Eighth graders discuss fairness. In this fairness lesson, 8th graders meet together to talk about how downloading free music affects the common good. They talk about their own feelings of whether it is fair or not. 

Learners discover the concept of "tikkun olam," or "repairing the world." In this service learning lesson, students identify skills that they possess which may be used to help those in need.

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students read the story Seedfolks and consider working for the common good. Students also watch "Whose Walls and Whose Rules" in order to take part in an...

Students determine ways to serve the community. In this service learning instructional activity, students list human wants and human needs and repeat the activity for community wants and community needs. Students contact local agencies...

Students discover the importance of sharing. In this philanthropy lesson, students read the book The Doorbell Rang and discuss how the character practiced sharing in the story. Students make cookies and practice the philanthropic concept...

Students investigate current events. In this current events lesson, students identify current events from newspaper articles and place them on a timeline.

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students examine Jewish traditions tikkun olam and malchut shakai. Students discuss how to apply Jewish beliefs in order to help others in the world.

Students write a rough draft book review over a book they have finished recently. Using their peers, they revise and make suggestions to correct spelling and grammatical errors. In groups, they practice giving their book report to the...

Students investigate the needs in emerging nations. In this emerging nations activity, students research the conditions for needs in the given countries. Students are assigned to the country groups of Honduras, Nigeria, Bosnia, Cambodia,...

Learners explore water conservation. In this ecology and civic responsibility lesson, students identify agencies that monitor and help improve water quality and describe what they do. Learners research these organizations and work in...

Students work cooperatively to create a quilt. They choose a pattern and determine the specific skills and steps needed to produce that quilt. Labor is divided equally between group members and a quilt is created assembly line style....

For this missing words worksheet, learners fill in the blanks in two passages from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" from the word list given.

Students explore how copyright and trademark laws impact art. After researching cases on the topic, students use and existing postcard as the basis for a new piece of art.

In this butterfly learning exercise, students paint a picture of a butterfly by painting 1/2 of the butterfly and then folding it in half. Students unfold the painting and the other 1/2 should look symmetrical.

Pupils are read Gregory the Terrible Eater, by Mitchell Sharmat. In this vocabulary focused lesson plan, students discover the meaning of four new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after the story...

First graders, after reviewing the food pyramid, look for fat, sugar, and salt in food.

Twelfth graders discover how to debate important social issues in a civil manner. They explain the importance of knowledge in public discourse.

In this music worksheet, students read a short explanation of the symphony as a musical form for a large body of instruments before reading about the four major sections. They use a chart at the bottom of the second page but there are no...

In this Indian music activity, 7th graders examine a graphic organizer that displays the three parts of the music. They read about the Tala, Raga, and Drone before answering 5 short answer questions based on the reading.

Fourth graders explore religion by reading passages in class. In this Christianity lesson plan, 4th graders identify the Feudal System and discuss the opinion Jesus had about the system and how he instructed people to live. Students cite...

In this vocabulary worksheet, learners match words to definitions and complete a word search for vocabulary from The Call of the Wild. Students complete 10 words for each exercise.

Students read primary documents to find the motivations of the founding fathers of the United States. For this primary documents lesson, students discuss the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution, read parts of the Constitution...

Students explore reasons that people immigrate to the United States. In this Statue of Liberty lesson, students read a handout regarding immigration, analyze the poem, "The New Colossus," and complete the provided worksheet activities.

Help your pupils sharpen their letter writing skills. They compose business letters that include greetings, headings, closings, and a professional tone for a philanthropic organization requesting information. Use this resource to...