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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States of Consciousness: The Debate on Drugs
$1.50When teaching altered states of consciousness, one must address the role that drugs play in society. Instead of telling kids that drugs are bad, this lesson helps them come to their own conclusions about the psychological, mental, and economic effects of...$1.50 -
Define Normal - Abnormal Psychology: Introduction & Labels Card Sort
$2.50Define normal. Are labels helpful or harmful? This engaging introduction to abnormal psychology has students creating their own understandings of the continuum of normality and the effects of labels on diagnosing, treating, and living with a mental...$2.50 -
Memory: 7 Sins of Memory Skits
$2.50This resource asks students to apply their understanding of the seven sins of memory to create a skit to present to their classmates to guess. It also includes teaching notes for mini-lessons on each of the seven sins, with links to outside optional...$2.50 -
Psychology: Universal Emotions Selfies & Self Reflection
$1.25Students will complete an article analysis on the effects of Botox and understanding emotions. They will then study and present the facial features of emotional body language using Ekman's Universal Emotions Theory. They then reflect on the accuracy and...$1.25 -
Psychology: Behavior Change Project & The ABCs of Behaviorism
$1.75The psychology of behavior is fascinating. This mini-unit includes a mindful bellringer, mini-lesson direct instruction, examples, activities, and a 21-day behavior change project with reflection questions. It's engaging and gets students really thinking...$1.75 -
Psychology: States of Consciousness Summative Project
$1.75Students will apply their understanding of the varied states of consciousness to their own lives in order to affect a change. Once their baseline is taken and their goal is set, students will attempt to mindfully alter their states of consciousness for 6...$1.75 -
Psychology: Schedules of Reinforcement Gambling with Candy
$0.99Students will apply schedules of reinforcement as they "gamble" to see how the schedules affect their behavior. Teachers "stack the decks" and students "gamble" with candy while they try to identify the pattern of schedule of reinforcement. Fixed,...$0.99 -
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
$1.50Study the psychology behind motivation through Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Emphasis is on constructing knowledge by viewing a video analysis, critical thinking about Maslow in the movies, and application of the theory to their own life. Includes...$1.50 -
Mental Illness Minilessons: Professional Treatment and Resources
$1.50This resource engages students in a website research & presentation jigsaw. Four quality websites are assigned to the class, and each student becomes the expert on their website. They then group with one person from the other sites, and teach each...$1.50 -
Mental Illness Minilesson: Quality of Life & Coping Strategies
$1.50This lesson asks students to interact with examples of how mental illness impacts the quality of life of individuals. There are five different categories of areas affected, and six descriptors ranging from healthy to unhealthy, along a continuum...$1.50 -
Mental Illness Minilessons: Prevalence and Symptoms
$1.50This lesson asks students to read and understand a graphic facts sheet about common mental illnesses. They then partner up and use the fact sheet to identify common disorders in scenario cards. The assignment ends with a writing prompt for them to...$1.50 -
Mental Illness Minilesson 1: Overview and Stigma
$1.50This mini-lesson engages students in a compare/contrast activity to differentiate between mental illness and mental health. They then have the choice to either watch a video or read an article about stigma. Finally, there is a discussion and writing exit...$1.50