Souperservice Kids | |
| Description | The students grow and harvest vegetables that will eventually be used to feed the hungry of the community. During the unit, students will grow in an awareness of healthy foods that are necessary for everyone. They will be introduced to the concepts of hunger and homelessness, which leads to the desire to help out in a small way. They will learn about how foods are processed and stored for later and for sharing with others. They will assemble jars of dried soup mixture and distribute the jars of soup to individuals eating at a local soup kitchen. The project is designed to involve the students' parents/caregivers. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 2, 1, kindergarten |
Learning Guide to Looking for Richard | |
| Description | This film is an introduction to Shakespeare's play "Richard III". Al Pacino and a small company of actors explain the plot, the characters, their time, and their relationships to each other. Episodes showing the actors working on the play are interspersed with performances of important scenes. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Tool |
| Grade Level | 8, 12, 11, 9, 10, higher education |
Learning Guide to Julius Caesar | |
| Description | This is an accessible and well presented version of Shakespeare's classic play of political intrigue, assassination and civil war in Ancient Rome. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Tool |
| Grade Level | 8, 12, 11, 9, 10, 7, higher education |
Awesome Library: Multicultural | |
| Description | The Awesome Library Multicultural page organizes links to reviewed K-12 education resources, including lesson plans, worksheets, projects and exercises. The Awesome Library is sponsored by the Evaluation and Development Institute. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Collection |
| Grade Level | 8, 12, 11, 9, 10, 3, 5, 4, 6, 7, 2, 1, kindergarten |
Laws, What Are They Good For? | |
| Description | In this unit, learners will be introduced to communities and how they work. The rights and responsibilities of citizenship in schools and the larger community will be explored. Learners will model community building, focusing on rules, laws and development of procedures for effective governance. The culminating service-learning activity develops a peer-mentoring activity combining visual and theater arts. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 3, 5, 4 |
Margaret Rutherford | |
| Description | This resource outlines the career of actress Margaret Rutherford. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Secondary source |
| Grade Level | unspecified |
Maud Gonne | |
| Description | This resource outlines the career of actress Maude Gonne. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Secondary source |
| Grade Level | unspecified |
Exploring Nonprofit Careers | |
| Description | In this unit, students will learn the difference between profit and nonprofit organizations and about the people who work in them by creating and performing a musical production. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 3, 5, 4 |
Different! Diverse! Dynamic! (3-5) | |
| Description | This unit gives students many opportunities to develop respect, practice philanthropy and celebrate the differences. Three insightful childrens stories highlighting individual uniqueness will focus on the philanthropy theme of selflessness as part of daily living. The students will participate in activities that teach tolerance, regardless of challenges and diversity. They will perform dramatic representations of classroom scenarios, demonstrating concepts of selfishness and selflessness. Two academic service-learning opportunities are presented, allowing learners opportunities in reflection, evaluation and celebration. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Unit of instruction |
| Grade Level | 3, 5, 4 |
Learning Guide to Carmen | |
| Description | Carmen is one of the most beautiful and popular operas ever written.Its timeless story of love, of the surrender of judgment to passion, and of the betrayal of that surrender, is beneficial for children to see and discuss. Carmen is a classic which is frequently referred to in print and film. The music is matchless. |
| Medium | text/HTML |
| Type | Tool |
| Grade Level | 8, 12, 11, 9, 10, higher education |





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