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Demonstrators protest inside the President's House and Presidential secretariat, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, in Colombo

Daily News Lesson July 12 2022

World history class discussion: What made Sri Lankans take over palace and oust leadership

The lack of gasoline is affecting Sri Lanka. What other issues could scarcity of gasoline lead to?

Lesson Plan October 29 2020

Five memorable presidential campaigns

Does President McKinley's Front Porch campaign ring a bell? How about Harry Truman's Whistlestop campaign? Have students find patterns by studying these five presidential campaigns.

President George H.W. Bush Interviewed for "The Presidents' Gatekeepers"

Daily Video December 03 2018

President George H.W. Bush's life as a public servant

Students will learn about the life of President George H.W. Bush in this PBS NewsHour lesson plan.

Lesson Plan May 22 2017

Lesson plan: How to create a balanced budget — it's a 'balancing act'

How do we know that our government is fulfilling its duties to us, the public? How do we decide what those duties are? As efforts to pass the federal budget get underway, students will have the power to re-prioritize how money is spent using the interactive tool Balancing Act. What changes will they make?