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Listen to a Podcast. Listen to a podcast as a class. There is no attachment to this.  Following are examples of several podcasts that might interest your students found at tumblepodcast.com, bookclubsforkids.org, abc.net.au/radio/programs/shortandcurly, soundcloud.com/the-show-about-science, shabamshow.com, brainson.org, digital.vpr.net/programs/why-podcast-curious-kids, and classicsforkids.com
You can find links to the recommended podcasts in Semester 2 2018/2019 Week 20

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Group Storytelling

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Charades

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Philosophical Chairs

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Kindness Video

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Kindness is the Cure - A Call for Kindness | Cindy Grimes | TEDxOcala

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A Call for Kindness

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Exclusion Hurts

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People Can Change

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Prepare for SLC's. Update Portfolios with 2nd semester work, Reflect on learning and practice all lessons plans can be found on Semester 1 2019/2020 column on days 10/18 and 10/25.

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Strengthening Your Empathy Muscle

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Choosing your Words

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Honoring Uniqueness

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The Interconnected Web

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The Seed Inside Each of You

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Video Choice #4 - The Importance of Kindness

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Video Choice #3 - To This Day ( This one is a little rough to watch at some points but is very powerful!)

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Video Choice #2 : Stand Up, Stand Strong

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Stand Up, Stand Strong: The Consequence of Words (Student Produced)

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Video Choice #1 Be an Upstander

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Edutopia is a free source of information, inspiration, and practical strategies for learning and teaching in preK-12 education. We are published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.

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The Power of Each Individual - Below there are 4 supplemental video choices if you want or need one.

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Optional Video: The Ripple Effect

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The Ripple Effect:  The Heartbeat to Eternity

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Ripples in the Pond of Life

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Common Ground

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Stop, Breathe, Chill

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Deep breathing Video Supplement

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5 Minute Deep Breathing Exercise | City of Hope

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Use Your Breathing to Calm Your Brain

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Two Truths and a Lie

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Two Truths and a Lie Team Building Activity

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Maya Angelou Quote

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Brain Graphic

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Words Can Change Your Brain

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Quote Image (Mandela's quote is a version of this Buddha quote)

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Brain Graphic

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Train Your Brain To Handle Anger

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SLC Script

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Practicing for SLC's

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Reflections sheet - this can be projected and have students write on their own paper and discuss each artifact they put in their portfolio.

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Reflecting On Learning

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Portfolio Table of contents

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Portfolio checklist

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Student Agency Artifact- Student-Led Conference Portfolio Contents Checklist (1)

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Creating A Portfolio for SLC's

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Prepare for SLC's, these are resources for SLC's housed on Google Drive - You must be logged into your APS Google Account to see them.

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Have you ever...? Activity

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4 Walls Activity

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Learning and the Adolescent Brain

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Classroom Tools - Learning and the Brain

Why do we sometimes struggle when we are learning something new? Scientists have discovered that learning is about creating and strengthening neural pathways in the brain that allow information to transfer between brain cells. The first time a signal crosses from one brain cell to another requires the greatest effort. The first trip is the most difficult, but transfer becomes easier over time. As we continue to apply effort to new challenges, we establish more stable and reliable pathways, until the connection is so strong that information transfer is effortless.

This brief clip from the BBC documentary, The Human Body, demonstrates how establishing new neural pathways between brain cells is like building a bridge to cross a ravine.

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This website explores the Ideas, the People, and the Practices related to student learning and achievement.

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Sigel Video

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The Great Opportunity of the Teen Brain & Empathy - Dr Daniel Siegel

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Train Your Brain To Be More Compassionate

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Train Your Brain to be More Compassionate

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Checklist

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Sinek quote

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Respectful Listening

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Developing Teamwork

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Overcoming Obstacles to Productive class discussions

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Creating Group Agreements for Class Discussions

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Creating Group Agreements for Classroom Discussions

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Visualizing World Peace Video

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Creating A Vision of a Peaceful School

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Get To Know You Bingo

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Get to Know You Bingo

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The attached is a list of all the scheduled activities by date. If you are unsure of what you should be doing in advisory today, here is your list.

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7th Grade Advisory Calendar of Activities

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The attached is a list of all the scheduled activities by date.  If you are unsure of what you should be doing in advisory today, here is your list.

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7th Grade Advisory Calendar of Activities

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Listen to a Podcast

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Listen to a Podcast

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Kind lies. White lies. Little lies. We take a trip to the fun park to look at all sorts of lies we tell for all sorts of reasons. Like what if your parent asks you to pretend to be younger than you are to get a cheaper entry fee?

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Listen to a Podcast

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Recommended reading from Amandla, Imani, Angela, and Eunhea:

Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Divergent - Veronica Roth
Liberty Porter, First Daughter - Julia DeVillers and Paige Pooler
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
A Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson

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Episode 8 - Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

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What role did African-Americans play in the Revolutionary War? "Chains" - the first in a trilogy by Laurie Halse Anderson - takes us to Manhattan in the 1770's. A trio of readers from Maryland discuss the book. Actress S.W. James is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

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Listen to a Podcast

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The Mystery of When Brains and Sports Collide with Kiki Sanford by Tumble Podcast

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What happens to your brain when you get a concussion?  It's common to get hit in the head when you play rough or risky sports. Everyone knows a concussion makes you woozy for a while. But the impacts of repeated concussions can last much longer. Learn how American football players have helped scientists unravel a mystery that could change the way that sports are played. With Dr. Kiki Sanford, host of the wonderful podcast This Week in Science. 

