Lesson: Caring Grade: 4th Time: 30 minutes Materials: -Poem: Count that Day Lost by George Eliot -Small

foam ball/caring ball pass lesson -Someone who cares story Lesson: -Define what it means to be caring: Showing concern for others -Read Count That Day Lost -Read the story someone who cares -Have students make a list of caring. Give some examples if they need help getting started -Caring ball pass: Students get in a circle (a bigger group can be broken down into smaller groups) Pass the ball around the circle while saying All around goes the caring ball, and where it stops, that one must call. When the phrase stops the person holding the ball has to give an example of someone caring. If they cannot think of one they are out. The game continues until only one person is left.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1b Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1c Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1d Review the key ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.2 Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

ASCA Standards: PS:A2.1 Recognize that everyone has rights and responsibilities PS:A2.2 Respect alternative points of view PS:A2.3 Recognize, accept, respect and appreciate individual differences PS:A2.4 Recognize, accept and appreciate ethnic and cultural diversity PS:A2.6 Use effective communications skills PS:A2.7 Know that communication involves speaking, listening and nonverbal behavior PS:A2.8 Learn how to make and keep friends PS:A1.1 Develop positive attitudes toward self as a unique and worthy person PS:A1.5 Identify and express feelings PS:A1.9 Demonstrate cooperative behavior in groups