Grades:
3
4
5
Learners will build their own community in the classroom based on knowledge and skills acquired in Lesson One . They will practice conflict resolution through making laws and rules, and adopting procedures in our "community."
Filter by subjects:
Filter by audience:
Filter by unit » issue area:
find a lesson
Unit: Laws, What Are They Good For?
Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
The students investigate their perceptions about bullying and its relationship to respect. Students brainstorm ways to promote respect of self and others as individuals and as a class/school.
Unit: Be the Change: Democracy
Unit:
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students create a final project tying together their knowledge of voting, rights, laws, and public office.
...
Unit: At the Core of Philanthropy—Democratic Values
Grades:
6
7
8
Our democracy is maintained in part through philanthropic actions inspired by the Core Democratic Values. In the absence of these values, injustice such as the Japanese Internment following the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II goes unchecked. Students have the...
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson will emphasize that beliefs influence our actions. Students will research contemporary examples of individuals acting philanthropically in accordance with a Core Democratic Value.
Unit: Our Philanthropic Tradition: Intro. to Philanthropy Unit (5th)
Grades:
3
4
5
Students will understand the vocabulary of philanthropy and the importance of the tradition of philanthropy to the community and civil society.
Unit: Refugees and Human Rights
Grades:
9
10
11
12
This lesson provides students with insight into the reasons why people flee their homes and what nonprofits and individuals do to support these vulnerable people and help them rebuild their lives. Through video and research, students gain the opportunity to imagine the life of a refugee, his/her...
Unit: Why Do We Have a Census?
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
3
4
5
This lesson explains what the Census is and why it is important for everyone. Every ten years, we count everyone who is living in the U.S., from babies to the oldest people. This gives our government a clear idea of who lives where and regions where we have growth or decrease in population...
Unit:
Grades:
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
This secondary lesson explains what the U.S. Census is and why it is important for everyone. Every ten years, we count everyone who is living in the U.S., from babies to the oldest people. This gives our government a clear idea of who is using services and where we have growth or decrease in...
Unit: Concepts of Leadership
Unit:
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will utilize primary source material to identify three key ways that both Native American societies and our early government promoted leadership in their citizens.