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Listen to a podcast as a class. There is no attachment to this.  Following are examples of several podcasts that might interest your students found at tumblepodcast.com, bookclubsforkids.org, abc.net.au/radio/programs/shortandcurly, soundcloud.com/the-show-about-science, shabamshow.com, brainson.org, digital.vpr.net/programs/why-podcast-curious-kids, and classicsforkids.com

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Foldingstory.com

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FoldingStory | The Group Storytelling Game

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Join the fold and offer your best line. FoldingStory is a group storytelling game where you can only see the line written before you.

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Group Storytelling/Progressive Stories

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Philosophical Chairs Debate

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Rules for Charades & links to Charades Word Lists

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What it is: A classic big group game, easily suited for lots of different occasions and age levels. Players act out clues for their teammates to guess.

Best for: A group of about 8 to 10 people (though you can play with many more).

What you need: Words to act out (check out my word generator for an electronic list, or the end of this post for word lists you can print out). Optional: A timer or stopwatch and paper to keep score on.

How to play: The object of the game is simple: players take turns acting out words, with no talking or sound effects. Other players try to guess the word, and the team or player who guesses the most wins.

For example, if you're playing with a big group of people, you could have two teams. Team 1 sends up their first player, Tucker, to act out a word. Say Tucker draws a slip of paper with the word astronaut written on it.

Tucker would then have to act out the word as fast as possible in a way that his teammates could guess. He might take slow, exaggerated steps, as if he were walking on the moon, then pretend to put up a flag and salute to it. Anything to get his teammates to shout out the word astronaut. As Tucker is acting, his teammates start shouting out guesses. Tucker can modify his actions based on the feedback of his team, but the one thing he can't do is talk or make any noise.

(Another possible rule: It's debatable whether Tucker can point to things, like the framed picture of Neil Armstrong his uncle has on the wall. This was often against the rules when we played, but you can decide what's best for your game.)

After Tucker finishes acting out his word, he sits down and a player from Team 2 gets a turn.

That's how the game play works, but you can set up the actual game however you want. You could have two teams or more, or no teams at all. You could keep score or just play for fun. You can have a timer and set a time limit on each player's turn; as many words as they can act out and get their team to guess, they get points for, but once the timer runs out, their turn is over.

You can also easily make this a themed game. Just use words related to Halloween for your classroom Halloween party, or summer words for your end-of-the-year summer bash, or a list of your niece's favorite things for her seven-year-old birthday party.

Variations: There are lots of other variations on this simple acting and guessing game. You can try telephone charades, celebrities, in the manner of the adverb, and even Star Wars pictionades (a game of my own invention).

Printables: Need a printable charades word list ready to go? Here you go! Click the links below to open the word lists, then just print them and cut along the lines for paper strips of words ready for acting. Have fun!

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What it is: A classic big group game, easily suited for lots of different occasions and age levels. Players act out clues for their teammates to guess. Best for: A group of about 8 to 10 people (though you can play with many more).

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Play Charades

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The Complements Project Activity

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The Complements Project Video

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Kindness Video

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Kindness is the Cure - A Call for Kindness | Cindy Grimes | TEDxOcala

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A Call for Kindness

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Exclusion Hurts

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People Can Change

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Strengthening Your Empathy Muscle

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Choosing Your Words

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Honoring Uniqueness

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The Interconnected Web

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AnnMarie Thomas: Hands-on science with squishy circuits

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In a zippy demo at TED U, AnnMarie Thomas shows how two different kinds of homemade play dough can be used to demonstrate electrical properties -- by lighting up LEDs, spinning motors, and turning little kids into circuit designers.

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This is our final PARCC Writing prompt for the year! This is a PARCC released item, please encourage students to really take this seriously and to take their time with it.

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The Seed Inside Each of You

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Video possibility #4

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Video possibility #3 This one is a little rough to watch at some points but is very powerful!

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Video possibility #2

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Stand Up, Stand Strong: The Consequence of Words (Student Produced)

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Video possibility

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Edutopia is a free source of information, inspiration, and practical strategies for learning and teaching in preK-12 education. We are published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.

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The Power of Each Individual. If you need a video to kick this off or end or to show somewhere in the middle I've uploaded 4 choices that are really great! I've also put the links in the lesson plan under additional resources. You do not need to show them all, watch and pick the one that your students will respond best to.

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Optional Video: The Ripple Effect

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The Ripple Effect:  The Heartbeat to Eternity

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Ripples in the pond of life.

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Stop, Breathe, Chill

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Spring Break - You are off the hook and so am I!

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March Writing Prompt

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Use this time to prepare students for Student Led conferences. Resources and Lesson plans for this can be found at Week 5 in Semester 1. If you need additional support please contact Lori Hickox.

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Deep Breathing Video Supplement

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5 Minute Deep Breathing Exercise | City of Hope

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Use Your Breathing to Calm Your Brain

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Career Fair Follow-Up - ABC's of Career Skills

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Team Building - Two Truths and a Lie

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Two Truths and a Lie Team Building Activity