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International Trade
Students, through lecture and discussion, examine the mechanics of exchange in world markets and then at some of the issues nations face as a result of the international character of trade. They participate in an activity that...
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Stranger in the House Exercise
Students examine the dangers of using the Internet. Students complete a worksheet that relates to a drama previously viewed. After completing the first ten questions on the worksheet, students participate in a class discussion and review...
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The Future of Social Studies Education
Students work in groups of four and complete a roster of their names and personal information and to complete a release form that allows their pictures to be placed online. They then engage in classroom activities while being...
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Planning For Student Diversity When Teaching About Puberty
Students begin their examination of the changes their body is going to go through during puberty. In groups of boys and girls, they discover their experiences during puberty are going to be very different from one another. As a class,...
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Power to the People: Social Movements of the 1960s
Students engage in a professional development workshop for teachers in the delivery of curriculum about the era of the 1960's. The emphasis of the workshop is using popular culture of the time in order to launch investigations that are...
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Spreadsheets and Database in Social Studies
Fifth graders create/use spreadsheets to solve real-world problems, explore patterns and make predictions, select/explain most appropriate types of graph to display data, and enter data into a prepared spreadsheet to perform calculations.
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Traits Needed for Effective Group Process
Pupils compile a list of 10 desirable traits for working with others. They evaluate the traits that are necessary for specific jobs and describe them in work settings.
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Social Studies: Religions and Folktales of India
Students examine the world's major religions, focusing on India as presented in folktales. They take notes while reading the stories and retell them orally. Students research belief systems and write one-paragraph reflections about them.
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Social Studies: Dressing in Style
Young scholars explore the effects of personal appearance and determine if their own is acceptable. They examine clothing and discuss the situations in which the various items would be appropriate. Students take pictures of others in...
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Be Kind
Students express feelings and learn about kindness. In this social skills lesson plan, students read Clifford Wants a Cookie and retell the story in sequence by using pictures. Students create a sweet treat for someone that has shown...
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Teaching Night with Web Research Assignments
Students research the Holocaust. They read the autobiography, Night, by Elie Wiesel, conduct research on a child of the Holocaust, and write an essay comparing/contrasting the life of their selected child with that of Elie Wiesel.
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Social Life in the 1950's and Domestic Politics and Policy
Eleventh graders examine the cultural mood and politics of the 1950's in the United States. They read a section of their text and take notes, view a clip of the movie "Pleasantville" and discuss societal roles in the 1950's, and listen...
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Using Political Cartoons and Propaganda in Teaching the Holocaust
High schoolers gain an understanding of the Holocaust through analysis of political cartoons. In this Holocaust lesson, students examine propaganda in political cartoons that were used in Nazi Germany.
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American Genre Painting in the Nineteenth Century: Teaching Artistic Interpretation as a Tool for Critically Viewing History
Students view a variety of artwork to determine the history and lifestyle of people from New Haven, Connecticut. In groups, they develop their individual hypothesis about why the paintings were created and share them with their group...
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A Visual History: Industry, Society, and Social Mobility in Hartford
Eleventh graders examine the industrialization of Hartford. In this American History instructional activity, 11th graders analyze pictures in Hartford. Students participate in a gallery walk of artifacts.
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African Myths and What They Teach
Learners identify and locate the continent of Africa on a globe or map. They locate on a classroom map of Africa the place of origin of the myths/stories being read in class.
They discover that the peoples of Africa and their stories are...
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Primary Sources and Archaeology in the Study of Ancient Mediterranean Trade
Tenth graders begin the lesson by plotting trade routes, major empires and items traded. Using primary sources, they examine their own values regarding trading items for royality. They participate in a role-play exercise in which they...
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Landforms By Hand: Geography, Map Skills
Students experiment with landform vocabulary by using their own hands and a bar of soap as media.
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Children Around the World: School and Daily Life
Students research what it is like to go to school in different countries around the world.
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East Asian Study Seminar
Learners research and experience the culture of Zen Buddhism. They engage the practice of meditation by practicing themselves in a variety of contexts with different cultural readings.
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Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: Images of the American Revolution
Young scholars interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this American Revolution lesson plan, students examine international involvement in the war as well as major events of the war.
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Students Speak Out: A Discussion Activity
Learners read a collection of student essays addressing racism and racial disparities and discuss them. In this racism lesson plan, students discuss the essays and talk about their impact.
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Historical Witness: Social Messaging
Students create political cartoons that feature satire. For this political cartoon lesson, students examine examples of satire and caricature prior to creating their own political cartoons that feature the French Revolution or Industrial...
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Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Students demonstrate understanding of the ideology of Manifest Destiny, the nation's expansion to Northwest, and the Mexican-American War. Students understand national foreign policy.