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Idealist Teachers: Lesson Plans and Teaching Materials Lesson plans and teaching materials

Below you'll find great online resources that a variety of organizations have created to bring their area of expertise into your classroom.


	Arts, theater, music, and expression Economics Environment, nature, and animals General education Government and politics Human rights Philanthropy Social studies

	Arts, theater, music and expression ArtsEdge, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The National Gallery of Art [back to top]

	Economics The Development Education Program, The World Bank Institute National Teen Resource Bureau, National Endowment for Financial Education [back to top]

	Environment, nature, and animals Discovery Channel Schools Curriculum Center Earth Force Eek! For Teachers (Environmental Education for Kids!) Endangered Animals, UN Works Program Fund for Animals Global, Environmental & Outdoor Education Council Global Response National Wildlife Federation Operation Ruby Throat Hummingbirds People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (TeachKind Project) Rainforest Action Network Rainforest Alliance Sustainability Education Center The Jason Project The Rechargeable Battery Project The Wild Ones This Week at Hilton Pond World Health Organization World Wildlife Fund [back to top]

	General education American Forum for Global Education Big Deal Book EducationAtlas.com Education Week/Teacher Magazine Education World Institute for Community Leadership International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) National Association of Multicultural Education New York Times Teacher Connections PBS Teachersource Responsive Classroom Scholastic Teachers' site TeachableMoment.org Teachers Network Thinkquest [back to top]

	Government and politics Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids FED101: the Federal Reserve Today, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Kids Voting USA The Pledge - Resources for Educators Student Voices We the People: Project Citizen Youth Leadership Initiative [back to top]

	Human rights AIKids, Amnesty International Kids Cool Planet, Oxfam UK Every Student A Citizen: Creating the Democratic Self, National Study Group on Citizenship Global Teach Net, the National Peace Corps Association Human Rights Education, Amnesty International Kids Can Make a Difference Millennium Development Goals Toolkit, United Nations (PDF) Planet Teacher, Christian Aid UK Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center Teaching Tolerance (more curricula), Southern Poverty Law Center United Nations CyberSchool Bus What's Going On?, The United Nations Works for Kids [back to top]

	Philanthropy Charity Checks Foundation Center Resources Giraffe Heroes Project Habits of the Heart Kids Can Make A Difference Learning to Give Minnesota Toolkit for Giving Start Something for Teachers [back to top]

	Social studies The Global Citizen Corps (GCC) Global Teach Net, the National Peace Corps Association Just Choices The Learning Page PBS GlobalTribe The Media Channel-Classroom Share the World United Planet US Trek United Nations Works World Trek [back to top]