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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Street Children - A Topical Lesson Plan From Learn.co.uk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore poverty-related issues, use research, discussion and class work to further understanding of situations in developing countries, and discuss and compare Students own school life with that of children in developing...
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Unit Plan
Other

Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Libertad' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Libertad", a novel by Canadian author Alma Fullerton, follows the journey of two desperate boys from their native Guatemala to find their father in the United States. This teacher's guide includes detailed chapter summaries and learning...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Orphan Trains

For Students 9th - 10th
A site telling of the trains during the late 1800s that took orphans and unwanted children from the cities and transported them to the West to work on farms and hopefully be adopted.