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Lesson Plans - Social Studies

Welcoming Wall Hangings

Greet school and classroom visitors with special occasion painted cloth wall hangings.

Friendship Hearts

What does it mean to be a good friend? Classroom friendships blossom with this heart puzzle.

Caring Concentration

What feels better than lending a hand to a good friend? Share your great ideas as you work with a partner to design a fun card game that is all about caring.

Why Celebrate Black History Month

To utilize Internet resources for the immersion of students into Black History, they learn about the culture, heritage, family, church, and politics of the African-American and why we honor their accomplishments. Then they make class presentations.

Black Separatism or the Beloved Community? Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Is the separate black nation proposed by Malcolm X a better or nobler goal than “the beloved community” of Martin Luther King, Jr.?