Curriculum Guides

Character, career and physical education intersect as students examine ethics in athletic action. Whether in practice or on the field and court, a playground pick-up or professional match, ethics is in play. In addition to reading about role models and discussing tarnished sports heroes, activities include the business ethics of including animals in the game plan. 

The members of the Cabinet advise the president.  President George Washington had only four Cabinet secretaries.  Today there are 15 Cabinet secretaries.  Activities in this guide introduce students to the Cabinet members' duties and the role of independent agencies.  Students follow the confirmation process and role-play being members of the president's Cabinet, confronting real issues.  

The idea of recycling newspapers has been around for many years. After being read, newspapers have been used to clean windows, wrap presents and line bird cages. For more than 100 years, newspapers have been transformed into works of art. Activities in this Washington Post Newspaper In Education curriculum guide uses the sections of the newspaper to inspire projects and be the medium for the message.

Students are asked to consider the kind of government they want. They follow the election process from the party conventions and campaigns to private and public inaugural days. They discuss, analyze and interpret political advertisements, editorial cartoons, historic and contemporary documents. Students even become reporters localizing the inaugural day story. Teachers are provided resources, lesson suggestions and guidelines for one-day to long-term election projects that span the disciplines.