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"Bursting" Stereotypes

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students comprehend the meaning of the word steretype, work in groups to come up with stereotype statements, discuss whether the statements are fair, and write what they learned from the activity. Balloons are used as a conduit in this...
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Protests against Bush

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Non-violent conflict resolution is the focus of this lesson, which addresses the protests against President Bush in the UK (2003). Students list the strengths and limitations of non-violent conflict resolution, and chart the cycles of...
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If They Had Lived

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the impact on society when a person dies prematurely from gun violence. They develop research and critical-thinking skills
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Gandhi’s 12 Vows: Training Warriors of Non-violence

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students examine Gandhi’s ‘Walk n Talk’ strategy. In this lesson on civil disobedience, students evaluate Gandhi’s non-violent method of satyagraha as an effective mode of revolution.      
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Teen Domestic Abuse and Violence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Inform your class about teen dating abuse. This resource lays out a comprehensive plan for helping teens become aware of the signs of abuse. The lesson is complete with vocabulary, worksheets, a PowerPoint presentation, and videos....
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Darfur: Violence and the Media

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read an article on Darfur prior to class, discuss the conflict in Darfur, visit a series of websites, and complete a worksheet evaluating the reporting and sources used. They view films on genocide to decide if the Darfur...
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Who Burned the Peggy Stewart?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Not all Patriots were on the same page against the British before the Revolutionary War. While some wanted to use peaceful means, such as debate and petition, others used violence, such as burning ships carrying British tea. Using...
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Voting in Violence

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create K/W/L (Know/Want to Know/Learned) charts to study the political violence following Kenya's 2008 presidential elections. They draw connections between this and other events currently taking place around the world.
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The Power of Our Stories

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compare violence to nonviolence. in this peace lesson, students tell stories from their own life that show the difference between violence and nonviolence. They listen to examples of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. 
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Mystery and Mayhem

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students use literature to examine the violence and loss of innocence during the 1960s. In this U.S. history lesson, students read Robert McCammon's Boy's Life to investigate the social unrest, violence and loss of innocence in the...
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Administering the Survey

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students administer Media Violence Survey to family and friends locally, and to students in remote locations.
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Live By the Gun, Die By the Gun

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils view a PBS "In the Mix" video about handgun violence and gun safety laws. They participate in a discussion about the video, speculate about the causes of gun violence and its prevalence in the U.S. and identify current gun laws.
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Virtual Reality

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students consider the implications of playing violent video games. In this current issues lesson, students visit selected websites to research virtual violence and video game censorship.
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Coping With Loss: Exploring Ways To Turn Grief Into Hope

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss how personal experiences of loss and grief can affect survivors, discuss various ways to cope with loss and grief, ways to help others cope with loss and grief, and specifically, with the aftermath of violence.
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Debate Topics and Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine both sides of arguments surrounding given debates. They use the internet and other research to collect information to support their stand on the controversial issue. Students debate their chosen topic. This lesson plans...
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Computer Violence Debate

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students debate whether playing violent computer games desensitizes people to real-life violence.
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Gandhi on Poverty, Violence, and Well-Being of All

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the concept of Sarvodaya. In this nonviolent resistance lesson, 8th graders listen to a lecture about Gandhi's teachings and determine how poverty is a form of violence.
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Living to Avoid The Criminal Justice System

For Teachers K - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of negative stereotypes in the African-American society. In groups, they develop ways to decrease the chance of them living in poverty and being in trouble with the law. They develop ways to solve problems...
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The Five Values

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners brainstorm and explore the five values of life: truth, love, peace, right conduct and non-violence. They bounce ideas off each other to assess more of a knowledge of each value. In addition, they write their reflections of each...
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Health Education: An Integrated Approach; Causes of Violence

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm about situations that they think may lead to violence in order to learn how to predict when violence might occur. In this lesson on violence, 4th graders first participate in an activity to demonstrate how...
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Joining Together to Fight Gun Violence

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students engage in meaningful dialogues on the issue of gun violence and to explore avenues that could lead to changes in our society.
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Non-Violence against Women Day

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine International Non-Violence Against Women Day in relation to the Mirabal Sisters from the Dominican Republic. They watch a movie, answer discussion questions, and write an essay.
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Violence Dialogue

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this violence dialogue, pupils ask and answer questions about violence in a dialogue.
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Do the Right Thing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the relationship between gang violence and the factors that can contribute to its increase. After researching the issues behind one such factor, students make recommendations that may help reduce gang violence.

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