First graders create a KWL chart on Native Americans and listen to a speaker from a local Indian Reservation. As a class, they are read part of a Native American story in which they pick their own Native American name and identify their...

Students explore making informed choices. In groups they list personal talents and things they can do on a mural. Students discuss and observe a commercial about the ability to choose. They explore the difficulties and...

Students investigate recycling by creating receptacles that can hold trash or recyclable items.  In this graphic design lesson plan, students encourage their classmates to help save the environment by using a recycling receptacle...

Students discover their musical talents by singing with their class.  In this musical appreciation instructional activity, students attend a camping trip with their classmates and sing songs from memory around the campfire. ...

Young scholars discuss the type of music they listen to and discuss a set of music related words put on the board by the teacher. For this music lesson, students work in pairs to discuss words and complete an activity asking questions of...

Students consider career options. In this career lesson, students use a selected Internet source to explore various jobs as well as the skills required for them. Students also consider the contributions of workers to the communities they...

Pupils examine the how Datsolalee used her talents to make Washoe basketry. They determine their own personal talents before determining the difficulties involved in basketmaking. They complete the study with a Talent Show.

Students listen to a number of children's books that describe private citizens participating in acts of kindness, sharing their time, talent or treasure. They identify the characters, problems, and solutions in the books.

Students review virtues lived by the saints. They listen as the teacher describes the process by which a person is named a saint. Students generate a list of gifts and talents, and ways a person could use those talents in a positive,...

Pupils explore how Madeleine Albright made history by becoming the first female American secretary of state. This tough, talented and determined woman has had an unusual life that has well prepared her for her job.

Students explore the concept of philanthropy, and identify specific philanthropic agencies in their community. They participate in philanthropic opportunities, and develop persuasive arguments to encourage others to give of their own...

Students have the opportunity to use higher-level thinking skills and to apply their talents to previously learned material. It provides an opportunity for visual, auditory, and tactile/kinetic learners to utilize their particular...

Eighth graders in the 8th grade explore the process involved in looking for a job. They make a list of talents and attributes they already have and then analyze these lists to determine what new skills they may need to obtain a job in...

Students watch a video after which they define philanthropy and site examples of it in daily life. They use this definition as they work through the rest of the unit.

Learners discover a working definition of the word philanthropy. They sing the definition to the tune of a familiar song. They establish phonemic awareness through rhyming text and identify philanthropic acts.

Students study environmental stewardship. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students read the story The Gardner and define the character's actions for the environment. Students define philanthropy and...

Students analyze the lyrics to the soul music of Wilson Pickett as a step towards the exploration of the life and talents of the man. The language and expressions utilized in a descriptive article about the composer form the basis of the...

Students use their musical talent to create a song for the class fishtank. In a group, they compose two or three songs about their own tropical fish in which they can use any rhythm and musical instruments they choose. They perform...

In this career worksheet, students take a personal assessment of workplace skills. They apply them to a personal strengths survey to create a holistic picture of talents.

Students research the idea of basic needs, study philanthropists in their community, and think about ways to help others receive basic needs. In this needs and philanthropy lesson, students brainstorm about basic needs. Students use...

Students explore the concept of grants. In this philanthropy lesson, students meet a grant-writer and then collaborate to prepare a grant request.

Students plan for a service project. In this service lesson, students determine the materials they will need to complete their service project. Students discuss possible trade flows into the United States.

Students identify the roles of a producer and a consumer. In this economics lesson plan, students define the roles of a consumer and producer and produce a quilt using an assembly line.

Should identifying a tragic hero be based on a universal definition or a definition based on the morals and values of a specific culture? As part of a study of Things Fall Apart, class members read Sylvia Plath's "Colossus" and then...