It's important to build reading comprehension in your growing learners whether English is their native language or not. Give your eighth and ninth graders this passage about Nepal, a small country north of India. The reading comes with...

Students explore the weather and how it affects different seasons and activities. For this weather lesson plan, students discuss how the weather differs in each season, interview an Elder about how weather effects their activities, and...

First graders examine the culture of the ancient Gullah people. As a class, they practice saying and writing the days of the week and numbers in Gullah. They are read a Gullah folktale and put the events of the story into the correct...

Focusing primarily on Confucianism, these slides contrast the philosophies of India with those of China - and introduce the philosophies of Legalism and Daoism as well. Your world history lecture will come alive with the clear outlines...

Students participate in talking circles regarding governance issues. In this self-governance instructional activity, students examine First Nations and land claims in the Great Slave Lake area  in Canada.

Eighth graders study the cultural and nutritional importance of the Caribou in Inupiaq life.  In this World History lesson, 8th graders analyze primary sources that explain these people's lives. 

Students consider cultural differences. In this Peace Corps activity, students read "Help, My Father is Coming," by Jim Toner and then write journal entries about the culture of Sri Lanka.

In this differentiation worksheet, students determine the seconds of motion, identify the constant, and speed of movement. This two-page worksheet contains five multi-step problems.

Students develop their own website to show the information they gathered about the Mound Bayou on the Mississippi Delta. After taking a field trip to the area, they create their own coloring books, stories and games to share the history...

Young scholars experience Colonial life and explore the customs of the 17th century. For this colonial America lesson plan, students play dress up, barter items, author pledges, and review 17th century etiquette.

Students examine the sources, location and availability of local food, develop mapping skills, interact with Elders to gain pertinent information, and examine subsistence issues of the past and present.

Eighth graders read and discuss the Haitian folktale, "Owl." They compare it to the story, "Brer Possum's Dilemma," using a Venn diagram to show how they are different and alike. In groups, they retell the story in a skit format.

Young scholars discover that it is possible to be challenged and "culture-shocked" by the norms of one's own culture when returning home from having been away and living in another culture. They examine and compare the customs of...

Students compare real and make believe animal behaviors by drawing and comparing them. In this real and make believe animals lesson plan, students compare the animal behaviors, express how colors create a mood in artwork, and investigate...

In this reading for information worksheet, students read a short passage written by an elder who is complaining about youth in ancient Greece. Students answer 10 true and false questions.

Students read First Nation story, identify values expressed in it and discuss how those values relate to conservation issues faced today. Students then seek out stories relevant to climate change from their own Elders and respected...

Students discover historical and current issues regarding First Nations Treaties. In this Canadian history lesson, students read and analyze treaties made between the Canadian government and the native people of the land. Students...

Students gain a better understanding of what it means to eat seasonally through learning about traditional hunting, gathering, and food preparation methods of Athabascan tribes. By interacting with Native American Elders and...

Students explore the concept of erosion. In this erosion lesson, students discuss the effects of 2 classroom demonstrations that replicate coastal erosion.

Tenth graders examine the First Nations Treaty. In this Canadian history lesson, 10th graders participate in talking circles that require them to analyze "The Royal Proclamation."

Learners use the author's writing as a model to achieve vivid description and engaging humor in compositions of their own. They examine the ways a writer can capture and hold a reader's attention and write a short personal narrative...

Students compare the obeservations of traditional people with the oberservations of Western science. They validate Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) through comparison and the identification of...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the passage titled Pliny Describes Elephants. They then answer the 7 multiple choice questions about the reading.

Twelfth graders explore the history and current issues facing First Nations treaties. In this native studies instructional activity, 12th graders research modern land claims in Canada and write reports based on their findings.