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Lesson Plan November 27 2025

Lesson plan: After helping Pilgrims, today's Wampanoag People continue to fight for their lands

Examine current issues facing Wampanoag People, the Native people who welcomed and helped the Pilgrims

Lesson Plan November 03 2025

Lesson plan: Invent a personal cooling device

Protect people against extreme heat and climate change by creating solutions

Lesson Plan October 24 2025

Lesson plan: What the United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals mean today

Explore what the United Nation's means to your students today by examining the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals

Lesson Plan September 17 2025

Lesson plan: The Constitution and voter suppression

In this lesson, students take a historic "literacy test" to understand voter suppression

Lesson Plan September 16 2025

Lesson plan: Constitution Day and active citizenship

Explore the U.S. Constitution on Constitution Day!

The moon rises between the "Tribute in Light" illuminated next to One World Trade Center during 911 anniversary, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey

Lesson Plan September 11 2025

Lesson plan: 9/11 — Ways to reflect on the day’s legacy

Generate and discuss questions about the day of 9/11 and its legacy

Lesson Plan September 11 2025

Lesson plan: Teaching 9/11 through comics

Learn how comics can be a unique and powerful way to discuss history

Lesson Plan September 01 2025

Lesson plan: How the Amazon Labor Union was formed

Learn about the formation of the Amazon Labor Union this Labor Day

Lesson Plan August 29 2025

7 resources for teaching about Labor Day

Help students understand the history of the labor movement and its relevance today

Lesson Plan August 28 2025

Lesson plan: Opening more doors — Inventing ways to make schools more accessible

In this invention lesson, students will identify a space at their school that is inaccessible to wheelchair users and invent a more accessible design

Lesson Plan August 18 2025

Lesson plan: Can you create an animal prototype with super powers?

Learn about gene editing, invention and genetically modified organisms

Lesson Plan July 11 2025

Lesson plan: Brown v. Board of Education and the story of Prince Edward County Schools

Learn more about the life of Linda Brown and the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education case in the U.S. today

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