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College of Education

Positive Education Lesson Plans

These lesson plans were created by educators participating in our asynchronous "Evidence-Based Happiness for Educators" course. They have been edited for content and clarity by CAPE Research Faculty Sisilia Kusumaningsih, Ed.D.

All lesson plans are under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

You are welcome to share, adapt, and use these lesson plans at no cost, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original creator(s) by including attribution of their names in your work.

  • Subject: Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
    Duration: 60 minutes 
    Author: Sarah Liu – Easton Public Schools

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  • Subject: Social-Emotional Learning
    Duration: 50 minutes
    Author: Marianne Baumeister – Helena Public Schools

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    Subject: Health Enhancement
    Duration: 50 minutes
    Author: Andrea Mooney – Washington Middle School

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    Subject: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and ELA. 
    Duration: 100 minutes 
    Author: Aaron Fessler – Missoula County Public Schools

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    Subject: Social-Emotional Learning
    Duration: 50 minutes
    Author:  Tracey Robecker – Monforton Middle School 

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    Subject: SEL/ELA
    Duration: 45 minutes
    Author: Joe Crider – Missoula County Public Schools

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    Subject: SEL/ELA
    Duration: 60 minutes (Initial Lesson)
    Author: Joe Crider – Missoula County Public Schools

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    Subject: Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Author: Toni Bowers – Richardson Olmsted School Easton

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    Subject: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) 
    Duration: 60 minutes 
    Author: Rebecca Reilly - Richardson Olmstead

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  • Subject: Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
    Duration: 60 minutes
    Author: Elizabeth Fessler – Washington Middle School

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  • Subject: SEL (Possible Integration with English Language Arts)
    Duration: 110 minutes (spread over 2 meetings)
    Author: Autumn Lucero – Billings Adult Education

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    Subject: Spanish & SEL
    Duration: 50 minutes
    Author: Beth Janney – Flathead High School

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    Subject: Spanish & SEL
    Duration: 50 minutes
    Author: Chaucer Larson – Hellgate High School

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    Subject: Sleep Hygiene & Science
    Duration: 100 minutes
    Author: Lindsay Manzo – Sentinel High School

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