The Comfortable Classroom
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As a classroom teacher and instructional coach for the past 14 years, I've always valued relationships and rigor. That's why I try to make my lessons as engaging and interactive as possible, while still stretching their thinking about big ideas that matter in their lives. I've always loved psychology, and have taught it at the secondary level for the past 8 years. Building lessons for psychology allows me to blend my love of curriculum with the excitement of students who are passionate about learning. My aim is to make all my resources useful and ready-to-go so that busy teachers can breathe a little easier. I also want to make sure my lessons are not the ordinary things you'd find from the textbook companies. My training in various curriculum elements such as Understanding by Design, higher order thinking, and SIOP engagement strategies are infused in every lesson.
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Mental Illness: Anxiety Station Rotation
$5.004 Activities in 1!At each station, students will learn more about a different anxiety disorder. Activities are engaging, hands-on, and educational. By the end of the rotation, they will be able to compare/contrast the various types of anxiety and discuss...$5.00 -
Social Psychology: Obedience to authority
$3.00Why do good people do bad things?This lesson takes a twist on the classic study by Milgram. Students begin with a questionnaire and four corners activity to debate how they would act in a given situation. Small groups will read various real-world...$3.00 -
Social Psychology: Bystanders
$3.50Students will progress through three activities in order to answer the essential question: whose responsibility is it?Lesson begins with an article & card sort activity on the Universe of Obligation. Then, students read about the historic Kitty...$3.50 -
States of Consciousness: Meditation and Hypnosis
$1.50As students learn about altered states of consciousness, this lesson will allow them to experience what that really feels like. For many students this will be the closest they have ever come to true meditation. You will walk them through a systematic...$1.50 -
Memory: Retrieval Jigsaw
$3.50Give your students multiple methods of exposure to key concepts of memory retrieval in this multi-layered, engaging lesson! This resource covers the main elements of memory retrieval as well as the ever-intriguing "Tip of the Tongue" phenomenon. Topics...$3.50 -
Language Acquisition Close Read and Creative Project
$2.50Language acquisition is one of the most fascinating debates in modern psychology. How do we learn language: are we born with the capability, or do we learn it as we grow? This article covers three major theories, and the lesson ultimately asks students...$2.50 -
Cognition: Scripts and Schemas
$3.00Students will see the relevance of using scripts and schemas in making sense of their daily world. This lesson includes engaging notes with a graphic organizer, a small group hexagonal thinking sort activity, and a small group discussion. The hexagon...$3.00 -
Automatic Negative Thoughts: Reframing your Thinking
$1.00Identify common automatic negative thought patterns, their triggers, and replace them with more positive phrases. This short mini-lesson is meant to be a brief introduction to thought patterns and mental wellness. Includes ready-to-print handouts, clear...$1.00 -
Psychology: Sensation & Perception Introduction
$4.00This resource is a fun introduction to the basic understanding of psychological sensation. Topics covered include sensation, perception (basics), transduction, and sensory adaptation. The lesson begins with an anticipation guide and 4-Corners discussion,...$4.00 -
History of Psychology: Foundational Perspectives Analysis
$2.50By using a strengths and weaknesses analysis, students will form and support a claim to argue which historical perspective has been most influential in psychology. Attached to this resource is an article, graphic organizers, and a rubric to assess their...$2.50 -
Biopsychology: Neuron Flip Book
$2.75This lesson includes an easy-to-print flip book that students use to compile notes on neurons and psychology. Each page is a graphic organizer that matches to one or more slides on the PowerPoint included in the resource. Engaging graphics and fonts help...$2.75 -
Scientific Method: Minilesson
$1.50Is psychology a science? Why is the scientific method so important? This mini-lesson will guide students through the basic organization of the scientific method. By the end, students should be able to organize and justify the sequence of the method, as...$1.50