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Jambo Means Hello: An Introduction To Swahili

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students gain an appreciation for Swahili as a language spoken in many parts of Africa. They share and illustrate words from their own culture using English and Swahili and others to create a word quilt.
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Culture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn what culture is, define related terms and apply these concepts to a culture other than their own in a research assignment.
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Literature Connections Further Reading Related Reading The Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read and discuss The Diary of Anne Frank, a diary of a Jewish girl who hid from the Nazi's in Holland. The research the Holocaust and express their feelings in artwork.
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Genocide in World War II

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students access a variety of websites that explore the Nazi German genocide of Jews in WWII. They view a film, complete a worksheet and write an opinion paper supporting the view to either punish or forgive the perpetrators of crimes...
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Auschwitz Episode Guide: Factories of Death

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine Hitler's "Final Solution." They watch and discuss a PBS documentary, read handouts, conduct Internet research, and read and discuss a personal memoir.
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Masks and the Stories Behind Them

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the stories that go with masks from two cultures. They examine Native American masks used by tribes that lived in the Northeastern United States.. These include these Algonquian-speaking: Micmac, Pequot, Delaware....
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What about Continental Drift?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the Continental Drift by researching for evidence of continental movement. The teaching explains the theory of plate tectonics and the Earth's magnetic field. They conclude the lesson by watching the video of "In...
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Part-Part-Whole

For Teachers K - 1st
In this math worksheet, students color pictures to show that a whole number is a combination of two smaller parts. Students listen as their buddy demonstrates telling about the pictures, example: "I see one blue balloon and three red...
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Some Countries of Africa

For Students 7th - 8th
In this history worksheet, students review, find and circle sixteen countries found in Africa in a word search puzzle. Students check their answers when done.
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Photo Opportunities Lesson plan 3: Cropping

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the concept of creating art outside the frame. In this art instructional activity, students finish artwork as they add their own details to cropped photographs.
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Homonyms - Quiz 36

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this homonyms worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct homonym. Students fill in the blanks for 20 sentences.
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Understanding Fair Trade

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in groups to research fair trade products from various countries in the world. In this fair trade lesson, 4th graders work in 5 groups and make a chart or graph to detail the important information from their handout....
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Mapping Tanzania

For Students 4th - 8th
In this Tanzania worksheet, students label countries, cities, landmarks, rivers, and more that make up Tanzania. Students label 10 items.
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Discovering Swahili

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the African language of Swahili by translating vocabulary words.  In this foreign language lesson, students write 26 English words that define Africa and utilize the Internet to translate them into Swahili....
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From the Right to Intervene to the Responsibility to Protect

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine humanitarian work and how it has evolved.  In this humanitarian instructional activity students complete an in class activity then discuss their findings.
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Drifting Continents

For Students 6th - 9th
In this plate tectonics activity, students study the continents map and complete 8 short answer questions related to them. They predict what the Earth will look like millions from now.
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SOS from Sudan

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students examine the Darfur crisis. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover details about the history of Sudan, ethnic cleansing by the Arab Janjaweed militias, and the condition of...
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Man's Continuing Inhumanity to Man

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students explore social justice issues. In this human justice instructional activity, students examine the meaning of words associated with minority groups and investigate genocide throughout history.
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Tolerance and Genocide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the causes of genocide. In this cultural diversity lesson, students discuss genocide incidents in Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Students then write essays about what they would do if their cultural...
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Commonly Confused Words

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students focus on commonly confused words.  Students complete 20 fill in the blank sentences using the drop down menu to self check each question.          
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Christiane Amanpour

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Christiane Amanpour worksheet, students read about the life of the news reporter, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Reading Comprehension

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read the given article and its presented vocabulary throughout.  Students respond to 51 short answer, matching, true/false, and fill in the blank questions.    
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Too Many People Coming a Little Too Fast

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students learn what happens when a city's population grows too rapidly for the city to accommodate it. They examine and discuss examples of cities growing rapidly today, what problems occur with rapid growth, and ways to solve these...
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the International Criminal Court's History And Uses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze and come to explain the history behind the formation of the International Criminal Court, along with the recent controversy facing the Court; and current crises that warrant the Court's attention.

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