El Museo del Barrio
Dia de los Muertos Educator Resource Guide
What are the origins of el Dia de los Muertos, and how is this tradition observed in contemporary celebrations? With a variety of lesson plans and suggested hands-on activities, here is an excellent resource to reference as you...
Asian Art Museum
Telling Tales with Kamishibai
Kamishibai (paper drama), is a Japanese form of storytelling that uses emakimono (paper picture scrolls), to relay a moral lesson. As part of a series of resources that examine Japanese art and artists, learners watch a video...
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Writing Exercise: The Renaissance II
Here is a cross-curricular writing exercise with limited appeal as an engaging or interactive activity. A instructional activity on the Renaissance that has learners responding to 3 simple prompts, each of which can easily lead into...
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What is the (No) Establishment Clause?
Students research and discuss the Establishment Clause.
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Bible Lesson
Take a creative approach to teaching about community in a religious context. Learners read Acts 2:42-47 and choose the verse they feel exemplify the importance of community. They then pair share, write journal responses, and then...
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Examining Primary Sources: The Ten Commandments
Your home-school, Sunday school, or private Christian school students can build critical thinking and textual analysis skills by taking a look at Ten Commandments. They use this worksheet to analyze and break down textual meaning in an...
Ballard & Tighe
Multiple Choice Masterpiece
What a fun way to mix up your traditional multiple-choice quiz on the Renaissance! After completing a instructional activity reviewing significant Renaissance artists and events, your learners will have the opportunity see if tiles that...
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Community Celebrations
Sixth graders are introduced to cultural history and diversity that is present in the community in which they live by examining secular and sacred celebrations. Students create scrapbooks to chronicle their family's celebrations.
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Madrigal Dinners
Students investigate Medieval times. In this world history lesson, students discuss what a madrigal dinner was and what madrigals were. Students role play being a part of a madrigal dinner with pretend food and real life music they used...
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Sacred Giving: How?
Young scholars explain how tzedakah is performed and what it's purpose is in the Jewish tradition. In this tzedakah lesson plan, students learn about the Jewish traditions and how they are carried out through the commandments. Young...
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Holiday
Second graders engage in a lesson about holidays. They create a holiday windsock and decorate it with illustrations that symbolize different days. The information for the decorations is found through conducting research and discussing...
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
Twelfth graders deduce the motivation behind and meaning of certain behaviors, conversations and poetry. Students analyze culture's value system. Students compare and contrast Anglo Saxon court culture, Medieval court culture, Medieval...
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Renaissance Music Questions
Add a comprehension resource to a unit on the Renaissance or music of the Renaissance period. Middle schoolers answer eight comprehension questions and complete ten additional questions in order to fill out a crossword...
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Poets of Christmas Past
Students consider the meanings of Christmas by reading an op-ed. As a class, they then create a sequel to the poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas," in which "Mamma" tells a story about the history of Christmas.
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Mapping the Past
Students study historical maps to view how the world evolved from medieval times through the Renaissance. They work in groups to examine the maps and present a report on one of the listed maps.
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Utopia
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Utopia by Sir Thomas More.
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Sacred Giving- Why?
Students define the Jewish concept of tzedakah. In this religious activity, students read portions of the Torah and discuss the meaning of tzedakah. Students visit a Jewish Community Center.
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Islam and Islamic Culture
Whether democracy will ever take hold in Islamic nations continues to be a topic of great debate. Here, a series of questions, research, and discussion provide a foundation for class members to come to their own conclusion which they...
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Holidays Around The World
Second graders investigate the different holidays that are celebrated in cultures around the world. They identify the different symbols used in celebration and differentiate the interpretation. Students demonstrate in writing how the...
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Burial Ground
Students visit the burial ground at Huguenot Street and work in groups to calculate the average lifespan for a resident in the 1700's and one in the 1800's. They analyze the grave markers for further information.
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Day Seven - Bible Love Makes the World Go Round - Corinth
Students examine passages in the Bible and identify characteristics of love. In this Bible study lesson plan students compose poems or narratives about love, complete a written activity and engage in discussions.
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Civil liberties: Fundamental freedoms
Young scholars explore civil liberties. They list and describe the fundamental freedoms guaranteed to Canadians. Students illustrate how Charter rights are applies. They examine current issues and suggest how the courts might apply...
Internet Infidels
Secular Web: H. J. Blackham: What Is Agnosticism?
A paper written in 1981 by British humanist Blackham reviews the major philosophical foundations of agnosticism.