Here are teacher resources related to the themes of peace and social justice. Many of these topics tie into the social studies curricula.

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Lesson plans and activities

Lesson: Who made my shirt? Learning about Dignity of Work File size: 80k Download File

Related links

Here are a few links related to the information in the Justice section.

For kids

• Awesome Library: Child Heroes - stories about kids who have founded organizations, worked for change and made an impact on the world
• Earth Calendar - a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world
• Fact Monster - accurate information about the countries, world history, various religions, U.S. government and law,
• Kids.gov - the official kid's portal for the U.S. government
• National Geographic Map Machine - interactive maps of the world
• Panwapa - Interactive games where kids from all over the world can interact in a simple, friendly environment
• Time for Kids - Time magazine's web site with current events, games and more to keep kids up-to-date with world events
• United Nations Cyber School Bus - lesson plans, games and activities

Teaching peace & justice

• Awesome Library: Peace and children - resources for peace educators
• A Culture of Teaching Peace - article by Leah C. Wells
• Catholic Social Teaching - for Catholic educators, major themes detailing the Church's stands on social issues
• ePals - a penpal source for connecting your classroom with other classrooms around the world
• National Mock Election - national site for mock elections, teaching students the system of voting and government
• Poverty Annotated Bibliography - resources from Dr. Ava L. McCall on children's books about poverty, child labor, homelessness, migrant workers, and more
• Time for Kids - Teachers - companion site to Time for Kids