Creating a World Peace at Home & Abroad

Learners listen to the book Finding the Friendship Dolls, A True Story: How Children Can Help Create World Peace through Toys. For this world peace lesson, students choose events in the story to create a timeline of those events....

Fourth graders gain experience comparing multiple versions of a story as they continue reading the book Eagle Song. After first revisiting the article "The (Really) Great Law of Peace" from the previous unit, the class independently...

Kids consider the various dwellings humans inhabit all over the world. They choose a home from anywhere in the world. Then they research the type of materials, designs, and structures need to build that type of home. The project ends...

Students explore world peace by creating a PowerPoint presentation. In this human rights instructional activity, students discuss the current conditions of human rights around the planet and view an on-line exhibit hosted by UNICEF....

Students discover the importance of peace. In this peace lesson, students agree to have a week with no harassment, fighting or derogatory talk. Each classroom chooses a different country to represent and they create geographic themed...

Students examine traditional foods from other cultures.  In this Peace Corps Challenge game, students research food preferences and delicacies in other countries and compare to the traditional American cuisine. Students create a menu of...

Students explore ways to obtain world peace. In this character education instructional activity, students read the book Peace Begins With Me and brainstorm a list of ways students can create a more peaceful world. Students use included...

Students explore the Olympic spirit. In this Olympic spirit lesson, students study the impact of acts of kindness and the promotion of peace. Students design a poster for peace and organize a pep rally.

Develop a definition of peace with your class, one that extends beyond "the absence of war." Pupils research the work of Rosalynn and President Jimmy Carter through the Carter Center. They depict the essential elements of the Center's...

Learn about research. Young researchers will gather information from the internet and other resources to create a class book on The Seven Wonders of the World. They work in teams to research one of the wonders and create a chapter for...