Students listen to quality literature, examine the Chinese culture, and participate in an oral activity.

Seventh graders research styles, construction, fabrics, colors, and cost of Colonial era clothing. They create a life-sized model of themselves wearing Colonial period clothing and write a report about the clothes they designed.

Students explore cultural diversity. In this multiculturalism lesson, students participate in a simulation that requires them to consider the implications of belonging to cliques and stereotyping others.

Students identify important aspects of their identities and consider associated stereotyping. They examine some stereotype cliches and explore their origins. They address the importance of individuals self-defining their identities and...

Students create a multimedia project to represent their own culture and personal identity. They design a personal Coat of Arms using a computer graphics program and digital camera, write a script and film an interview, and contribute a...

Ninth graders examine the Protestant reformation.  In this World History lesson, 9th graders analyze various photographs from the Reformation.  Students watch a video clip of Luther's trip to Rome.   

Students identify similarities and differences between people. In this diversity lesson plan, students share things that they like about themselves and complete a page to make into a "This is Me" class booklet.

Pupils become critical thinkers about substances that are called medicines and it guides them into an inquiry process of carrying out their own investigations of the attributes of some common herbal remedies.

Fifth graders identify landforms, clothing, climate, transportation, vegetation, housing, and language through observation of pictures and group discussion.

Pupils explore and discuss name-calling, feelings and myths relating to homosexuality through labeling feelings and participating in a game.

Students listen to the Scottish tale, The Princess and the Golden Shoes, creating a character chart. They develop a newspaper containing news stories, personality profiles, and editorials regarding The Princess and the Golden Shoes.

Students read the English folktale, "Tattercoats," identify basic literary terms, and respond to writing prompts. They compare and contrast with another Cinderella story version and create a graphic response to the story.

Study African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture.

Fourth graders learn the numerical value of each underlined letter of the standard Rod Code and develop systematic usage for building new units.

Pupils create a sculpture with a theme using a balloon and flour and water paste.

Students create their own yarn painting using glue and scraps of yarn and wool.

Young scholars create sand art paintings based on those of the Navajo.

Students create a totem pole in the vain of those made by tribes of British Columbia and Alaska.

Fifth graders use visual art as a form of communication as they create a codex book based on their knowledge of Mesoamericans.

Students create masks using paper mache and a variety of '"found" objects.

Students explore Africa and create their own African drum, either a Conga drum or a Dumbek drum.

Students explore the Aboriginal culture from Australia and create and play their own didgeridoo using recycled objects.

Young scholars explore light, shade and shadow.

Students will use texture to create imaginary monsters and learn about the African American inventor Jan Earnst Matzeliger.