Students read a tragic true story about personal safety and devise ways to reach a public audience with the message of personal safety in this Drama instructional activity for the high school classroom. Emphasis is placed on cooperative...

Being safe in school is of upmost importance! This lesson, designed for very young learners, reviews some very important safety rules with the whole class. Topics covered are how to walk safely up and down the stairs, how to correctly...

Students investigate the importance of a home escape plan in the event of a fire.  In this emergency lesson, students discuss what needs to happen in the event of a home emergency and they analyze floor plans of their own homes....

Learners explore their environment and what they can read. In this lesson plan about signs, letters, and pictures in the neighborhood, students will observe what they see around them. Learners walk around and take pictures of different...

Art can express acts of injustice and move society to action. Upper graders analyze contemporary art relating to specific moments in history. They discuss propaganda, anarchy, sociology, and violence as activism. After researching and...

Young scholars investigate the importance of community service by creating their own project ideas.  For this volunteering lesson, students research stories of Peace Corps Volunteers and how they were able to have a positive effect...

Students learn all about how people and products get from place to place.