Social Studies

Multicultural Lesson Plan: Ramadan

As classrooms become more multicultural, the need to provide students with a holistic view of the world becomes more important. Ramadan, a sacred time of year for Muslims, is a month long observance. This Ramadan lesson plan gives ideas and activities...

A Lesson Plan about Kwanzaa

If you are teaching your primary grade students about holidays celebrated in winter, like Christmas, Las Posadas and Hanukkah, you'll want to be sure to include a Kwanzaa lesson. This lesson plan will introduce your students to this week-long holiday...

Elementary Social Studies: In the Footsteps of MLK

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. classroom activities incorporate the use of timelines to enable young students to see the progression of history. Creating a Martin Luther King, Jr. timeline is an excellent hands-on activity for students as a walk-through...

From Rainsticks to Drums: Lessons Exploring Native American Music

Want to teach students about Native American music but you don't know how to do so? These detailed lesson plans are designed for the music specialist or the general classroom teacher. Lesson plans for curriculum integration and assessments are...

Study Unit: The Americas' Native Peoples

From the barren ice flows of the Arctic to the southernmost tip of Argentina, Native Americans provide a wealth of history, culture and mythology through which students discover the roots of the Americas.

Viva Mexico! Mexican Independence Day Activities

Depart from your normal school routine by celebrating Mexican Independence Day with your students! Here are some ideas for you.

Coming to America: A Fifth Grade Unit on Immigration

Pack a suitcase and travel along with an immigration teaching unit for fifth grade that helps students understand the reasons for moving, where immigrant groups have settled and the contributions made by those who have come to the U.S.

Food as Culture: A Lesson on American Tastes

Ask any visitor to the United States what American food is, and the answer is usually a litany of fast food chains. Unfortunately, many tourists to the States never get the opportunity to taste healthy American food.

Learning About Other Countries: Help Students Create a Worldview

Help students start to explore the world via reading about social mores of life in other countries.

Celebrate Independence Day with Second Grade Math Activities

Have some extra fun this Fourth of July. Math activities for second grade work well with the theme, as students explore place value, expanded notation, addition, subtraction and math logic.