Curated OER
A Poster is Worth a Thousand Words
Students list observations of PSA posters. They provide evidence/examples of their observations through class discussion. Students explore public health posters. They investigate historical public health campaign posters.
Curated OER
Welcome to McMenyea's Africa Menu
The layered curriculum includes this activity: Young scholars research one of the following African leaders: Idi Amin, Nelson Mandela, or Momar Khadafi. Write ten interview questions for them and then answer the questions as you think...
Curated OER
Pop Art-Reflections of the Mass Media
Learners select a common object or a face, and draw or paint it on a flat surface making it larger than real life. They choose a common object or simple scene and repeat it horizontally or vertically as defined rows. They create a flat,...
TES Global
Tes: Peace Corps: Discovering New Perspectives on Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan allows students the opportunity to read about the experiences of a Peace Corps volunteer and how his worldview changed from learning more about another culture.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Teaching Tolerance and Diversity
The aims of this unit are to develop an altruistic attitude which enriches the life of the student through enhanced insight into different social patterns and ways of life. I want my students to be reflective thinkers who are principled,...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Story Retelling
This intervention emphasizes the importance of verbal rehearsal of a story. By retelling, students relate information from the story to their own experiences. In this way, they improve their reading comprehension and memory of story...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Critical Media Literacy: Commercial Advertising
In this lesson plan, young scholars will examine mass media critically and become aware of how much advertising is around them. They will realize the impact media has on social equality, what people buy, and on culture.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Storytelling in the Social Studies Classroom
People make the past come alive as young scholars research and then share stories about famous Americans who promoted democratic ideals.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: A Thousand Paper Cranes
This historical fiction lesson plan is for young scholars reading Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr, in which they can discuss the tragedy of Hiroshima and its impact as well as other themes.
Other
Book Club Lesson Plan: The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Explore this comprehensive book club lesson plan for "The Watsons Go to Brimingham-- 1963," by Christopher Paul Curtis.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Dream Tube Lesson Plan
Use this comprehensive activity as part of a comprehensive literacy, STEM, or social studies unit in which children will be using informational texts. In the "Dream Tube" animated story from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali, Molly and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Alaska: The People and the Land
Learners will read the short story about Alaskan Native heritage, "Otoonah," as retold by Robert David San Souci. From the reading and interpretation of this native American story, students will study the indigenous people of Alaska and...
Other
Rhode Island: First Inhabitants
At this site read a concise description of the different Native American groups that first lived in the Rhode Island area. Also learn about the earliest European settlers and a bit about their lives after settlement.