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LA CENERENTOLA (Cinderella)

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate different cultures' versions of the Cinderella tale in comparison to the Rossini opera synopsis. They experience dramatizing a Cinderella tale and study about the group and individual process required for theatrical...
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THE TRAVELS OF BABAR: An Adventure in Scales

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students locate and identify the seven continents. They use longitude and latitude in establishing a location. Students enhance the knowledge of geographical location with cultures. Individuals or small groups research multiple aspects...
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THE TRAVELS OF BABAR: An Adventure in Scale:Conflict Resolution an Safety

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research new techniques to solving conflicts without violence. Many new vocabulary words are uncovered within this lesson. They discuss Jean de Brunhoff's The Travels of Babar as an example of how a conflict can be resolved in a...
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Views of 9/11

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine through research ways people around the world viewed events of September 11, 2001, analyze how United States foreign policies have caused conflict with other regions and countries, research and read first person...
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Family Violence & Abuse

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners examine the cycle of violence: child abuse, date rape and why women stay in violent relationships. They identify characteristics of abusers and victims, identify the parts of the violence cycle and explain the cycle by using...
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Caloric Burning Activities

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use problem solving, decision making and basic math skills to calculate calories used during different activities. They determine the relation between food intake and activity. Students also figure out the activity,...
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Lending Discrimination and the Community Reinvestment Act

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Write about economic and banking issues of concern to the public. Investigate lending discrimination and the impact of the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act. Use a guide to do research and write an essay.
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Celebrating Black History Month

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a PowerPoint presentation using graphics, text, and animation. They are shown how to do slide transition, and create slides. Students create a PowerPoint presentation celebrating Black History Month. They are shown how to...
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Stealing Second: History in the Making

For Teachers 5th - 12th
In this Stealing Second: History in the Making lesson plan, students evaluate the internet and newspaper as separate and credible resources. Students analyze Clemente as a baseball player and humanitarian. Students create a class...
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Making Korean Kimchi

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students make Korean Kimchi. In this Korean culture instructional activity, students follow the steps for making kimchi and learn about its background.
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Can You Lend Me a Hand?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the concepts of community. In this communities lesson plan, students listen and respond to the story of The Little Red Hen and discuss ways to contribute to their own community. Learners recognize the importance of...
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Ancestors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the concepts of ancestors and citizenship. In this citizenship instructional activity, students listen to Betsy Maestro's Coming to America . They learn the definitions of immigrants and melting pot using a recipe...
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The Many Shades of Our World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover diversity. In this civil rights lesson, students consider that skin color is unique and that diversity is common in the world as they complete artwork that reflects the writings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Earth Day for a Small World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore what it means to be a good steward of the environment. In this Earth Day instructional activity, students create watercolor pictures of how to take care of the earth. They brainstorm ideas for an Earth Day project.
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Kids' Kompany

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students determine ways to earn money and consider how to use money for the common good.
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How About a Hand?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students experience a shared reading regarding the importance of feeling like a valued member of the community within a family. In this family member feelings lesson, students discuss the feelings and the motives of the characters....
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How About a Hand?: The Drive

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the concept of social justice. In this service learning worksheet, students read Wanda's Roses in order to understand homelessness, hunger, and poverty.
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Living in a Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students understand the differences in communities by reading "City Mouse, Country Mouse" by Isabelle Chantellard. For this types of communities lesson, students find that although communities are different, one is not better than the...
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Money Smart children

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students elementary financial vocabulary words: spend, save, invest and donate. In this finance lesson, students respond to the story "Sam and the Lucky Moon." Students describe the concepts of wants and needs, resources, scarcity,...
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Thinking About Money

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students evaluate various approaches to spending money.In this spending money literacy lesson plan, students broaden their financial goals by reading "Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday" and "A Chair for My Mother."Students use a...
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Your Land, My Land, Woody's Land Too

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students become familiar with the song writer Woody Guthrie and his song, This Land Is Your Land. In this getting to know our land lesson, students understand the vocabulary of the song and some biographical information about Woody...
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Review of Life Cycle

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars illustrate the life cycle of a butterfly. In this life cycle lesson plan, students use the book From Caterpillar to Butterfly and the Internet to learn about life cycles. Young scholars use different types of pasta to...
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Trash: Past, Present and Future

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how much trash they create. In this recycling lesson plan, students define stewardship and conduct an experiment to see how much trash the class produces in a week. At the end of the week the students propose ways to...
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Sharing Compliments- King Day

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars research Martin Luther King Jr. In this African-American history lesson, students read the book A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. and discuss how he was a philanthropist. Young scholars use kind words towards each...

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