Tag: teaching
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The Human Search Game
Looking for an activity to open the school year and develop empathy in your students to each other while teaching about peace and war? Developed by El Peace Pro, the following activity is suitable for students in middle school and up as well as for groups of educators and any community group meeting for the…
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Technology and Young Children
Teachers need so many things in their teaching backpack to provide the best education for their students. Then they need to put this all into action. To do this they stock up on traditional teaching tools – paper, pencils, markers, and books. Today they also stuff in digital cameras, tablets, and more. Before you do so, become…
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Broome County Peace Action Offers Grants
~A Great Opportunity ~ Recently we were asked to spread the word about a new grant opportunity. At this time it is only available in Broome County, New York. But we hope that it will become a model, available to socially conscious teachers everywhere. We already know of efforts happening around New York State to…
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Are You a Teacher? Form a Peace Group
~ Why form teacher peace groups in our schools? ~ Teachers are confronted daily with the challenge of forming a group of diverse students into a peaceful cooperative classroom where everyone can learn and thrive. This is not easy to do in a world in which the media glorifies violence and nations settle differences by…
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Are You an Altruist? Giving More
~ Giving More Than One Can Bear ~ What is an Altruist? Being an altruist is when we give of ourselves to someone even though it may require us to sacrifice more than we can afford, perhaps in some situations, even our lives. According to Kristen Renwick Monroe, people who display altruistic behaviors see themselves…
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TPN Lesson Plan: The Anti-Bullying Quilt
~ The Anti-Bullying Quilt ~ Objective: To learn about bullying and what to do when it happens Grade Level: Kindergarten and up Preparation: Have scissors, markers, glue, and a long sheet of mural type paper. Introduction: Bully Proofing Yourself and Others Learn about bullying. What does it look like? What does it feel like? Read some of…
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Activity Plan: Build A Peace Wall
*Peace Education Lesson Plan by Barbara Lake* Purpose To instill in students the concept of peace and how we can achieve it. Early Kindergarten, Special Education, and Kindergarten Introduction. Hold up your fingers in the V sign for peace and ask children if they know what it means. Clue them if they do not. Then…
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Why questions are more important than answers
If someone told you, we learn more from asking questions than finding answers, would you believe them? According to the ideas of Socrates as passed down to us by Plato, it is only through continual questioning and refinement of our ideas and thoughts in discussion with others that we discover the true nature of what…
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Teach Peace Now Recommended Books for African American History Month: The Story of Ruby Bridges
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges Six-year-old Ruby Bridges was the first black child to integrate an all-white public school in the south. Day after day, escorted by U.S. marshals and her mother, she braved spitting, hissing, cursing crowds of white people throwing things at her in…
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What are you thankful for?
Robert Emmons in his book Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier cites research that shows that thinking about being thankful can raise happiness levels by 25% and that writing thankful thoughts in a journal leads to better sleep habits and an increase in energy. Wow! Let’s share that happiness with our children. The…