GRADE 8: Quarter One:
Community
Optional Topics and Resources
Identity
- One Thing I Like About Myself
- This Is Me!
- “ME” Collage
- Poem Of You
- Who Am I? (1)
- Who Am I? (2)
- Something You Wouldn’t Know
- Interview
- Uniquely Mine
- What Makes You Proud?
- Additional Optional Identity Activities
Group Dynamic
- Lost at Sea
- Prisoners’ Dilemma
- Testing
- Is That a Fact?
- Cooperation
- Five Things We Have in Common
- The Penny Game
- The Baseball Team Exercise
- Human Knot/Blindfold Please/Who Am I?
- Group Structure
- Seeing the Same Event through Different Eyes
- Additional Optional Group Dynamic Activities
Bullying
- 31 Bullying Awareness Writing Prompts for Students
- Student Survey
- Think of a Time
- Joking, Teasing, or Bullying?
- Bullying Contract
- Cyber-Bullying Quiz
- Don’t Just Stand By Websites/Videos:
- Pink - Perfect (AHMIR cover) - Anti-Bullying Video:
- Best Viral Antibullying Videos:
- Websites About Bullying
- Online Video Resources
Diversity and Multiple Intelligences
- Walk Apart – Walk Together
- Who Am I? Introduction to Diversity
- Diversity of Beliefs and Values
- Stereotypes
- Prejudice
- Name-Calling
- People with Disabilities
- North, South, East, West: Compass Points
- Multiple Intelligences
- Getting to Know You Survey
- Websites/Videos: Multiple Intelligences: It's Not How Smart You Are, It's How You're Smart
Social Media Websites/Videos:
- Discussing Digital Drama:
- Amaya’s Story: Using Cell Phones Wisely:
- Brittney’s Story: Posting Something You Regret:
- Eva’s Story: When Messages Spread:
- Emma’s Story: Cyberbullied by a Best Friend:
- Abba’s Story: Pride in Your Digital Footprint:
- Perspectives on Social Media
- Ally’s Story: Second Thoughts On Sexting: