The CES has compiled lesson plans suitable for the K-12 curriculum. Browse by subject area below.
European Children’s Literature
Joan Proctor, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Love Reptiles written by Patricia Valdez and illustrated by Felicita Sala
| Lesson Plan Title | Created by | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Reptile Enclosure | Shoshana Zerbock | ELA, Science | Kindergarten | Fantasy Reptile Enclosure Link |
| Women in European Science | Catherine Partington | Science, social studies, and literature. | 2nd Grade | Women in European Science Link |
| Protecting Our Animals | Eliza Israel | ELA, Science | 1st Grade | Protecting Our Animals Link |
| be you, be different, be who you are meant to be | Charity Groger | ELA, Social Studies | 1st Grade | be you, be different, be who you are meant to be Link |
| “Listen to my Passion”: Reading and Experiencing Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor The Woman Who Loved Reptiles By Patricia Valdez | Karry Butdorf | ELA, Science | 1st Grade | "Listen to my Passion": Reading and Experiencing Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor The Woman Who Loved Reptiles By Patricia Valdez |
| Be yourself | Gab | N/A | 1st Grade | Be yourself |
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain written by Cheryl Bardoe and illustrated by Barbara McClintock
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing can stop you either: A Reading Experience with Sophie’s story | Qianwen Sun | ELA | 2nd Grade | Nothing can stop you either: A Reading Experience with Sophie’s story Link |
| Nothing Can Stop Us | Elizabeth Suarez | Writing | Kindergarten | Nothing Can Stop Us Link |
| The Power of Persistence! The Power of Dream! | Yuan Ma | ELA, Social Study, Art | 3rd Grade | The Power of Persistence! The Power of Dream! Link |
| “Nothing Stops Us!”: Reading and Reflecting on Nothing Stopped Sophie | Abby Martin | Reading, Writing, and Art | Kindergarten | “Nothing Stops Us!”: Reading and Reflecting on Nothing Stopped Sophie Link |
| Nothing Stopped Sophie: Reading and Exploring the History about How a French Woman Fights for Equality and Perusing Dreams | Wanqiu Liu | ELA, Social Studies | 2nd Grade | Nothing Stopped Sophie: Reading and Exploring the History about How a French Woman Fights for Equality and Perusing Dreams Link |
| Nothing can stop you! | Carly King | ELA, Social studies | Kindergarten | Nothing Can Stop You! Link |
| Experiencing Perspectives: Reading and Reacting to Nothing Stopped Sophie | Megan Fryman | ELA | 2nd Grade | Experiencing Perspectives: Reading and Reacting to Nothing Stopped Sophie Link |
| Nothing Stops Me | Melissa Fabelo | Language Arts, Writing | 2nd Grade | Nothing Stops Me Link |
| Just Keep Swimming | Kaitlyn Day | Reading | 2nd Grade | Just Keep Swimming Link |
| Nothing Can Stop Me! | Emily Crumit | ELA, Art, Social Studies | 1st Grade | Nothing Can Stop Me! Link |
Flowers for Sarajevo written by John McCutcheon and illustrated by Kristy Caldwell
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapping Drasko's Heart: Flowers for Sarajevo | Kara Chambers | ELA, Social Studies | 2nd Grade | Mapping Drasko's Heart: Flowers for Sarajevo |
| Flowers for Our Community | Sarah Bartina | Social Studies, ELA | 1st Grade | Flowers for Our Community |
Foreign Language
Spanish
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The IMAGE Model for Exploring Cultural Perspectives | Susan Miller | Spanish 1+2 | Grades 9-12 | The IMAGE Model for Exploring Cultural Perspectives |
| Cultural Proficiency | Sonia Morgan | Spanish 2 | n/a | Cultural Proficiency |
| ECOBICI in Mexico City | rubijenvojtko | Spanish 1 | n/a | ECOBICI in Mexico City |
| Los Tostones | Janet Ramirez | Spanish 1 | n/a | Los Tostones |
| Dancing the Cueca, the Chilean national dance. | hoyjessie | Spanish 1 | 8th Grade | Dancing the Cueca, the Chilean national dance. |
| Vestimentas que usan los wayuu y la moda que se ha creado con sus vestimentas | harpercarolina | Spanish 1 + 2 | n/a | Vestimentas que usan los wayuu y la moda que se ha creado con sus vestimentas |
| La comida mexicana: | Danica Rybicki | Spanish 1 | n/a | La comida mexicana |
| Tomar Mate | Adelayde Wojtowicz | Spanish | n/a | Tomar Mate |
| High Leverage Teaching Practice by Teaching a Food Unit in Spanish | Carolina Currea | Spanish 1 + 2 | n/a | High Leverage Teaching Practice by Teaching a Food Unit in Spanish |
| Learning through Travel | Marisol Gerritsen | Spanish | n/a | Learning through Travel |
| La Identidad | Jennifer Olivares | Spanish 4 | n/a | La Identidad |
| Spanish Food | Laura yurany Castillo Pachon Paye | Spanish 1 | 6th, 7th, 8th | Spanish Food |
| Back to School | Krizia Columna | Spanish 1 | 9-12 | Back to School |
| La Pascua en los países hispanohablantes | Gaby Fernandez | Spanish 1 | 9th | La Pascua en los países hispanohablantes |
French
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comment je passe l’été | Roberta B. Laguna | French 3 + 4 | Grades 10 -12 | Comment je passe l’été |
| La rupture du jeûne au Maroc | Karima Mann | n/a | n/a | La rupture du jeûne au Maroc |
| Les devoirs | n/a | n/a | n/a | Les devoirs |
| les contrôles | n/a | French 3 + 4 | n/a | les contrôles |
| Words, Culture and Social Movement | Dieynaba Sall | French 3 | n/a | Words, Culture and Social Movement |
| L’Étranger | Memry Rasch | French 3 | n/a | L'Étranger |
| Months, seasons and related activities | Amy Craven | n/a | n/a | Months, seasons and related activities |
