers and students easily accessible online. Over the course of the year there is a steady progression in text complexity levels, sophistication of writing tasks, speaking and listening activities, and increased opportunities for independent and collaborative work. Rubrics and student models accompany many writing assignments.Throughout the 12th grade year, in addition to the Common Read texts that the whole class reads together, students each select an Independent Reading book and engage with peers in group Book Talks. Language study is embedded in every 12th grade unit as students use annotation to closely review aspects of each text. Teacher resources provide additional materials to support each unit.

Who decides who among us is civilized? What rules should govern immigration into the United States? Whom should we let in? Keep out? What should we do about political refugees or children without papers? What if they would be a drain on our economy?

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Students read William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest and write a short argument about who in the play is truly civilized.
Students participate in a mock trial in which they argue for or against granting asylum to a teenage refugee, and then they write arguments in favor of granting asylum to one refugee and against granting it to another.
Students read an Independent Reading text and write an informational essay about a global issue and how that relates to their book.

GUIDING QUESTIONS

These questions are a guide to stimulate thinking, discussion, and writing on the themes and ideas in the unit. For complete and thoughtful answers and for meaningful discussions, students must use evidence based on careful reading of the texts.

What role do national identity, custom, religion, and other locally held beliefs play in a world increasingly characterized by globalization?
How does Shakespeare’s view of human rights compare with that in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
Who is civilized? Who decides what civilization is or how it’s defined?
How do we behave toward and acknowledge those whose culture is different from our own?

How do we behave toward and acknowledge those whose culture is different from our own? In this lesson, students will take a moment to polish their presentations, and then each group will present. Then they’ll write a reflection about the benefits and drawbacks of globalization.

Are you anxious? This site from the George Washington University briefly describes anxiety and offers a few techniques for reducing the feeling of anxiety in the classroom.

This lesson plan explores the scaring methods employed by Gothic literature and ghost stories. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

This resource has an incredible amount of information regarding propaganda. Includes links to numerous topics with propaganda analysis. Offers unique perspectives that challenge the reader to question commonly held beliefs.

Know that it is normal to experience different emotions and learn positive ways to deal with your emotions. This website, which is meant to accompany a video on emotions and good character, provides questions for discussion, activity ideas, and writing prompts through which students can discuss emotions with friends, peers, and family members.

This Hyperdoc asks students to read background and primary source material from the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy Trials in order to understand a primary theme from the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. The Hyperdoc asks students to consider the way that fear impacts people by presenting opportunties for students to consider fear in their personal lives, in history, and in current events. 

What is ghostwriting and why does it exist? The answer is less frightening, but more complicated, than you'd think. [8:38]

In this podcast, learn how to address climate misconceptions and avoid the fear of climate change by using activities that inspire and empower students.