The School Travel Agency

After examining the responsibilities of a school superintendent and of a school board, as well as engaging in a school board meeting simulation, class members create their own school safety plan.

The murder of Emmett Till, the Selma to Montgomery march, and the desegregation of Boston schools are the focus of three units that ask class members to investigate why these events were so key in the struggle for civil rights. Groups...

Young scholars explore the job responsibilities of a travel agent.  For this career lesson, students discuss and role-play specific details of what a travel agent must do at the beginning of the day prior to opening.

Fourth graders design travel itineraries for all of the United States.  For this locations unit, 4th graders research characteristics and features of all 50 states to develop as part of the Travel Agency Product or Performance.  Students...

What if the Gingerbread Man was trying to catch you, rather than the other way around? Pupils can find out what happens by reading the story The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray and enrich their experience with the...

How can the decisions of local government impact each individual citizen? Your class members will take on the roles of shareholders and consider a proposal to build an airport in their community. Working in groups, they will make...

Sixth graders design travel brochures using technology to persuade people to visit their location.  In this travel brochure instructional activity, 6th graders must communicate what is attractive about a place that would convince you to...

Students explore natural disasters by participating in a role-playing activity. In this world geography lesson, students discuss the impacts of tsunamis and other disasters around the globe and how the countries have been affected by...

Discover the history, geography, and tourist attractions in the great state of North Carolina. Learning groups engage in research and discussions to create a travel poster or brochure about a historic site in one of the three regions in...

Aloha! Young travel agents research Hawaii and then create a travel brochure and itinerary for a trip to the Hawaiian islands. Following a given list of criteria, pairs use the Internet to design a trip for a family of four, develop a...