| Focusing on Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives in a Dialogic Context | Erin Davis | n/a | n/a | Focusing on Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives in a Dialogic Context |
| Sharing Experiences of a New City | Sabah Khan | n/a | 8th grade | Sharing Experiences of a New City |
| Facilitating Target Language Comprehensibility | Inalie Marie Barberhousse | n/a | Facilitating Target Language Comprehensibility |
Italian
| Lesson Plan Title | Created by | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Unit | Laura Moticka | Italian | Travel Unit |
ESL
| Lesson Plan Title | Created by | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career Vocabulary | Enkhchimeg Sharav | ESL | n/a | Career Vocabulary |
| FOCUSING ON CULTURAL PRODUCTS, PRACTICES, AND PERSPECTIVES IN A DIALOGIC CONTEXT | Larissa Hill | ESL | n/a | FOCUSING ON CULTURAL PRODUCTS, PRACTICES, AND PERSPECTIVES IN A DIALOGIC CONTEXT |
| Focusing on Forum in a dialogic context through PACE | Hoai An Nguyen | ESL | n/a | Focusing on Forum in a dialogic context through PACE |
| Teaching ESL | Cynthia Howland | ESL | High School | Teaching ESL |
| Virtual exchange as a means to build cultural competence and practice target language skills. | Camila Pulido | ESL | n/a | Virtual exchange as a means to build cultural competence and practice target language skills. |
Arabic
| Lesson Plan Title | Created by | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focusing on Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives in a Dialogic Context | Ayman El-barbary | Arabic | n/a | Focusing on Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives in a Dialogic Context |
Chinese
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Calligraphy | zhaoxin | Chinese 1 | n/a | Chinese Calligraphy |
Armenian
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Animals | Sosy Mishoyan | Armenian 2 | n/a | Domestic Animals |
Animal Observations
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Observations with “Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles” by Patricia Valdez and Illustrated by Felicita Sala | Carla Ruffer | Science & Language Arts | Kindergarten | Animal Observations with “Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles” by Patricia Valdez and Illustrated by Felicita Sala |
| Animal Observations with “Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles” by Patricia Valdez and Illustrated by Felicita Sala | Carla Ruffer | Science & Language Arts | 1st Grade | Animal Observations with “Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles” by Patricia Valdez and Illustrated by Felicita Sala |
| Animal Observations with “Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles” by Patricia Valdez and Illustrated by Felicita Sala | Carla Ruffer | Science & Language Arts | 2nd Grade | Animal Observations with “Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles” by Patricia Valdez and Illustrated by Felicita Sala |
Marie Curie
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Curie: First Person to Win Two Nobel Prizes | Carla Ruffer | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Marie Curie: First Person to Win Two Nobel Prizes |
| Marie Curie: First Person to Win Two Nobel Prizes | Carla Ruffer | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | Marie Curie: First Person to Win Two Nobel Prizes |
| Marie Curie: First Person to Win Two Nobel Prizes | Carla Ruffer | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | Marie Curie: First Person to Win Two Nobel Prizes |
Euro BookClub
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Must Betray You Chapter 1 & 2 | n/a | English Language Arts and/or Social Studies | 10th Grade | I Must Betray You |
| A Short Border Handbook: A Journey through the Immigrant’s Labyrinth | Gazmend Kapllani | English and Social Studies | n/a | A Short Border Handbook: A Journey through the immigrant's Labyrinth |
| A Short Border Handbook: A Journey through the Immigrant’s Labyrinth | Kyeong Kim | English Language Arts | 11-12th Grades | A Short Border Handbook: A Journey through the Immigrant’s Labyrinth |
| The Immigrant Experience in a Modern Context | Araceli Hernandez | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | The Immigrant Experience in a Modern Context |
| The Girl Without a Mouth | n/a | English I | n/a | The Girl without a Mouth |
| What’s your Migration story? | Kathy Keffeler | ESL | 7-12 Grades | What's your migration story? |
| Minarets in the Mountains-Learning Societies Through Reading | B. Dardeshi | Social Studies | 9-12 Grades | Minarets in the Mountains-Learning Societies Through Reading |
| Analyzing Themes in Memory of Water | Kyeong Kim | English Language Arts | 10-11 Grades | Analyzing Themes in Memory of Water |
Brussel-Lux Study Tour
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Four Goals of the EU's Single Market | Kimberly McCabe | Economics | 6-8 | Click Here |
| Foundations and Encounters: Is History on Constant Replay? | Lori Hartnett | Social Studies | 8-12 | Click Here |
Educators in Residence Lesson Plans
JMCE Bootcamp Lesson Plans
K-12 Lesson Plan Development Award
| Lesson Plan Title | Created By | Subject | Grade | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing a Persuasive Essay on World Hunger | Kyeong Kim | English | Grades 9-10 | Writing a Persuasive Essay on World Hunger |
| The Reforms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Kate Ehrlich | Social Studies/History | Grades 9-12 | The Reforms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
