Arts
GENERAL The World as It Could BePublisher: The World as It Could BeFull curriculum that uses the creative arts to deepen learning about the UDHR and provide opportunities for the youth to, in turn, teach their peers and adults about…
Civics
LESSON PLANS Human Rights and Service Learning Source: Amnesty International USA An introduction to human rights service learning with a lesson on poverty. Grade Level: middle – high school Subject Area: social studies, service learning Service Learning for Human Rights…
Drama
LESSON PLANS Acting for Indigenous Rights: Theatre to Change the World Source: University of Minnesota Human Rights Education Series Manual with information, plays, and learning activities based on indigenous issues, background information, and learning activities using Pedagogy and Theatre of…
Economics
LESSON PLANS Economic and Social Justice: A Human Rights Perspective Author: David Shiman, Source: Univ. of Minnesota Human Rights Center Full curriculum that provides an introduction to economic and social rights, 9 learning activities, and resources. See especially Activity 2,…
Geography
LESSON PLANS Are Human Rights Universal? Source: HRE USA Using hypothetical examples, students will discuss the concept of universal human rights and their personal thoughts and opinions on the issues. Students will be asked to read or listen to various…
Literature/Language Arts
LESSON PLANS Children’s Rights Source: Amnesty UK A beautifully illustrated picture book introducing the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It takes the key articles of the Convention and translates them into language children can relate to with…
Math
“The most urgent social issue affecting poor people and people of color is economic access… [and that] depends crucially on math and science literacy.” ~ Bob Moses LESSON PLANS Aboriginals and Early Settlers – Math Component Source: Development a Global Perspective…
Science & Technology
Environment Lessons Plans Environmental Justice Elementary Middle school High school Source: Teaching Tolerance Uses maps and graphs to explore how some natural disasters like the Gulf Oil Spill disproportionately affect people of color and those who live in poverty. Grade Level: elementary…
Service-Learning
LESSON PLANS Building a Race and Immigration Dialogue in the Global Economy (BRIDGE) Source: The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, 2004 Curriculum with lessons on immigration, labor, and organizing. Also see Building Immigrant Community Power Through Legislative Advocacy: A…
Social Sciences
LESSON PLANS Digital Rights Source: HRE USA Our understanding of the laws, rights, and responsibilities when we access and use the Internet have lagged behind the extreme pace of technological development. In this lesson, students will learn about the rights…
U.S. History
LESSON PLANS African American History Source: Library of Congress Three lessons that cover: Baseball, Race Relations and Jackie Robinson, Segregation: From Jim Crow to Linda Brown, and After Reconstruction: Problems of African Americans in the South. Grade Level: middle –…
World History & Culture
LESSON PLANS Are Human Rights Universal?Source: HRE USAUsing hypothetical examples, students will discuss the concept of universal human rights and their personal thoughts and opinions on the issues. Students will be asked to read or listen to various news articles…
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