Safety Lesson Plans

Eighth graders explore the Dorchester settlement, In this American colonial history lesson, 8th graders examine primary resources and maps from the Dorchester trading post in order to learn about its contributions to the Revolutionary War.

Students explore the impact of Brunswick Town in the colonies of North Carolina.  In this history lesson, students consider the importance of archaeology and how it contributes to the things we can learn today from unearthing things from the past.

Students perform a readers theater about Anne Hutchinson and her religious dissent. In this religious dissent lesson plan, students re-enact her trial through the reader's theater.

Students determine what it was like to serve as an Irish-American in the American Civil War. In this Irish folk song lesson, students use the provided worksheets to analyze selected Irish folk songs and make inferences about war conditions for the soldiers who sang them.

Third graders journey across the Atlantic with the Mayflower, build the first settlement at Jamestown, and explore how the colonies developed from the north to the south. This unit consists of six lessons.

Students are asked to do note-taking, summarizing and interviewing in order to create a concise and effective PowerPoint presentation which demonstrates an appreciation and understanding of diverse immigration experiences.

Students research the primary causes of emigration and examine the affects of immigration on a country. They conduct research either individually or as a group and prepare a written report or dramatic presentation of their findings.

Students gain insight into how and when Islam was spread to various regions from the 7th century to today. They are able to identify and asses the importance of cultural and political factors in the spread of Islam and the effect it has on the global society today.

Eleventh graders study the history of immigration from 1850 to the present.  In this American History lesson plan, 11th graders compare the 1924 and 1965 immigration acts and give a reasoned opinion on each.  Students research, write, and make a presentation on a notable immigrant to the United States.

For this lesson, students study how increasing numbers of refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan are settling in the Midwest. They then explore topics of cross-cultural significance for international refugees and their host communities in order to present at a teach-in.