Dealing with War in the Classroom

Use this collection of articles, lessons, and advice to help your students understand war and peace. Find resources that will help you teach the purpose and meaning of wars, tips for talking about death, destruction, and violence, and guides to works of literature that deal with war.

Conflict Resolution Lessons Find a variety of conflict-resolution lessons from Educators for Social Responsibility. You'll learn how to create a peaceable classroom, prevent bullying, and more. Dealing With Death With Students These suggestions and techniques will assist you in helping children cope with the pain of the loss of a loved one. Dealing With Your Own Anger This lesson can be divided into several activities to teach students how to deal with their own anger effectively. Understanding Different Points of View Develop secondary students' awareness of different points of view. Use this selection of lessons, activities, and articles to explore multiculturalism and diversity. Empathy and Peace-Building Activities Children of all ages will benefit from learning about each other and formulating ideas for peace. Feeling Words Chart A comprehensive chart of feeling words. Lists include anger, hurt, confusion, happiness, sadness, and fear words. Map of the Middle East Use this map when teaching your students about Middle Eastern conflicts. Perspectives on Peace Students will read how writers, artists, political leaders, and citizens define and image peace. Perspectives on War Explore an activity that introduces students to the words and ideas of prominent people who have spoken and written passionately about the subject of war. Security in My Life A lesson exploring the ideas on security. Security Is... This introductory lesson will help students develop a baseline definition and understanding of the concept of security. Sorting Out Feelings Students will sort provided feeling words into categories such as anger, disgust, embarrassment, happiness, loneliness, and sadness.

Talking With Children About War and Violence In the World Educators for Social Responsibility has prepared this guide for adults who are concerned about how to communicate with young people about difficult issues in the world. Parent's Guide Teacher's Guide United We Stand Posters and Lessons This series of mini-posters and accompanying lessons are intended to help students understand the events and repercussions of September 11, 2001. What Is War? Students will consider the kinds of human activity we define as war, what activities we might describe as warlike, and what activities are neither. American Patriotic Pencil Wrap Have students celebrate America by topping off their pens and pencils with these patriotic pencil wraps. This is great way to show patriotism during Veterans Day or the Fourth of July. Creative Writing Teacher Resources Build solid creative writing skills with our extensive collection of printables, graphic organizers, and lesson plans. You'll find poetry activities, short-story writing exercises, journal topics, and more! Flag Day – Teacher Resources Find lessons and activities that are perfect for Flag Day—June 14th—or any other day you want to celebrate patriotism. Your students can learn facts, then complete activities to show you what they've learned. Hero/Heroine Writing Activities Students use creative writing activities to explore the topic of heroes. War in Children's/Young Adults' Literature Use a list that reflects but a sampling of the available titles that explore the complex topic of war. When and How to Display the U.S. Flag Learn the proper etiquette for the American Flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

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