Lesson Plan

Boundaries Lesson Plan: Bigs Edition

Survey comfort zones, practice firm and kind replies, and set digital boundaries that stick.

This is the Bigs Edition of Boundaries: one ready-to-teach week written just for grades 7-8. Every day follows the same rhythm: Reading on Monday, Writing and Words on Tuesday, Science and Math on Wednesday, a Hands-on Project on Thursday, and Show and Tell on Friday.

The big question: How can I be firm and kind at the same time, in person and online?

The Week

• Mon: Firm and Kind (Reading) • Tue: Boundaries Online (Writing & Words) • Wed: Comfort Zone Survey (Science & Math) • Thu: Cards and an Agreement (Hands-on Project) • Fri: Present and Sign (Show & Tell)

Teaching more than one level? The all-levels edition of Boundaries has Littles (K-3), Middles (4-6) and Bigs (7-8) in one file, so siblings or a mixed classroom can study the same topic together.

Perfect for homeschool families, grade 7-8 classrooms, co-ops and substitute plans.

What's inside

• 5 ready-to-teach days for Bigs (grades 7-8), about 90 to 120 minutes a day
• Lab sheet: Comfort Zone Survey
• Sequence cards (The Firm and Kind Formula) and a cut-and-sort page (Firm and Kind, Too Harsh or Too Soft?)
• Writing page: Should Friends Ask Before Posting?
• Hands-on project: Our Family Tech Agreement
• Word search, crossword, scramble and secret code puzzles
• 8 fact cards, 9 vocabulary cards and a book list of 4 titles
• A certificate and an answer key for the grown-up

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