Learners explore the concept of budgeting. For this budgeting lesson, students read an article about how a budget helps young adults keep track of their spending. Learners discuss financial issues that young adults have to deal with as...

High schoolers read a poll on Islam and discuss the results. In this religion and immigration lesson, students complete a chart comparing and contrasting how religious diversity affects unity in a country. High schoolers read several...

Learners research present-day slavery issues in a particular country and present their findings to the class.  In this slavery in our world instructional activity, students discover the nature and extent of slavery in modern...

Students examine the relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren. In this sociology lesson, students analyze and discuss grandparent-grandchild relationships in contemporary times in in recent history.

Students analyze African American burial grounds. In this African American history lesson, students draw conclusions about African American communities in early New York and consider how archeology made it possible to study the communities.

Middle schoolers consider how communication skills may diffuse conflict. In this conflict resolution activity, students play a word game and discuss how vocabulary may contribute to creating conflict of diffusing it.

Students explore democratic practices in China. In this global studies activity, students compare and contrast democratic values of the Chinese government with the American government. Students read provided articles and conduct...

Students practice taking surveys to answer different questions about radio.  In this communications lesson, students brainstorm to create questions they can ask strangers about how often they listen to their radio.  Students...

Students read an essay by H.D. Thoreau as analysis of his philosophy on government. In this Thoreau analysis lesson, students work in groups to paraphrase two of Thoreau's criteria for his beliefs about government. Students write a...

Fifth graders learn and then demonstrate their knowledge of a bar and a circle graph using the classroom data. Students are given a pack of skittles candy. Students create a bar and circle graph indicating the results of the contents of...

Students consider First Amendment rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students complete an activity guide regarding constitutional rights issues raised in the 2008 presidential election. Students respond to discussion questions...

Students examine several aspects of the Women's Suffrage Movement. In this women's rights instructional activity, students explore several primary and secondary sources regarding the events of the movement, opposition to the movement,...

High schoolers interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this American history instructional activity, students research the first 100 days of several American Presidents. High schoolers...

Students analyze Henry David Thoreau's 'On the Duty of Civil Disobedience' and Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." In this civil disobedience lesson plan, students read Thoreau's essay and answer 6 questions for the...

Learners take a closer look at presidential elections. In this Electoral College lesson, students participate in a classroom simulation that requires them to form a political party that puts forth a candidate to run for election.

Eleventh graders take a closer look at the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). In this women's rights instructional activity, 11th graders read the Equal Rights Amendment as well as the "Feminine Mystique" and selections by Gloria Steinam and...

Fourth graders construct bar graphs. In this graphing activity, 4th graders create bar graphs in connection with the story, The Copycat Fish. After creating the initial graphs on paper, students use MS Excel to create graphs.

Students explore mythology by researching the Internet. For this history of flight lesson, students view websites discussing the first recorded flight and the mythological creatures that people suspected could fly. Students read a...

Students learn just what goes into a chocolate bar. In this chocolate lesson, students research cacao beans and the nations that produce them. Students also examine chocolate recipes.

Learners discover citizenship at work. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about animal testing and discuss how to solve some of the issues associated with animal experimentation. 

Students examine British voting rights. In this current events activity, students listen to a lecture about the proposal to drop the British voting age to 16. Students create and distribute surveys about the proposal and debate voting...

In this problem solving instructional activity, students compute the number of steps Sherman takes to catch his pet frog, Cyrus. A detailed explanation is included with the answer of the problem.

In this grammar activity, students find agreement between the subjects and verbs of sentences. Students indicate the subject and verb in the sentence by underlining once or twice. When the subject and verb do not agree, students correct...

Students discover voting barriers. In this government instructional activity, students explore the history of voting. Students work in small groups to analyze and debate if certain groups of people should have the ability to vote or not.