Social Studies

10 April 2013 This is the fourth lesson of the series “ Dealing with Dilemmas: Upstanders, Bystanders and Whistle-Blowers ,” which is ...

26 March 2013 The purpose of these lessons is to help students think about how to resolve difficult ethical decisions related to ...

26 March 2013 This is the third lesson of the series “ Dealing with Dilemmas: Upstanders, Bystanders and Whistle-Blowers ,” which is ...

22 March 2013 This is the second lesson of the series “ Dealing with Dilemmas: Upstanders, Bystanders and Whistle-Blowers .” ...

20 March 2013 This is the first lesson of the series “ Dealing with Dilemmas: Upstanders, Bystanders and Whistle-Blowers ,” ...

7 March 2013 This lesson is part of a series called “ The Rich Tapestry of Religion in the United States .” The overall goals of ...

8 March 2013 “The Rich Tapestry of Religion in the United States” features three lessons that help students assess the religious ...

7 March 2013 This lesson is part of a series called “ The Rich Tapestry of Religion in the United States .” The overall goals of the ...

5 March 2013 This lesson is the first in a series called “ The Rich Tapestry of Religion in the United States .” The overall goals of ...

22 January 2013 This lesson is part of The Role of Gay Men and Lesbians in the Civil Rights Movement series. This series introduces ...

25 January 2013 Honoring the far-reaching contribution of women authors. In her book Silences , first ...

24 January 2013 The history of a proud indigenous people during WWII. Poised in the midst of Beringia, about ...

21 January 2013 Students, parents and administrators have hotly debated the issue of school uniforms for decades. Proponents of school uniforms believe that they save money, ...

21 January 2013 According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), children “thrive when they are supported, valued and recognized in the environments ...

21 January 2013 Educators have long used music to inspire, engage and teach their students. Whether by tapping into popular culture or reaching back through history, songs and ...

21 January 2013 In his 2003 ASCD Educational Leadership article, Creating a School Community , author and educator Eric Schaps states, ”a growing body of research confirms the ...

21 January 2013 When the authors of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution wrote, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free ...

21 January 2013 (Teacher Note: Bring in several magazine photographs of unknown people who represent a variety of races, ages, religious backgrounds, jobs, etc. Number ...

14 January 2013 Modeled after the 1964 Mississippi Freedom schools, which were designed to change a community by giving residents the tools to develop leaders and exercise political ...

11 January 2013 Perspectives for a Diverse America is a K-12 literacy-based anti-bias curriculum aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and ...

11 January 2013 This lesson is part of The Role of Gay Men and Lesbians in the Civil Rights Movement series. This series ...

2 January 2013 Many accounts about the civil rights movement discuss class and gender tension within the African-American Freedom Struggle. However, the issue of sexuality, and the ...

7 January 2013 This lesson is part of  The Role of Gay Men and Lesbians in the Civil Rights Movement  series. ...

7 January 2013 This lesson is part of The Role of Gay Men and Lesbians in the Civil Rights Movement series.  ...

This final lesson of the series, I See You, You See Me: Body Image and Social Justice , which helps students think about their bodies and body image as related to broader issues of social justice and ...

This is the third lesson of the series, I See You, You See Me: Body Image and Social Justice , designed to help students think about their bodies and body image as related to broader issues of social ...

This series help students think about their bodies and body images in a social justice context. Each lesson looks at a different aspect of the relationship children have with their bodies. The series helps ...

This is the second lesson of the series, I See You, You See Me: Body Image and Social Justice , which helps students think about their bodies and body image as related to broader issues of social justice ...

This is the first lesson of the series, I See You, You See Me: Body Image and Social Justice , which helps students think about their bodies and body image as related to broader issues of social justice and ...

This lesson is part of the series, Picturing Accessibility: Art, Activism and Physical Disabilities , which provides students opportunities to discuss what they know and don’t know about accessibility, ...