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Lesson Plans - Character Education

The Problem With Profiling

Students explore the issue of racial profiling and post their conclusions to a youth message board.

Melba Pattillo and Ruby Bridges: Two Pioneers of School Integration

Students put themselves in the shoes of the students who integrated Little Rock High School in 1957-58. Note: The primary resources in this activity provide powerful and poignant descriptions of what those students faced.

Is Racism Dead?

Students explore the events of 1957 and 1958 at Little Rock High School, conduct a survey of racial harmony at their school, create a graph displaying the results of the survey, discuss racial attitudes today.

We’re All the Same on the Inside

This is a simple look at how we can look different on the outside, yet be the same on the inside. We use this activity around Martin Luther King day after a discussion about prejudice.

Martin Luther King Jr.: A Clothesline Timeline

Students create a clothesline timeline depicting events in the life of Martin Luther King Jr.