Something to get you started.
The resources you will find on this page are lesson plans that I developed so you can implement them into your classes right away or customize and build upon them. These detailed descriptions will give you a instructions for a lesson that can open your class up to exploring diversity, tolerance and many varing culture.
Lesson Plans
Below are a few lesson plans that apply to a variety of age groups. Each lesson focuses on promoting diversity in the classroom. Check them out and feel free to add them to you curriculum or adapt them to your particular class.
Make sure you also check out the What Others Can Offer page under Helpful Resources to find links to sites that offer many more activity ideas and lesson plans.
Make sure you also check out the What Others Can Offer page under Helpful Resources to find links to sites that offer many more activity ideas and lesson plans.
Cultural Festival
Use this lesson plan for grades 5-8, it matches up well with social studies lessons. Download the file to the right.
Lesson Plan #1 Cultural Festival |
Tolerance and Nonviolence
Use this lesson plan to explore famous philosophies of nonviolence and help your students relate to it their personal lives.
Lesson Plan #2 Tolerance and Nonviolence |
Improving Our Community
This lesson plan is aimed and expanding your class's involvement in their neighborhood. While giving your class a sense of accomplishment in doing good for others.
Lesson Plan #3 Improving Our Community |
Treaty Talk
Look to this lesson plan for older classes. It looks to put students in the positions of the Native Americans made to leave their homes and early Settlers as they headed out West.
Lesson Plan #4 Treaty Talk |