Pupils investigate the human stories or the American Civil Rights Movement.

Students investigate the concept that people died during the Civil Right;s Movement using the Matix method.

Students explore non-violence and investigate the difference between passive and active voice.

Students model the writing style of the author of a piece of literature and present them to the class.

Students identify a wrong in their own community and act to correct it. They reflect on the intersection fo the Civil Rights Movemnet with a social justice project.

Young scholars analyze labels and explore the social hierarchy found in Harry Potter. They expore inclusion and exclusion in social groups.

Students interpret symbols and metaphors from Harry Potter that refer to real-life political and social issues.

Students examine and discuss the 14th and 15th amentments, and evaluate the agendas of Americans from underrepresented groups in the quest for civil rights. They conduct Internet research and create essays or posters regarding Civil Rights.

Fourth graders choose on the freedoms in the Bill of Rights and research it on the internet. They answer specific questions using their research and produce a written document using a computer.

Students study the history, development and meaning of the Constitution. They participate in a classroom simulation of the Constitutional Convention by writing a Preamble, developing a government, and writing a Bill of Rights for their...

Students read and demonstrate competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process via the novel "Finding Buck Henry." They recognize complex elements of plot. Students analyze devices used to develop characters in...

Students, after researching a variety of resources, paraphrase examples of how it feels to be wrongly blamed or accused of an incident today, yesterday and in the future. They list the consequences of such actions. In addition, they...

Students use the Internet to research a topic for an infomercial presentation. Using the research gathered, students design the layout of a brochure. Next, students use Microsoft Publisher to create a brochure that combines images and...

Third graders, in pairs, create math story problems on computers. Skills include multiplication or addition and subtraction in two-step problems. After devising their problems, 3rd graders type them and use pictures to illustrate them....

Seventh graders begin the lesson by comparing and contrasting the Bill of Rights with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For each document, they highlight the material that is the same for both and discuss the items that are...

Students participate in the activities their teaching initiates from the packet for classroom behavior, social skills, and learning environments.

Learners discuss two computerized options to change the current U.S. government. In this Constitutional Convention lesson, students write a statement advocating for one of the choices and participate in a mock modern Constitutional...

A unit plan that uses short stories, graphic organizers, and journal writing to get students to think about conflict resolution. Uses "Abd al-Rahmen Ibrahima" by Walter Dean Myers, Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," and...

This lesson engages students in learning about conflict resolution. Students will take notes on steps and procedures to help solve differences and will practice using these skills in a classroom activity.

In this lesson plan, students will consider William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: Conflict Resolution and Happy Endings. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. The activities in this...

This site gives readers classic strategies to diffuse tense situations. Ideas are practical and useful. A great starting place for learning about conflict resolution.

[Free Registration/Login Required] TES provides a downloadable resource for Gary Paulsen's novel, Hatchet. Graphic organizers are provided to help students analyze the characters, conflicts, and, and grammar connected to Hatchet.

Strategies to help students understand the elements of a story provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as DLTA/DRTA, Plot Diagrams, Story Clock, Story Mapping, Summary...

Conflicts are part of life. Children do not go through it without experiencing conflict, so it's only fair that they are taught how to cope with it. This site provides a 12-step kit and a checklist to review progress. Each step is...