ALERT: First party cookies are required to sign in to The Lesson Builder. First party cookies are currently disabled on your browser.
What Are Cookies? Cookies are tiny pieces of information that your browser adds to a special folder on your computer to let certain websites recognize you as you move from page to page within the website, most commonly used to remember login or shopping cart info. The Lesson Builder uses a session cookie to remember you as you browse the website, so that new lessons you create are added to your library and so that your searches can differentiate between your lessons and other teachers' lessons. You can still view lessons without cookies enabled. A small percent of web users choose to disable cookies since some cookies (especially third-party cookies) are used by advertisers to track browsing behavior on other websites. The Lesson Builder doesn't do that.
How Can I Enable First Party Cookies? It varies from browser to browser. Look for an 'options', 'settings', or 'tools' selection on your browser, or perform a web search for how to do it for your specific browser. You can choose to enable all cookies, enable only first party cookies, or add an exception to allow cookies from thelessonbuilder.org.
How Can I Know It's Fixed? When you think you have enabled cookies for this site, refresh the page and this message should disappear. If you still see this message after refreshing the page, cookies are still disabled for this site.
Make this a new day
Minutes
Structure:
Purpose:
Description:
Day 1:
Date:
Edit / Delete
Remember
Edit / Delete
Remember
Handout:
Add / Edit / Archive
Click to add class information to your lesson.
My New Lesson
Grade Level:
1
Subject:
A Newer Better Older Me
Topic:
Personal/ Social Development
Objective:
The units in Personal/Social Development are designed to assist students in developing the knowledge and skills to be productive and respectful
citizens in a global society. The units focus on self-understanding, diversity, respect, and personal social and safety skills. The three major areas
covered in Personal/Social Development are:
Understanding self as an individual and as a member of diverse local and global communities.
Major Points: The content of this area is designed to help students in grades K-12 know and understand themselves and their roles as
contributing members of society. Emphasis is placed on personal characteristics and the roles and responsibilities of each individual. Students
will gain knowledge that leads to the recognition and understanding of the interrelationship of thoughts, feelings and actions in students’ daily
lives. Learning includes knowledge that contributes to an understanding of the importance of each person in his or her extended (global) as well as
immediate community (e.g. family, classroom, school, city or town) and each person’s role and inter-relatedness with all other people of the world.
Interacting with others in ways that respect individual and group differences.
Major Points: This area focuses on helping students in grades K-12 know, understand and respect others in order to develop and maintain quality
relationships. The learning includes developing an understanding of the similarities and differences of others and ways these similarities and
differences contribute to working together in our diverse world. Students will learn about their roles in advocating for respect for all human
beings.
Applying personal safety skills and coping strategies.
Major Points: Physical and psychological safety and healthy personal coping skills are emphasized in the content this area. The learning is based
on the premise that young people are vulnerable. They are vulnerable to the pressure of peers to engage in unhealthy behaviors. They are
vulnerable to harassment, sexual abuse or physical abuse. In addition, they are vulnerable to expected and unexpected life events (e.g. a new
sibling or the death of a parent). In each situation, external influences interact with individual factors as the young person makes decisions and
choices about how to respond. The emphasis is on developing within each student the ability to advocate for self. The knowledge and skills
include the ability to recognize the warning signs of external and
Other Information:
Click to enter. This field is good for key information that does not fit into one of the other sections.
Public Notes:
Click to enter. Public notes are visible to anyone who views your lesson.
Private Notes:
Hide On Print
Click to enter. Private notes are visible only to you, when you are logged in.
Reflection:
Click to enter. Your reflection should be entered after you've delivered your lesson. Evaluating what worked well and what could be improved will further your professional development, and help any teachers looking to build off your lesson.