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How Far to Freedom?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars research the life of William Parker to learn about the Underground Railroad. In this US history lesson, students research William Parker and the Underground Railroad. Young scholars research the Christiana Resistance and...
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What Responsibilities Accompany Our Rights?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explain the importance of citizens in protecting everyone's rights by fulfilling their responsibilities. They describe specific responsibilities associated with the five essential rights of citizens.
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News to the Core Reported by Very Special Students

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create news articles that help them build their knowledge, skills, and academic confidence. In this special education lesson, students use previous knowledge to write a newsletter and demonstrate their understanding of various...
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Wise Shoppers

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete several activities to learn about currency and the functions of money. In this money functions lesson plan, students complete activities to learn what are the functions of money. Students calculate item prices with...
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Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss political, social, and personal issues relating to the Civil War from various perspectives using internet sources. Students write various selections from Civil War characters' point of view.
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Civil Rights and Americans with Disabilities

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils apply the principles of American democracy to people with disabilities. They analyze how individuals and groups in American society have struggled to achieve the liberties and equality promised in the principles of American...
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I Was Just Kidding!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine the difference between good-natured teasing and bullying through discussion of fictional scenarios and reflect on real-life situations. They use guidelines to help them realize when harmless joking has crossed the line...
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Philanthropic Beliefs of Native Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils examine the tradition of giving and sharing in early Native American communities. In this philanthropy lesson, students define the term philanthropy, list 3 traditions of Native American giving and sharing, and identify 3...
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We Are a Comm-un-it-y. I've Got All My Classmates with Me-Part I

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate the meaning of community. In this community lesson, students look at the concepts of civic engagement, civic responsibility, and common good. They determine how a classroom is a community and the need for having...
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It's All in the Making: Our Local Organizations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study African American nonprofit organizations. In this nonprofit organizations activity, students discuss African American organizations. Students research the NAACP and NUL website. Students design posters for both groups....
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Settlement Survival

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners fill out worksheets about the landforms and developments needed to form settlements like when the colonists settled. For this settlement lesson plan, students learn about how different land formations played a key role in where...
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Boarding School vs. Day School Experiences

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students compare and contrast the lives of Hopi children that attend boarding school and those that attend day school. For this schools lesson plan, students understand changes over time as they look at these schools chronologically.
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Philanthropy in Literature Lesson 2: Common Good

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to a number of children's books that describe private citizens participating in acts of kindness, sharing their time, talent or treasure. They identify the characters, problems, and solutions in the books.
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Words Can Hurt: King Day (4th)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study stereotypes and write about how to end stereotyping. In this stereotypes lesson, students study a T-chart about boys and girls stereotypes. Students then discuss stereotypical phrases. Students discuss Martin Luther King,...
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Philanthropy in Literature Lesson 1: Definition of Terms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners watch a video after which they define philanthropy and site examples of it in daily life. They use this definition as they work through the rest of the unit.
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Environmenal Detectives at Work

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate influence of one human on our natural world.
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No Vehicles In The Park

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students identify purpose and function of law, discover the intent of lawmakers, and analyze practical applications of a law.
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Literature: The Russian Cinderella

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare and contrast the Russian fairytale, Wee Little Havroshechka" with the Anglo-Saxon "Cinderella." In groups the discuss and then write their own versions of the Cinderella story. Students write about the differences...
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Sorting Lids

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Young scholars practice sorting lids in different ways so that each group determines a sorting pattern. They examine how to work in groups while sharing ideas. They establish group work relationships that become apparent to the teacher...

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