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Smithsonian Institution

Barn Again! Celebrating an American Icon

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
How do barns serve as a window to a community's past? Here are a series of lessons on the symbolism and historical context of barns throughout American history. Topics include community-building, in-depth primary and secondary...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Humor offers a great tool teach the basics of economics to scholars via video clips, satire, and political cartoons. Individuals create their own economic humor to present to the class—with the assistance of Daryl Cagel's online...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History

Two Different African-American Visions: W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
The strategies civil rights activists Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois proposed for blacks to achieve racial progress is the focus of an activity in which class groups identify the strategies as well as the benefits and drawbacks...
Handout
Novelinks

Tuesdays with Morrie: Concept/Vocabulary Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
New to using Tuesdays with Morrie? Check out this five-page resource that provides an overview Mitch Albom's book, its features, themes, and literary devices. The packet also includes suggestions for research projects.
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New York City Department of Education

Myself and Others

For Teachers K
Self reflection is an important skill to reinforce in our children, and it's especially helpful to help them realize who they are in the context of their environment. A collection of lessons about self image and community encourage...
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Maryland Department of Education

The Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 1: Unit Introduction

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
To launch a unit study of the concept of diversity in World Literature, class members compare Chinua Achebe's essay, "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness" and Richard Rodriguez's essay, "The Chinese in All of...
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Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Morals, Values and Beliefs

For Teachers 8th
Your personality is based on the things you believe in, the morals you abide by, and the values upon which you make your decisions. Delve into a set of lessons about values and moral framework with your eighth graders as...
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Learning for Life

Career Education

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
As part of a career exploration and investigation, learners research the Internet for possible career options and identify what type of educational preparation is required for those careers, as well as possible salary options,...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

Cuban Wildlife Matching Game

For Students 6th - 12th
Young biologists match Cuban wildlife to their ecosystems by dragging images of the creatures to either a forest, coral reef, cave, or wetland habitat.
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Chicago Botanic Garden

Personal Choices and the Planet

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
How big is your footprint? Activity three culminates the series by having groups complete carbon footprint audits with people in their schools and/or around the districts. Groups then gather their data, create a presentation including...
Worksheet
Curriculum Corner

Going On A People Hunt!

For Students 2nd - 6th
Send the new faces in your class on a people hunt with a quick back-to-school, get-to-know one another activity. Learners are tasked to find a person in their class with blue eyes, wears glasses, has a birthday in March, and...
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US Institute of Peace

Becoming a Peacebuilder

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
"Be the change you wish to see in the world!" The 15th and final lesson in a peacebuilding series uses this quote from Gandhi to prepare pupils for their own action projects. Individuals research a global issue, then brainstorm a method...
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Described and Captioned Media Program

Malcolm X: Make It Plain, Part I

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Malcolm X was a complicated man that few in white America understood. After sharing what they know or think they know about this civil rights leader, about nationalism and Black Nationalism, class members view a two-part documentary...
Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

Jake and Lily: Novel Study

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Just how strong is a twins' bond? Jake and Lily, in a novel by the same name, have a powerful bond until they turn 11. Then, everything changes. As scholars read about twin trouble, they learn eight new vocabulary words, create...
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Curated OER

Let's Make a Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate pollution reduction policies in place at their school. In this pollution reduction lesson, students interview people in their school to determine what pollution policies are in place. They create a plan to increase...
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Curated OER

Intergenerational Relationships

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students build relations with grandparents. In this intergenerational relationships lesson, students identify questions they would like to ask their elders and prepare cookies to take to the interview. Students then complete the Power of...
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Curated OER

Peacemakers

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study people who are peacemakers. In this peacemaker lesson, students examine and identify everyday peacemakers. They imagine what peace is in a visualization exercise and interview a community adult about peace and peacemakers.
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Curated OER

Understanding the Price Paid: America's Conflicts

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders interview war veterans about their combat experiences and write newspaper stories about their interviews. They share their interviews with classmates. they discuss the impact of war on the veteran and the United States.
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Curated OER

Tobacco

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare and contract the factors that influence a person's decision to use or not to use tobacco. For this tobacco lesson plan, 5th graders are given candy cigarettes to initiate a conversation on using tobacco. They...
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Curated OER

Intergenerational Friendships

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students complete a variety of activities dealing with the book "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge" by Mem Fox. They take a field trip to a senior citizen's home and conduct an interview, and complete journal entries having to do with...
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Curated OER

Local Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate heroes in their community by presenting a story of a true hero to their class.  In this storytelling lesson, students interview a local person who has performed a heroic deed and create a presentation with...
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Curated OER

My Community

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify how their school has changed. In this local community lesson, students listen to a brief history of their town and school and interview someone that graduated from their school. Students then create a map of their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Land is Changing: Stories from Across the North

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars explore the changing environment in their community. They interview elders about the issues, impacts and potential ways of adapting to climate change in the north. Students post pictures and information on the student...
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Curated OER

Celebrating the Individuals in Our Community

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners research, write and publish a biography on a community member. They interview the community member, collect and scan photos, produce and edit text and use software to puslish an online book.

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