This lesson has a new approach to vocabulary building where students generate their own vocabulary word lists and research the words' meanings.

This lesson leads high school students through a greater understanding of the conventions of the literary device of "Humor," through a study of Mark Twain and the story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." A three-part...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This high school lesson plan has students look at data from the elections between 1824-1861 and the effect the two party system had on the outcomes.

Downloadable lesson plans for middle and high school students based on The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama exhibit. Lessons include interview/discussion activites for the module Pathways to Empathy and art lessons related...

A large collection of lesson plans and activities for high school students. The activities can be completed within a single class period. Each activity comes with a teacher guide and supporting student material, so it's easy to implement...

Growing up surrounded by gangs in South Central Los Angeles, Juan Martinez wasn't exposed to the great outdoors. One day in high school, he was given the life-changing choice between detention or Eco Club. He chose nature and has since...