Un: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21)

We often see other countries depicted in movies, but getting a close look at a typical day in the life of a young person from another country isn't as common. Give your pupils such a look with a resource that helps class members...

Students examine the preparations for the invasion of France on June 6, 1944. After viewing a clip from "The War", they identify the demands and concerns of all military leaders for this invasion. They use maps to examine the...

In this Memorial Day activity worksheet, students use the 36 clues to identify the words missing in order to complete the crossword puzzle.

March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Learn about the history of this of importat day and its origin in 1960's South Africa.

Learners investigate the pass laws that resulted in the Sharpeville Massacre. In this racism lesson, students find information about the massacre and attempt to find similarities to their own lives. They determine how similar incidents...

Resource has compiled a series of quotes from national and international sources concerning the invasion of Iraq by the United States and Britain. (March 21, 2003)

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Four video clips reveal the events of that time, including the shift in the focus of the Civil Rights Movement, the aftermath of the assassination, and...

Learn about the founding of International Women's Day, celebrated each year on March 8. Includes facts, vocabulary words and a discussion of why this day is so important to the cause of equality.

Canada has exhibited leadership internationally in the protection of women's rights, security, and health. This website offers a comprehensive Canadian government policy and partnership list in gender equality and UN initiatives to...

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization of independent states that was formed to promote international peace and security. United Nations Day marks the anniversary of the 1945 UN Charter.