Percussion Performance and Culture Students in grades 5-8 study African and Native American percussion, consider music's cultural...		Multicultural Statue of Liberty In this arts & crafts project, students will create multicultural Statues of Liberty. This is...
Presidential Trading Cards Students will use the Internet to gather data about the presidents of the United States. They...		Women and World War II Focus on the changes that occurred for women during World War II by presenting this lesson.
The Mayan Empire Students learn about the architectural and cultural wonders of the Mayan Empire as they explore...		The Declaration of Sentiments & Your Rights Compare two declarations for personal rights and have students write their own. This is a...
Letter for Great Mail Race Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.		Is It Constitutional? Students read constitutional amendments and use the information to evaluate laws and actions.
Australia Poster Students create a poster about Australia using fact sheets and a map.		A Play about Sacagawea Sacagawea is one of the most famous Native American women of the 19th century. Her life story...
Mexico's Day of the Dead By studying the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday, students will gain an understanding that...		I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Have your students study different concepts in the writing of Maya Angelou's, I Know Why the...
Map Making, Floor Plans & Map Reading Making maps will help students to use scale and compasses.		Native American Music: Call-and-Response Introduce students to a call-and-response form of Native American song and dance.
Harriet Brent Jacobs Harriet Brent Jacobs was a slave who wrote an autobiography. Students read an excerpt and react...		Name That State Students practice ball skills while testing their knowledge of geography.
Election Vocabulary Bingo Play bingo with election vocabulary to have fun and assess your students' knowledge of the...		State Scavenger Hunt Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize Present this lesson plan to teach students about when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the...		Protest Art in Pre-Revolutionary Russia Students will read and analyze short stories by Anton Chekov and Leo Tolstoy that illustrate...