2 Free Lesson Plans

You know the student (You all have one).
One parent left (be it by choice or by law).
The other parent is never home (be it by choice, or just to make ends meet).
And the kid's life is a living hell.


Mrs. Brown had a student like this, Cherikka...
In U.S. History class, Cherikka exploded daily.
What did she care about the American Revolution?
Less than nada.
What she needed was a revolution in her own life.

Thing was, Cherikka was bright, really bright.
She was a leader – and the class was with her.
(They had been ever since kindergarten.)
So when Cherikka exploded, so did the class.

So I did the only thing I could do.
I put her in charge.
Back then it was debates.
I figured: If she wanted to argue, then by God she could argue.
From then on, Cherikka exploded like the fireworks on the Fourth of July.
The girl was born to be a trial lawyer.

Today, I might try another tack.
I might begin class with Cherikka reading stories from Predicting the Past.
After telling a story about one person’s dreadful childhood,
she could ask the class to predict what happened to him as President.

If we were on the 20th century, Cherikka would begin with Teddy Roosevelt.
Check out our free lesson plan on Teddy Roosevelt.


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“Oh! What a lovely war.”
Can you believe it?
Somebody actually made a musical about World War I.
(Richard Attenborough, the director who won an Academy Award for “Gandhi.”)

It is a musical satire.
Because the British government used so much propaganda leading up to the war.

When it comes to standardized tests, propaganda is a major topic.
Every standardized test has a section on propaganda in WWI.

Are you teaching World War I?
Wanna see how we tackle propaganda?
Then take a look at our FREE lesson!