WORKSHEETS
After reading and discussing the genre of historical fiction, students consider the life of immigrants and write a story…
TEACHING RESOURCE
This handout aligns with Security Is... lesson plan.
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers suggestions for talking to your students about civil and human…
Handout for "What is War?" lesson.
Study the African American experience with The Souls of Black Folk, a series of essays by W.E.B. Du Bois. Use this…
Enrich student's understanding of Teddy Roosevelt's life and career with this discussion guide to a biography about the…
Learn about the legislation that was passed to end segregation within the American public school system.
Learn about "The Famous Five," women who made strides for women's rights and representation in Canada. Then, children…
ASSESSMENT
After teaching students about women Nobel Prize winners, use this printable multiple-choice quiz to review what they…
This worksheet presents many of the arguments in favor of and against Australia's compulsory voting policy. It asks…
Handout for "Perspectives on Peace" Lesson.
This teacher's guide to challenged and banned books features classroom activities and discussion questions about the…
LESSON PLANS
Help your students understand the process of electing officials and the power of the vote by holding a mock election. …
REFERENCE
An article explaining vocabulary used in U.S. courtrooms.
An article outlining various types of laws.
An article listing a few funny laws that have passed in the U.S.
Did you know that there are more than 1,000 languages spoken in Africa? To learn more, view this article.
A chart listing the fifty most widely spoken languages in the world.
MAPS
Do you know what language is spoken in Belize? Look at this chart to find the answer to that question and what languages…
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the president of Liberia in January, 2006. The first woman ever elected head of an African…
A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.
Read about Julia Ward Howe -- an American suffrage leader.
The full text of Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" on the involvement of the government in the lives of citizens.
Learn about Civil Rights leader James Meredith, who in 1961 was denied admission to the University of Mississippi…