Pupils send E-mail to a partner describing an experience related to their identity and abilities, culture, ethnicity, race, or religion. Partners then reflect their opinions about this experience back to their partner.

Learners are drawn to those activities that are in line with their individual intelligences. They use classroom computers to find fruits and their names in other languages. Once a fruit is identified, students practice saying the name of...

Students explore their family culture.

Students examine the major conflicts of the 20th century. After watching a video, they discuss the various types of technology and how they were used in World War I. They watch excerpts from films covering different wars and view them...

Students listen to sound bite of producer/director Nick Giannopoulos, and discuss issue of stereotypical portrayals of cultural groups presented in the media. Students then use questionnaires and view popular television shows to observe...

Students determine the style of place cards as well as how to display phots of artwork. They organize and design an art museum for parents and other students to enjoy. Students create place cards to explain the artwork, artist, as well...

Students fill out "Introductions" check sheet and then work in pairs to share answers. They introduce their partner and tell two things about them.

Young scholars gather knowledge about various roles of students in different cultures and eras. Young scholars research their choice of eras and create a personal artwork to express the tone of the selected era.

Students examine Muslim traditional and Ramadan. They explore traditions and history of Ramadan. Students discuss positive and negative habits. They create a Ramadan 'advent calendar.

Learners identify from which continents different foods come, sample foods from other cultures, identify spices used around the world, and respect culture of others through food.

Students create and read maps. In this map skills lesson, students draw a map of their neighborhood, then use skills acquired during map-making to interpret a classmates map and a map of the Ming Dynasty.

Students examine the life of Billy the Kid. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students use Internet and print sources to research the contributions of gunfighters to the settlement of the American West.

Young scholars explore historical perspectives. In this contemporary history lesson, students listen to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire," discuss they lyrics, and add  a new verse to the song for the years 2002, 2003, 2004,...

Second graders compare the neighborhoods they know to those of a different place and time. In this historical perspectives lesson, 2nd graders read Eve Bunting's Smoky Night and discuss the outcome of the story. Students also discuss...

High schoolers consider Lincoln's perspective. In this presidential perspectives lesson, students explore the political thoughts of Lincoln through a series of lessons that make use of primary source analysis. They hypothesize and take a...

Students stop action and determine how history may have been altered. In this historical perspectives lesson, students consider how the Cherokee Removal, the Transcontinental Railroad, the Immigration Act of 1924, and the dropping of the...

Students blog their way through history. In this historical perspectives lesson, students use teacher-created blogs to log their impressions and opinions regarding the historical events they are studying. Steps are included for setting...

Learners examine historical context. In this historical perspectives lesson, students read and discuss instructor-selected picture book biographies. Learners then complete graphic organizers based on the challenges the main characters...

It's time to end racism. The final installment of the series encourages scholars to consider what is needed to ended the racial caste system in the U.S. Young historians complete group discussion, written prompt, and a hands-on-activity...

Suffragettes, suffragists, and anti-suffragists. A two-day, richly detailed lesson plan has young historians investigate the twentieth-century suffrage movement. Groups examine primary and secondary source materials about Jane Addams and...

Show students that every vote counts as they debate the federal government 's role in protecting voting rights in historically racially discriminated areas. In the Supreme Court case Shelby County v. Holder, the high court found...

What is a common stereotype people may think about you; is it true? Using a thought-provoking lesson, high schoolers analyze common stereotypes of the Latino-American population versus statistical data. Scholars review data and...

Students discover foods associated through different cultures and how they came about.  In this food culture lesson, students investigate the different influences on the diets of different people based on their heritage....

Eighth graders identify major population centers and their demographic features using an outline map of Florida and the Internet to.