This site from PBS provides enlightening lesson plans intended to facilitate students' learning of the blending of socialism and capitalism in China's economy. Contains wonderful resources and activities for the study of economics.

Students explore the Iran-Contra Affair using a timeline and related documents, and practice critical thinking about US foreign policy during the late Cold War years, and about the actions of officials of Ronald Reagan's government. They...

Determine if characteristics are healthy or unhealthy.

After discussing the picture book Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, students brainstorm the meaning of teacher-selected words. Once the students have a clear understanding of the words, they create a...

Geographers are social scientists who are interested in human activities as well as the physical environment. Human geography includes a wide range of topics, such as the study of languages, religions, customs, economics, and political...

This lesson from Second Step will help students learn how to manage their anger.

This lesson will help students understand how to calm down after getting hurt by another person.

This Second Step lesson resource is for kindergarten parents. This resource accompanies Lesson 15: Handling Waiting.

This Second Step lesson resource is for kindergarten parents. This resource accompanies Lesson 18: Handling Being Knocked Down.

A lesson plan to help students interact with each other. The focus is on special education, but could be used productively in any elementary classroom.

A different take on Show and Tell that emphasizes speaking and listening skills and will engage all the students in this kindergarten tradition.

This lesson engages students in projects centered around the Gettysburg Address. Students will study primary sources and make group presentations to share their learning. Then students will assume the roles of "experts", hypothesize...

Chava Wolf is a Holocaust survivor whose paintings and poetry can be used to study the difficult subject of the Holocaust. Students will analyze her art and gain an understanding of art related concepts as well as her experience...

This activity helps young scholars recognize that measuring tools can come in many different shapes and sizes. The student's will develop creative-thinking, math, and social skills as they use nontraditional and traditional measuring...

Students meet both language arts and social studies objectives in this interdisciplinary unit on customs and cultures. In part 1 of the unit students practice research and writing skills to create a slideshow. In part 2 of the unit...

Global Problem Solvers is an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems. This teacher's resource provides a lesson and discussion guide for each Global...

Students meet both language arts and social studies objectives in this interdisciplinary unit on customs and cultures. In part 1 of the unit students practice research and writing skills to create a slideshow. In part 2 of the unit...

This lesson plan is one of the first in a unit on telling time which addresses the following content areas: language arts, math, science, social studies, and technology. Students will read several resource books to gather information....

The Inuit people of northern Canada provide an example of a traditional economy. For thousands of years, Inuit parents have taught their children the survival skills needed to survive in the Arctic Circle's severe climate. Learners will...

As part of a study of the Harlem Renaissance, students will do research on a Harlem Renaissance author. Individually, students will use websites to gain information about the author and the author's impact in literature and society....

Studying the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg, we see a reflection of American culture. Click his name to a full biography and timeline.

A lesson for exploring the daily lives of ancient Egyptians from every social class. Young scholars select one class and develop a creative class presentation to share their findings.

This lesson lists and discusses the benefits of public speaking including personal satisfaction, critical thinking, career advancement, social connections, and influence the world around you.

This instructional activity will focus on how bills become laws. This interdisciplinary instructional activity combines social studies, language arts and reading skills and concepts. Students will research the topic through the Internet...