Basic Needs Lesson Plans for Grades 6-8

It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Conflict happens when one or more of your Basic Needs get messed with. Listen to this story about Mark and the chain reaction of actions that happened as a result of what was going wrong with him. To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on BASIC NEEDS LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following nine sections:

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Basic Needs Concepts
Section 2: K-W-L Model discussion about It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast
Section 3: Basic Needs Vocabulary terminology
Section 4: Read two Basic Needs stories: "It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast" and "Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With."
Section 5: Popcorn Review
Section 6: Act out two scripted Basic Needs role-plays: "It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast" and "Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With."
Section 7: Main Idea Discussion for the story called "It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast" and Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion for the story called "Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With."
Section 8: K-W-L Model discussion about It All Happened Because Mark Overslept and Missed Breakfast
Section 9: Basic Needs writing assignment: Conflict Happens When Basic Needs Get Messed With

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

Who will make the Princess Laugh re-told by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: This is a story about a Princess who has never laughed and a goofy guy named Jack. The story was inspired by Richard Chase's story called "Jack And The King's Girl" found in his book called THE JACK TALES. To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on BASIC NEEDS LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following six sections:

Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Basic Needs Concepts
Section 2: Read Basic Needs story called "Who will make the Princess Laugh?"
Section 3: Popcorn Review
Section 4: Act out the scripted Basic Needs role-play: "Who will make the Princess Laugh?"
Section 5: Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion for the story called "Who will make the Princess Laugh?"
Section 6: Basic Needs writing assignment: Who will make the Princess Laugh?

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

A False Rumor about Brittany by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Brittany discovers that either Christy or Sarah has spread a false rumor that she has cheated on her boyfriend named Corey. Will Brittany discover who really started the rumor and why? Will Corey believe that she was innocent and take her back? To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on BASIC NEEDS LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following three sections:

Step 1: Read the story called "A False Rumor about Brittany."
Step 2: Have class participate in the role-play based on the story called "A False Rumor about Brittany."
Step 3: Have class participate in discussion questions about this story.

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

Oscar the Outcast Transforms to Oscar the Original by Conflict Resolution Specialist Debbie Dunn

Story Description: Oscar is a middle school student who is viewed as an outcast at his school. No one will sit with him. No one will be his friend. The only ones who talk to him are the bullies who constantly put him down and push him around. Oscar has no idea how to fix or change things for the better. Then one day, a new girl enters his homeroom. To read the story, click on the picture.

Click on BASIC NEEDS LESSON PLAN to read and print the entire lesson plan that includes the following three sections:

Step 1: Read the story called "Oscar the Outcast Transforms to Oscar the Original."
Step 2: Have class participate in the role-play based on the story called "Oscar the Outcast Transforms to Oscar the Original."
Step 3: Have class participate in discussion questions about this story.

Please note: Debbie Dunn is the School Conflict Resolution Examiner at the National level for Examiner.com. She regularly posts stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying.

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