Students research the terrorist threat to the United States. They examine types of possible attacks and the best way to be prepared for each. Students disseminate information to the community. They publicize the school disaster plan.

Arranged into small groups, learners read a paragraph of the news story "Texas Kid Writes Book About Presidents." As one reads, others mark the text (underlining important information and writing notes in the margin of the story). After...

Welcome your class back to school! They will participate in a character education lesson in order to build community at the school. First they identify needs of new learners by putting themselves in their shoes and create welcome packs...

Have a class discussion on diversity. With your class, explore the ideas of prejudice, fear, suspicion and individual rights. Discuss the benefits of uniqueness and how diversity contributes to strength and unity.

Students explore how laws passed during World War II have helped people with disabilities. In this social studies instructional activity, students research laws passed since World War II and complete a WWII Law chart.

Learners look at a timeline of the development of different disabilities and discuss how different they all are. For this disabilities lesson plan, students then fill out a worksheet of examples of different kinds of disabilities.

Eleventh graders review the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and explore the major debates during the writing of the Constitution. They review vocabulary and compare primary source documents to study the three branches of...

Students list the five best films of the year, in their opinion; brainstorm a list of criteria for a "good" film. They compare their own lists with the nominees in this year's Academy Awards; consider patterns in Academy Award winners of...

Students participate in an on-line scavenger hunt to explore a collection of information associated with pirates and Blackbeard.

Middle schoolers gain understanding of economic history of United States in twentieth century by examining role of Department of Commerce. Student groups each analyze one quarter of twentieth century by researching role of Department of...

Young scholars explore the concept of respectful listening.  In this listening skills lesson, students discuss and demonstrate good and bad listening skills.  Young scholars work in groups to decide what is easy and hard about...

Students investigate the murder case of Emmett Till and identify the missing pieces from the case. Through research, they then work to fill in the gaps to create a basis for examining how justice might be served anew in this...

Students explore the uses for animals in different societies. Then, through research and reflection, students prepare for a mock convention for animal rights. They write a letter to a governmental animal regulatory body.

Students discuss the right to vote and the significance of mid-term elections. They research and discuss mid-term issues and the importance of voting in these elections.

Students analyze the lyrics from a Pearl Jam song and examine the concept of truth in political advertising. They watch the video, "VH1 Storytellers: Pearl Jam," participate in a class discussion, conduct research, and prepare a report...

Students participate in an election. They are asked to vote for one of four candidates without knowing who they are or what they stand for. Students gain an important activity when voting to make sure that security of freedom and...

Students are introduced to the three functions of government (legislative, judicial, and executive). They read and discuss a story about an overworked king who must handle all the tasks of government. Students give a description of the...

Students examine the concept that the constitutional government guarantees that our government is not all-powerful and analyze the purposes of our government that are listed in the Preamble. They assess that equality under the law and...

Students research an influential African American. In this character education instructional activity, students use a variety of research materials and write a biographical report about a famous African American. Students identify the...

Ask your students to name "caring acts" for their parents and make coupons for their parents to use. They will think of caring acts their parents would appreciate and create original coupons of those acts to present their parents on a...

Middle schoolers access prior knowledge about the branches of government to explore foreign policy.  For this conflict resolution lesson, students reflect on foreign policy decisions and participate in scenarios based on foreign...

Students explore using descriptive words to describe physical appearance. In this appearance lesson, students look at pumpkins and discuss how there is not a perfect pumpkin. Students also hypothesize about what the perfect pumpkin's...

Students write letters, create models, create a photo display, and make charts about the rules that a state has. In this rules lesson plan, students learn about and make different displays of how states come up with rules, change them,...

Fourth graders explore the events leading up to the Mayflower Compact. In this government lesson plan, 4th graders have a teacher-led class discussion on the importance of government, then complete a worksheet on the topic.