Adrianne Edmunds

This lesson focuses on teaching students about social media safety, including safe behaviors in group chats, ethics around sharing photos and videos, and understanding the legal implications of sharing inappropriate content. This is crucial for empowering students to navigate the digital world responsibly and protect themselves and others. Designed for a single 30-minute session, this lesson is suitable for a classroom setting and aims to equip students with essential online safety skills.

Encourage students to express their personal narratives through the medium of dance, exploring key themes in their lives such as identity, friendship, and challenges. This creative exercise will promote self-awareness and team cohesion, inviting students from grades 5-8 to articulate their stories physically.

This interactive lesson engages middle school students in promoting respect and kindness. Through discussions, collaborative activities, and multimedia resources, students will explore the importance of respectful interactions and develop strategies to foster a positive classroom environment. The lesson's activities are designed to make learning fun and memorable, ensuring students internalize the values of respect and kindness.

In this lesson, students will learn about empathy and the importance of respecting differences. Through a combination of a video, reading, discussion, collaborative activity, and an exit ticket, students will develop a deeper understanding of these concepts. This lesson is crucial to help students foster a positive and inclusive environment in and outside the classroom.