Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Who Is in Your Online Community?
[Free Registration/Login Required] By learning the Rings of Responsibility, 2nd graders explore how the Internet connects us to people in our community and throughout the world. Help students to think critically about the different ways...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Century of Education
This exhibit describes the history of education in southeast Saskatchewan over a 100-year period from its beginnings in one-room schools built by settlers up to today's modern system of education.
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Naperville Community Unit School District: Social & Emotional Learning
This resource is a social emotional learning curriculum from the Naperville Community United School District. The curriculum extends from kindergarten through second grades.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Health Community Project
Use these resources and create a project identifying an issue with the health of people in the community and working out actions that could be taken to reduce the problem.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: School or Club Multimedia Presentation Project
Boast about your school or a club you belong to by creating a video or slideshow. Guidelines for creation are offered.
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Cottage Elementary Wide Pbs Lesson Plans Expectation: I Am Respectful
This resource provides a plan to directly teach students how to respect others' personal space. A formula is directly taught and must be repeated throughout all school settings.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Community Projects and School Projects
Teachers have the opportunity to guide students of ways to develop or expand community and school projects through a series of informative and explorative lessons.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Select and Insect Mascot for School or Community
Based on a scenario given, students will work to nominate an insect mascot for the school or the community for an upcoming event. Students will conduct research through resources provided or their own, create a presentation, and vote for...
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Biodiversity Quiz (Ecological Problems)
Take an interactive quiz over ecological problems affecting the environment. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Fourth of July Celebration Plan
Get the creative juices flowing while students work on activities for a community Fourth of July celebration.
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Inuit Life in Nunavik
This Inuit project was created by students at a school in northern Quebec as a whole school project. It covers the topics of Inuit winter wear, traditional tools, community businesses, a day in the life of a child, school life, teenage...
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Words to Action [Pdf]
After investigating the health of waterways in their community, students can undertake this activity where they participate in a community cleanup.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Recycling Survey [Pdf]
For this activity, students construct a survey about recycling practices in their school and community, then share the results in class and draw conclusions.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Environmental Checklists [Pdf]
For this activity, pupils create environmental checklists for monitoring their own and their community's level of 'environmental stewardship.'
University of New Brunswick (Canada)
The Winslow Papers
Edward Winslow was a community leader in the 13 Colonies when the American Revolution broke out. He helped lead the troops loyal to the king of England. Winslow and his compatriots eventually accepted defeat and decided to relocate to...
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada
This site is for the dealings of Canadian Veterans. Be sure to check out the Youth & Educators link for School and Community related projects as well as teacher resources.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Geo Web: Be a Cyber Cartographer
Take a close look at the resources provided and consider how students can put their school and/or community on the map. Discover cartography, virtual mapping, and points of interest in town or of the school.
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: George Walker Bush (1946 )
George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office January 20, 2001, after a campaign in which he outlined sweeping proposals to reform America's public schools, transform our national defense, provide...
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Government and the Issues Surrounding Diversity
Through a variety of resources provided, students delve into the concept of diversity in the state, community and school.
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Educators Pack for Online Safety Awareness
The internet provides educators with a great tool for teaching young people, communicating with others, and sharing successes with the wider community. In order to make the most out social media, technology and the internet, we have put...
EL Education
El Education: Expedition Programs
This is a collection of programs, across a number of schools, which describe celebrations of learning, also called exhibitions of learning or school exhibition nights. Celebrations of learning are hosted by Expeditionary Learning Schools...
EL Education
El Education: A Color Expedition
These digital photographs were created by pre-kindergarten students at The College School, located in St. Louis, Missouri. As part of a Learning Expedition on color, students went on class walks to look for specific colors, noticing...
EL Education
El Education: Creation of a Nation
This script of a play was created by 4th grade students at the Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York, as part of a learning expedition on the Revolutionary War and the birth of the United States. Students wrote,...
EL Education
El Education: Discovering the Genesee Volume 2
The Geology of the Genesee River Valley is the second volume of a series produced by 4th grade students at the Genesee Community Charter School while studying geology, physical fitness, and artist composition. The Students spent three...