This lesson gives an overview of the nineteenth century Industrial Revolution, and the major changes to how people live and work. Young people learn about the key inventions and changes that shifted focus from people and their skills to big machines and systems of mass production. The systems...
Using a traditional Jewish text as its basis, this lesson emphasizes the importance of sharing in a relationship.
Readers examine the lasting effects of power, privilege, and discrimination on communities.
Three amendments to the Constitution extended voting rights to more citizens. Look at the language of these amendments and the effectiveness of everyone actually getting the vote. Youth discuss the purpose of voting, and they take action to make a difference, such as by making ...
Students explore the roles of bees in a hive and as pollinators. They learn about reasons their population numbers have been declining in recent years. They design a project to help beautify their school and help the larger environment by attracting bees. They may write a letter...
This lesson will teach Maimonides’ (Rambam’s) Eight Levels of Charity as quoted in the Mishneh Torah, his book of Jewish laws and concepts. The learner will understand the Eight Levels of Charity, the reasons behind the hierarchy, and how these levels apply to today’s...
Students will recognize different job opportunities available in the nonprofit sector and identify people in the community who have positions in nonprofit organizations.
Students will learn the fundamental principles of parliamentary procedure and use the procedure to create a plan for a service project in the community.
Students learn about nutrition for healthy bodies and encourage others to make healthy choices. Students learn about healthy choices by playing a group game. In the end they learn that when everyone is healthy, we are all able to...