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Respect for All Kinds of People Inside and Outside the School

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the concept of respect. In this diversity lesson, 4th graders play the Untangle Game and complete a diversity puzzle. Students consider how to emphasize similarities over differences.
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Music and Lyrics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze lyrics from songs from a variety of genres. In this musical analysis activity, 8th graders write an essay about their life plans in which they discuss the lyrics of U2's song, "One." They tell how the writings of...
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Burs in Your Furs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of animal welfare. In this wild animal habitats lesson, students discover the work of wild animals in sustaining their habitats as they participate in a classroom simulation. Students discuss how wildlife...
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Promoting Tolerance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create multimedia presentations on stereotyping. In this stereotyping lesson plan, students have discussions on different kinds of stereotyping, how it makes people feel, and create a multimedia presentation on it.
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Before You Were Mine

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss animal adoption and pet care. In this pet instructional activity, students listen to the story Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts. They discuss animals body language, feelings, and how to best car for them. 
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Dogfighting Hurts Animals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss dogfights and relate caring for a baby to caring for their animal.  In this dogfighting lesson, students view video about dogs forced to fight and relate to parenting skills.  Students become familiar with...
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students complete close reading and analysis activities for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. In this literature analysis lesson, students complete multiple close reading and analysis activities to evaluate the 19th century story.
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Unleashed: Poems by Pets

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Pupils create a poem from the first person perspective of a pet. In this Writing/Poetry lesson, students read a short poem from, Unleashed. Pupils brainstorm what their animal may say. Students write a poem using the first person...
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the classroom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine equality. For this civics lesson, students appoint committees for various offices then model a mock committee/application process in the classroom, followed by a discussion of whether equity was achieved or not and why.
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Bubonic Plague

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play Ring Around the Rosie, and learn what it means, also learning what time period it was from.  In this Bubonic Plaque lesson, students answer discussion questions in small groups, then complete research to further answer...
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Be the Kiwi: History of New Zealand

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover details regarding the settlement of New Zealand. In this New Zealand history lesson, students read about the Maori people in their textbooks and then complete a vocabulary square activity worksheet.
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Be the Kiwi: Culture of New Zealand

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders discover details about the history of New Zealand. In this global studies lesson, 10th graders read about the cultural groups and traditions of the country and then complete a passport activity based on their...
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Unemployment During the Great Depression

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars examine unemployment during the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students watch "The Great Depression: A Job at Ford." Young scholars then discuss how unemployment was described in the video and write...
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What Would You Do?

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders determine whether or not they would have dopped the atomic bomb. For this Truman presidency lesson, 11th graders research primary and secondary sources about the Manahattan Project and World War II. Students...
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Responses to Discrimination During the Civil Rights Period

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects of discrimination. In this American Civil Rights Movement lesson, students participate in a classroom activity that requires them to personally feel the effects of discrimination. Students then explore...
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Father's Figure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the concept of paternity leave. For this current events lesson, students explore European policies regarding parenting today and compare it with philosophies of the past.
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Who Are You Calling a Yob?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine anti-social behavior issues. For this current events lesson, students discover the attributes of Asbos and discuss the controversial use of Asbos by British police agencies.
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Shattered Youth

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Students examine the state of child labor in the world. In this global economy lesson, students consider the implications of child labor in the world as they research its prevalence.
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Treaties

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore Canadian history by participating in a role-playing activity. In this First Nation treaties instructional activity, 3rd graders identify the difficulties the Aboriginals faced when dealing with early European...
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School

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students learn new vocabulary and answer discussion questions about the concept of going to school and education and then they design the perfect school. In this school lesson plan, students present their schools to the class and they...
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The Oblate Sisters of Providence and Early African American Education in Baltimore

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the educational system for free African-Americans in Baltimore in the early 19th century.  In this American History lesson, 8th graders read a handout and answer focus questions.  Students analyze...
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Making a Difference in World Health

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover environmental awareness by conducting a collection project in class. For this global food lesson, students identify the importance of feeding all of the humans on Earth and discuss why some aren't properly nourished....
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Exploiting Antarctica

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the story and diary "Lizzie's diaries from Antarctica and Antarctica" to get massive clean-up. Students discuss their knowledge of life in Antarctica and raise the fact of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and its...
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Mile in My Moccasins

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy as it is related to the Native American culture. They research the history of different symbols used to find specific examples of philanthropy in Native American culture.

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