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The Power of Our Words: Using Language that Promotes Nonviolence

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students solve conflicts through nonviolent means. In this problem resolution lesson, students practice solving problems in different social settings. They try many nonviolent phrases and they create their own solutions. 
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Give Peace A Chance: Nonviolence as a valid strategy for social change

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners analyze how people solve conflicts. In this conflict resolution lesson, students look at Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King's nonviolence movements. They see the reasoning behind nonviolence and how it works. 
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Youth Participation in Nonviolence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the use of nonviolent resistance. In this social justice lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as the Apartheid Movement in South Africa.
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Gandhi's Voice: Writing as Nonviolent Resistance

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify how Mahatma Gandhi used writing as a means of nonviolent communication. In this nonviolent resistance activity, 9th graders watch a film about Gandhi as a writer and identify characteristics of nonviolent activism....
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Can Forgiveness Lead to Nonviolence?

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders determine if forgiveness can lead to nonviolence. In this nonviolent resistance lesson, 10th graders discuss the concept of forgiveness and read examples of the forgiveness that Gandhi granted. Students write letters of...
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Classroom Management Using Gandhian and Kingian Principles of Nonviolence

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study the concept of civil disobedience.  In this Current Events instructional activity, 10th graders participate in a survey that nominates students for hard work and exemplifies nonviolence. 
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Childhood Stories of Truth and Nonviolence

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the childhood of Martin Luther King, Jr. In this nonviolent resistance activity, 5th graders listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of King's early life and how that life contributed to...
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Interpersonal Nonviolence: Using MLK to Teach Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students develop conflict mediation and resolution skills by applying the nonviolence philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King. In this conflict resolution lesson plan, students watch a video about Dr. King and review quotes from him....
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Evaluating Nonviolence as a Method of Social Change

For Students 8th - 11th
During a lesson on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, the Civil Rights Movement, and/or nonviolent resistance, students can gather their thoughts in this activity. The questions cover Dr. King's philosophy of nonviolence, and two opinion...
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Nonviolence

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore a local seat of government to examine ways to make changes in their communities. In this local government activity, students read about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his nonviolent protests. Students read important dates...
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Soul Force and Its Contributions to Nonviolent Movements and Self Empowerment

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of Satyagraha. In this nonviolent resistance activity, 5th graders listen to a lecture about Gandhi's teachings and determine how the soul force contributes to a sense of self empowerment.
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Letter from Birmingham Jail: The Power of Nonviolent Direct Action

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What strategies are most effective in changing an unjust law? Class members examine the tactics used in the Birmingham Campaign of 1963 (Project C) to achieve social justice and social transformation. After examining documents that...
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MLK: using Nonviolence to Make Positive Change

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read about Martin Luther King and discuss the rights and responsibilities of citizens.  In this Martin Luther King lesson plan, students recognize the vocabulary words associated with freedom and nonviolence.  Students...
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Nonviolence

For Teachers K - 5th
Using the book, Martin's Big Words, learners will discover the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Vocabulary is identified throughout the story by using several his famous protest speeches as examples. Class discussions on racism, during...
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The Power of Nonviolence: Rosa Parks: A Quest for Equal Protection Under the Law

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Teach young historians about the historical legacy of Rosa Parks with a multi-faceted lesson plan. Pupils follow stations and use journals to explore prominent events, analyze primary resource documents, and engage in interesting...
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ON BECOMING A NONVIOLENT WARRIOR

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the concept of non-violent social change. For this lesson on social change, students research and role play to demonstrate ways in which this might be accomplished while making connections to various events in history.
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The Popular Bully

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate bullying and nonviolent ways to deal with bullies.  In this conflict management activity, 5th graders discover the definition for the word ahimsa and examine ways to incorporate that philosophy into their...
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Conflict Resolution in 9 Easy Steps

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate student psychology by reading assigned text about nonviolence. In this conflict resolution lesson, students read nine specific steps they should take the next time they are in an argument with someone. Students...
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Stories of Freedom and Justice: Learning Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students are introduce to the topic of nonviolence and civil rights by watching a video. In this stories of freedom activity, students examine the Supreme Court's role in interpreting the U.S. Constitution. Students analyze how conflict...
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Nonviolent Protest Around the World

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders complete research that exposes them to examples of nonviolent protest throughout the modern world. In this nonviolent protest research instructional activity, 12th graders discover information about signification...
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Ahimsa and Making Nonviolent Choices with Gandhi and King

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate nonviolent lifestyles by researching the biographies of Martin Luther King Jr and Gandhi.  In this peace instructional activity, students define the term Ahimsa and describe Gandhi's lifestyle.  Students...
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The Power of Nonviolent Struggle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify how Mohandas Gandhi developed a nonviolent crusade for justice. In this nonviolent protest lesson, students watch segments of a documentary about Gandhi's reaction to imperialism in India. High schoolers write...
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The Greensboro Sit-Ins: A Continuing Tradition of Nonviolent Protest

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students watch a video about nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement. They discuss and write about the Greensboro sit-ins while deciding the effectiveness of this type of protest.
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The Art of Nonviolence: Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, and Concepts of Nonviolence in Indian Art

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students make connections between nonviolent ideals and art. In this visual arts lesson, students discuss the successes of the American Civil Rights Movement and discuss Gandhi's influence on the movement. Students then examine images of...

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