Students create a "handprint rainbow" to show that together people can make beautiful things. In this character education lesson, students are read the book, "God's Dream," and discuss the emotions of themselves and the characters. Then...

Ninth graders examine the goods and culture that was traded along the Silk Road.  For this World History lesson, 9th graders compare and contrast the belief systems of the Silk Roads.  Students analyze a primary text of sacred...

Students discover the global problem of deforestation. In this environmental instructional activity, students identify organizations on the quest to stop deforestation. Students also discover what they can do to solve this global dilemma.

Learners find the best part of their body. For this positive self-concept lesson, students listen to the story The Best Part of Me. They come up with their best feature and write a poem about it.  

Students research the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of life in the American south during the depression era as they read Harper Lee's To Kill a...

Students combat pervasive stereotypes. In this Critical Analysis lesson, students examine and evaluate the stereotypes of Aboriginal groups, as depicted in a picture book. Students will use primary and secondary sources to compose...

Fifth graders look at the impact of sound and noise. In this sound lesson, 5th graders review the decibel and common sounds along with their noise levels. They complete a worksheet about the different sounds that one might hear during...

Young scholars use facts about strawberry production in Wisconsin to complete math and art activities. In this strawberry production lesson, students read about strawberry production in the state of Wisconsin. They answer math word...

Students examine the fears and frustrations of citizens in the tolerant Muslim nation of Indonesia during the holy month of Ramadan. They explore the symbols used in various world religions and create 3-dimensional displays for a class.

Students investigate contemporary hate groups and then participate in a debate on tolerating their existence of the Holocaust. They work in groups to conduct research. Students use print and Web resources to identify one or more...

Students take community action. In this philanthropy lesson, students consider issues in their community and collaborate in small groups to rank the issues identified. Students read Brandy Cake and reflect on the story's themes in order...

Young scholars analyze the speech that Barack Obama delivered titled "A More Perfect Union." For this race relations lesson, students collaborate in heterogeneous groups to analyze the text of the Obama speech and discuss its ...

Students examine the labor movement. In this labor issues instructional activity, students discuss the role of labor organizations and research their beginnings in order to better understand the debate over the Employee Free Choice Act.

Students solve inequalities.  In this absolute value activity, students solve inequalities containing absolute value.  They graph the solution of each problem. 

Students investigate the plight of undocumented workers. In this social justice lesson plan, students research undocumented workers as well as consumer boycott movements and write about their impressions.

Students plan cities. In this environmental racism lesson plan, students design imaginary cities taking into consideration the amenities and environmental hazards that exist. Students discuss city planning challenges.

Students research sports injuries and how to deal with the injury. In this injury prevention lesson, the teacher introduces several exercise risk factors and prevention techniques, then students work in small groups to conduct research...

Students discuss various types of trees. For this forest structure lesson, students cut out pictures of a wide variety of trees and paste the pictures onto index cards. Students identify each tree and present information about each...

Students record their observations about growing a cypress plant and putting salt in the plant. In this cypress plant lesson plan, students observe and record what is happening as the cypress plant grows. This gives directions for...

Students discover the Theatre of the Oppressed. In this diversity lesson, students practice confronting injustice as they participate in "circle sculpture" to role play performance models that deal with social justice issues. Students...

Fifth graders brainstorm what a relationship looks like in which both people respect each other. After completing a worksheet, they discuss the importance of respecting other beliefs. To end the instructional activity, they identify...

Students identify that Spartan civilization was founded upon a militaristic point of view that allowed no tolerance for contrary views or physical limitations. They take turns listing positive and negative qualities of the main...

Students examine the funding gap in school systems. In this diversity education lesson, students read an article regarding the inequitable school funding. Students research information pertaining to school funding in their state.

Students research white anti racists including Laurie Olsen, Myles Horton, and others. In this anti racist lesson plan, students complete an online treasure hunt where they research these people and fill in the blanks to sentences...