+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tribal Diversity within the Indigenous Peoples of the North American Continent

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students, after brainstorming what they already know about Indians, explore and analyze the tribal diversity within the Indigenous Peoples of North America. They recognize that American Indians have their own unique language origins,...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cargoes from Three Continents Ancient Mediterranean Trade

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders begin the lesson by researching the different types of ships and shipbuilding techniques used to help trade in the Mediterranean Sea. Using different objects, they determine what one can tell about a society and discuss...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching Elementary School Social Studies

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify possible social studies themes that can come from the video, "Voyage of Discovery". They list the five themes of geography. They develop elementary-level interdisciplinary unit plans for social study content. They...
+
Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

So! You Want to Start Your Own Political Party?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the emergence of third parties in American politics during the first half of the 19th century. Working in groups, they research a Third Party and determine why the party was founded as well as who were instrumental in...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Researching Ancient Greece

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the civilization of Ancient Greece. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use the information to construct an organized computer generated document for class...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Age of Exploration

For Students 6th - 8th
In this world history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the Age of Exploration. A short answer question is included as well.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Historical Witness: Social Messaging

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Research European expansionism and colonialism during the Age of Exploration. Study the Marquise de Miramon and discuss the objects from Japan. Research Europe's expansionism and colonialism during the Age of Exploration by working in...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food Makes the World Go Round

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the origins of foods they eat while they consider social justice issues. In this food sources lesson, 5th graders play a game and then research food distribution, food security, and hunger in the world today....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Orange Revolution Lesson 3: Good Governance

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore the Orange Revolution. In this Orange Revolution lesson, students examine the climate of the Ukrainian protest and investigate the role of Canadian government in the protest.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Holocaust Monument

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create a Holocaust memorial. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students use geometric shapes or forms to create a Holocaust monument.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Boycotting Baubles of Britain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the role of British commodities in the Revolutionary War. In this American Revolution instructional activity, students discover the British commodities that colonists needed and investigate the success of the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fun With Braille

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the Braille alphabet. In this social studies lesson, students use an enlarged copy of the Braille alphabet to create a set of Braille flashcards.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Editorial Cartoons: Gay Rights

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars consider gay rights. For this editorial cartoon lesson, students analyze an editorial cartoon by identifying the idioms and puns in the cartoon. Young scholars create their own editorial cartoons.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Rights Defenders Scavenger Hunt: A Computer Lab Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore human rights issues. In this human rights lesson, students use the Carter Center Human Rights Defenders website to complete a scavenger hunt that allows them to investigate the work of those fighting for human rights...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

More Amazing Americans: A WebQuest

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research amazing Americans using America's Library. In this American heroes lesson, students identify criteria for amazing Americans. Students copy and paste text and graphics from websites to use in their own documents....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The New Heads of the Family?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the state of family life and parenting. In this reading skills lesson, students complete a jigsaw reading activity (the reading material is not included) regarding the state of parenting today. Young scholars...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Warning Signs

For Teachers K - 12th
Students identify the signs that someone is being bullied. In this school climate instructional activity, students discuss the provided list of signs that one is being bullied. Links are provided to other lessons about bullying.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

History of Famous Women

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover the famous women who changed society by setting positive examples.  In this equality instructional activity, students research a female person who had a positive effect on the world by fighting for her equal rights. ...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Out & About

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Young scholars remember the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson students visit the websites for the Queen's Film Theatre, the Imperial War Museum, and the Jewish Museum to view information about the Holocaust and concentration camps.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Confronting the -Isms

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars keep "Mindwatch" diaries to chart their own prejudices and stereotypes. In this social justice lesson, students monitor their own reactions to people who are different from themselves. Young scholars identify and discuss...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Equal Protection Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Supreme Court learning exercise, students respond to 14 short answer questions regarding equal protection and gay marriage issues in the United States.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Setting Goals for Success

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students construct SMART goals. In this goal-setting lesson, students discover how to write a SMART goal for their student portfolios. Working in pairs students write short-term goals that will build towards a long-term goal.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Topographic Maps Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
For this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 37 multi-part questions that require them to read and interpret topographic maps.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Bubonic Plague Student Worksheet

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Medieval Era activity, students read a 1-page selection about Bubonic Plague as well as Internet articles about the topic and then respond to 10 short answer questions.

Other popular searches