Students read a book about understanding differences.  In this getting to know you lesson, students sit in a circle, roll a ball to each other and tell one thing about themselves when they get the ball.  Students read the book...

Students study Abe Lincoln and make a log cabin out of pretzel sticks and chocolate frosting.

Students discuss prejudice around the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. They use brown and white eggs to discover that they are both the same on the inside even though they look different on the outside.

Students create a personal life timeline to better explain how a historical timeline is effective in studying history. They also write a poem about themselves.