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Lesson Plans - Social Studies

Intercultural Communication

Objectives: At the end of this lesson students should be able to:
1. Show an understanding of international time zones
2. Communicate clearly as a part of a Skype video call with someone in another country
3. Explain the importance of intercultural communication as a primary tool in the establishment of a more peaceful world
4. Complete the “Three

For Love of Liberty

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots, a PBS documentary that details the military contributions of African Americans. Realizing the educational significance of the film, the U.S. Army created an edited 25-minute version of the film and corresponding high school and college facilitator guides. The materials, structured to fit a classroom timeframe,

DIALECTS OF THE UNITED STATES

Review the map with students and ask open ended questions:
Why do you think Dialects are varied in diffrent areas?
How do various dialects move throught the counrty?
What benifiet would you have for understanding various dialects and the people who use them?
How do you think others see your way of speaking? How do you think you see

Famous Deaf People in History

Explore the famous deaf people in history. Perhaps brainstorm with the class to see if they know any, or do a true or false quiz. This will help kids identify with deaf people even though they may not know any deaf people in their life.
1 Ask the class if they know any deaf musicians, dancers,

Overview of Sign Language

Introduce the class to sign language.
1 Start by teaching the finger-spelling alphabet.
2 Get kids to finger-spell their names to each other, either in groups or in a circle.
3 Next time, the group can learn to sign the numbers and simple exchanges like hello, goodbye, and
thank you.
The aim of this lesson is not to teach kids