Students explore the concept of philanthropy. For this service learning lesson, students consider and share the importance of volunteering. Students participate in a service learning project and reflect on it.

Young scholars role play to become familiar with the life of Thoreau. In this Thoreau lesson, students view a video of the Walden play about Thoreau.  Young scholars perform and promote the play as a school event.

Students work collaboratively in small groups to create and edit various publications to promote their school's activities and accomplishments. Groups work to complete these publications and publish or update them bi-monthly.

Students analyze the attitudes, ideas and beliefs of characteristics that assist humans in living a positive, proactive life that values self, family, community, nation and world. Students identify their own strengths as individual....

Students investigate the concept of a farmer's market and how it used in the community. They conduct a survey to find the kinds of produce grown to be sold in the market. The lesson includes extensive introductory information for...

Pupils complete first day of school activities. Through instructor modeling and demonstration, they become acquainted with the rules and procedures for the classroom and school. Students create a book of their first day experience.

Middle schoolers engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the formation of a multimedia presentation to create a documentary of a middle school. They take photographs with a digital camera and use computer software to...

Students discuss historical examples of social injustice and identify perceived social injustices today. They share incidents in their lives when they confronted such experiences.

Students explore folk tales originating from other countries. They examine the countries language, culture, and values while reading their folk tales.

Students explore career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. In this character development and career lesson, students identify job opportunities in a nonprofit organization and research the necessary skills needed for these jobs. ...

Young scholars explore water conservation. In this ecology and civic responsibility instructional activity, students identify agencies that monitor and help improve water quality and describe what they do. Young scholars research these...

Students explore sexism. In this character education lesson, students define sexism and discuss individual behaviors and institutional policies that promote sexism. Students determine how they can be advocates to end sexism.

Students explore philosophy by participating in a philanthropic activity. In this book read-in lesson plan, students collect a group of used books and illustrate an image to go along with the story. Students donate these books to a...

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students recognize family, school, and local community leaders who have contributed to the common good. Students also study community foundations.

Students read about the civil rights movement in their textbooks. They engage in a whole-class discussion of how nonviolent direct action can be a powerful tool for bringing about social, economic, or political change.

What do people do for fun around here? Explore colonial period games, toys, and life with a look at entertainment during the American Revolution. Discover the games, sports, and songs that were popular during the time of the Revolution.

In order to learn more about energy conservation, pupils work to promote energy efficiency by participating in a school-wide science fair with an emphasis on energy conservation. In addition to displaying their projects, learners invite...

Students examine the structure of local government and determine why citizens vote. In this civics instructional activity, students listen to a lecture about the structure of local government and then encourage others to exercise their...

High schoolers discuss different ways to learn new things. For this english lesson, students interview each other and summarize their findings. They share their result to the group.

Students think critically and creatively while researching Negro Leagues baseball vocabulary terms and producing a political cartoon defining those terms. The research for this activity is done on the internet.

Tenth graders explore African belief systems. In this West African lesson, 10th graders research these belief systems. Students create a wooden figure that represents these beliefs.  

Middle schoolers compare communities to which they belong. In this social studies and language arts lesson, students discuss trust and use a Venn diagram to compare two communities to which they belong.

Young scholars listen to a number of children's books that describe private citizens participating in acts of kindness, sharing their time, talent or treasure. They identify the characters, problems, and solutions in the books.

Students exchange folktales with a key-pal using dialog journal writing. They write out a folktale from their own cultural background and exchange it with students of another. They record their impressions of each other's folktales.