Students discover the man behind the Nobel Peace Prize. In this philanthropy lesson, students research Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Peace Prize and create personal banners including works they would like to be remembered for.

Barack Obama was the 2009 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. A video of his Nobel lecture, a short documentary of his life and photos from the award ceremony can be viewed here.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...