Lesson Plan: Raising the Minimum Wage (PDF) More than 4 million low-wage workers started out the new year with a pay hike. Minimum wages in 19 states went up on January 1, adding more than $4.2 ...

Lesson Plan: Creating Thematic Maps Sociology Objective. This is the final part in series of assignments intended to prepare students to write a 5-page synthesized paper that draws out major themes ...

This lesson has students explore C-SPAN’s online historical Electoral College map resource to learn about the process, history, and current patterns and trends relating to the Electoral College.

I like to look at a lesson plan as a teacher’s detailed guide or map. The lesson plan maps the course of instruction for one class, or maybe many if you teach more than one subject.

A giant Wyoming map (20x16 feet) created by National Geographic. A tote of lessons with hands-on items are available. The maps are easy to fold and transport and can be easily moved by one person.

In this lesson, students explore the concept of “cause and effect” as it relates to the abolition of slavery in the United States in the 1800s.