We examine the authority to act, whether the authority comes from self or government. This lesson looks at our rights and responsibilities in the founding documents of our country. We discuss the purposes of the Constitution, Preamble to the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

Although the problems of the environment seem overwhelming, if each person does a little, the problems can be reduced.  Even small contributions make an impact on the environment. Students choose ways they can make an impact through their small...

Students define community and recognize that a class or after-school group is a community because the members share interests and goals and work together.  Focus Questions:  What is a community and what is my role? What is health and why is it important?

A cooperative game demonstrates that we are all connected and that others are affected by things that we may believe only affect us. They read about and discuss gender inequality in global schools and explore what policies and measures are in place for achieving universal primary education for...

Learners determine different ways that they show caring. They write the things they care about in word webs related to "how" they care about each thing.

Students will learn about federal social service programs over time and SNAP, the food assistance program.

In this lesson the learners define respect and relate it to the core values and beliefs of a constitutional democracy.

To help students see music as an art form that identifies social injustice, advocates for change, and proclaims hope on behalf of the forgotten.

The groups wear their headdresses and perform a Junkanoo-like parade first internally and then to entertain a group that needs cheering or to teach about cooperation and respect for cultural expressions.

To have students find a problem that needs to be solved or a cause in which they have interest and develop a creative presentation to the class.