Columbus's First Voyage to the New World This page of facts about Columbus serves as an excellent background reference for educators.		Concerned Mayor Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use...
Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The...		The Gorp's Gift Activities These activities are designed to help your reading of The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun...
Identify the Resolution This handout is for use in the There Are Many Ways to Resolve Conflicts lesson plan.		Conflict Resolution Lessons Find a variety of conflict-resolution lessons from Educators for Social Responsibility. You'll...
Columbus's Voyages A list of Christopher Columbus's voyages and the places he landed on each of them.		Put Gorp's Story in Order Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety...
The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.		The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers Reading activities for The Gorp's Gift, a book which promotes gun accident prevention...
The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...		Make a Dried Bouquet Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers. This was a common Colonial...
Chart Columbus's Voyages Students plot the course of Columbus's various expeditions on a map of the world.		Tomb of the Unknown Soldier An illustration and explanation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This printable will be...
Practicing Problem Solving Help students solve word problems using a step-by-step process.		A Pilgrim Conversation Rubric Use this rubric with the "Pilgrim Conversation" lesson plan, a fun activity to explore when...
Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...		A Pilgrim Conversation Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims...
Gun Safety—What Would You Do? Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a...		Pilgrims Meet the New World Students practice map-reading skills by analyzing a printable map showing the landing of the...