Grades Archive
Supreme Court Decisions on Freedom of Religion
These lesson plans are the result of the work of the teachers who have attended the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshop. CEC is a consortium of teacher from 14 western states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the … Continue reading
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
Enseignement Biblique et Interreligieux Romand
’Enbiro – biblical teaching and interrelgious Romand – is a publishing private non-profit. Specialized in the teaching of history and knowledge of religions, it has the primary mission of producing materials for the cantons fo Vaud, Freiburg, Valais, Jurg, and … Continue reading
‘God is in everything’
This policy includes learning about the religious belief, practices and values of the Christian faith, but also takes account of the teaching and practices of other principal religions practiced in Britain and around the world. This activity was part of … Continue reading