Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Margaret Smith, Friends Select School   Subjects: European History, World History Grade Levels: 9-12   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: The Enlightenment was an eighteenth-century intellectual movement that began in Europe and led to cultural, and political consequences around the globe. One such commonly…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Heidi King, South Philadelphia High School   Subjects: Social Studies Grade Levels: 10   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: By reviewing articles and videos about women’s rights in Afghanistan, and reading the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, students will extend their…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit  Created by: Ryan Nase, Tacony Academy Charter School   Subjects: Government, Economics Grade Levels: 9-12   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: Through time, governmental systems have created numerous ways to handle offenders. Many times, community officials incarcerate these individuals or otherwise remove them from society. Society…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Danielle Heeney, Penn Treaty School   Subjects: Math, Social Studies Grade Levels: 5-8   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: In this lesson, students explore foreign currencies while learning about the mathematics skill of manipulating ratios.   Objectives: Students will be able to convert between…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Jennifer Bellantoni, Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School   Subjects: Social Studies Grade Levels: 6-8   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: This lesson will examine the impact of the American Civil War on Philadelphia and the world.   Objectives: Students will demonstrate an…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Olivia Cureton, D. Newlin School   Subjects: Language Arts Grade Levels: 7   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: Students will identify cultural experiences, analyzing place and tone by writing about, reading, speaking, and listening to poetry from the era of The Harlem Renaissance.  …

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Gregory A. Wright, Sr., Global Leadership Charter School   Subjects: Social Studies Grade Levels: 7-9   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: Students will evaluate the strategies and efforts that were used by the American Anti-Slavery Society to end the institution of enslavement throughout the…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Gina Piccioni, Sacred Heart School   Subjects: Social Studies, English Language Arts Grade Levels: 4-6   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: In this lesson, students will identify and explore (in person or virtually) places of natural and/or cultural importance in the Philadelphia area. Then…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Kristin Nakaishi, Global Leadership Academy Charter School   Subjects: Global Studies, Language Arts Grade Levels: 5   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: This lesson first helps scholars define the meaning of culture and identity and learn about their own culture. Second, this lesson helps…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Sudha Gutti, Waldorf School   Subjects: History, Geography, Mathematics, Environmental Studies Grade Levels: 3   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: Teach students about Native American Culture through hands on activity of building traditional structures. Use the technique of building to incorporate math lesson related…