Grades Archive
Civic Education – Character and Citizenship Education: A Class Citizenship Tree for Elementary Students
An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan on character and citizenship education. The Purpose is to present to elementary students the characteristics that define a socially healthy citizen. This lesson requires a list of equipment that is to be found on … Continue reading
Religion, Culture, and Diversity
"Background. Overview: Diversity and pluralism are hallmarks of our society. The plethora of traditions and values that share our continent are bound both to conflict with, and to enrich, one other. Each new group of immigrants challenges the mainstream to … Continue reading
Building Bridges. A Peace Corps Classroom Guide to Cross-Cultural Understanding
The booklet provides short, adaptable lesson plans and activities that build cross-cultural awareness, respect, and communication in your classroom. Lessons are flexible, easy to use, and standards-based.
Religion for Schools
This website, from The Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, aims to provide schools with information abut various religions. It holds basic information about each of the religions selected as well as resources for teachers
Celebrating Connections
This activity has students look at various religious traditions and celebrations to find common understanding and differences among them. This activity will involve three classroom periods and also some homework for the students. The class will be divided into groups … Continue reading
Mixitup Activity Booklet middle & upper grades
The Fall 2005 activity booklet contains activities and lesson plans for teachers to encourage students to assess social boundaries at school, challenge their schools’ group divisions, and assess the perceptions of different people. The activity Mix It Up Survey is … Continue reading
Peace Be Upon You
This classroom activity explores the issue of the separation of church and state and the issue of religious tolerance. The separation of church and state has been a controversial issue in the U.S., and this activity enables teachers to engage … Continue reading
Religion and Ethics Lesson Plans
RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY’s lesson plans introduce students to today’s most important religious and moral issues. Using selected stories, online video, and other resources from the R&E Web site, these lessons address a broad range of current events from bioethics … Continue reading
Exploring ultimate question
Staff at William Farr had been seeking for an inspirational way to introduce philosophy and religious ethics in RE. The key concept of meaning, purpose and truth in the revised programme of study provided timely inspiration. ‘We wanted to develop … Continue reading
Religion and Belief Systems in Asia
This website has a detailed lesson plan to teach about the different religions and belief systems in Asia. The website also includes links to worksheets students can use during this lesson. The worksheets include a blank map of Asia and … Continue reading