High schoolers explore Indian marriage customs and culture.They connect and compare their own experiences with the experiences of characters from the short story Diamond Dust and rewrite a scene from the story from another point of view.

Learners are read-aloud an excerpt from The Friendship by Mildred Taylor. They pick strips of paper, white or brown, and sit according to color drawn. Students are given preferential treatment if their paper is white while the learners...

High schoolers review their role in the Youth Summit. As a class, they practice completing an application for the student-delegate portion. They take a survey before and after going to the summit and report their experiences at the class.

First graders use the alphabet as a tool to list words related to the concept of peace. The words are used to contribute to the production of a slideshow. The integration of technology is helpful to keep student interest. The show is...

Young scholars engage in an interactive play scenario. They are the new managers of a fictional city and live in a place where nothing is recycled. Students are faced with various problems that need to be solved. They work together to...

High schoolers investigate the concept of crop farming. They plant small fields to test different theories of agriculture. Students keep care over the fields, including pest and weed control. High schoolers make and record daily...

Third graders describe local services being provided on a tour of their town. During community-based instruction, they visit several local government buildings. Upon their return, 3rd graders document in their journals, the services...

Fourth graders role play the Underground Railroad in this instructional activity. They review the Underground Railroad and how people used it during the Civil War. They then are divided into groups, and role play with each group taking...

Fourth graders use Internet and book resources to complete a scavenger hunt in which they must find information regarding people involved in the Civil War. Then they use information they found on the scavenger hunt to create a poster of...

Students investigate the history of the race riots of Tulsa, Oklahoma. They describe personal experiences related to family and culture in order to make comparisons to the history that is researched. Then students report the findings to...

Pupils research the bill I 695 issue. They discuss the topic before they research the issue of I 695. Students discuss how new laws are always being created and the differences in opinion about these laws. They see how this initiative...

Young scholars properly fold the American Flag and demonstrate proper care and use of the flag to younger students. They properly raise and lower to the flag on a flagpole and demonstrate care and use to younger young scholars as well.

In this world history worksheet, student determine the answer to 12 clues about the Great Fire of London in order fill in a crossword puzzle. They fill in the spaces using the number of letter clues included with each question.

Students explore interactive tutorial about Roman baths on a NOVA website. In this social studies lesson, students compare and contrast Roman and current system of bathing. They write a journal entry about what it's like to live and...

In this English worksheet, students read "New Laws to Ban iPods on NY Streets," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

For this English worksheet, students read "Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Dies," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this English learning exercise, students read "Michael Jackson Trial," and then respond to 10 multiple choice, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

First graders consider the problem of too much garbage in America. In this garbage use lesson, 1st graders discuss ways to decrease garbage in the United States and complete a coloring sheet. 

Students explore responsibility by participating in a jobs activity. In this housekeeping lesson, students identify the work and preparation that needs to be done at their home if they are going to learn in a home schooling environment....

September 17 is recognized in the United States as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. The purpose of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is to commemorate the creation and signing of the supreme law of the land and to honor and...

The observation of Constitution Day on September 17 is mandated for all publicly funded educational institutions. Find everything necesssary for celebrating the Constitution in class on this site.

Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September 17, 1787, recognizing all who, are born in the U.S. or by naturalization, have become citizens. Learn about each of...

Learn how educators and parents join together on Spirit Day to prevent online bullying of LGBT youth.

Website page celebrates Constitution Day (September 17, 1787) commemorating the day on which the U.S. Constitution was signed by the delegates. Features quotes, discussion and links to realted resources.