History of Juneteenth and Why It’s Now a National Holiday
In this lesson, students will explore and discuss the history and context around the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. Topics explored will include the
December 2, 2022
In this lesson, students will explore and discuss the history and context around the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. Topics explored will include the
1619 is a New York Times audio series hosted by journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, who created The 1619 Project initiative for The New York Times Magazine.
What was the World War II experience like for the thousands of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast? The activities in this lesson are
This unit for secondary emergent bilingual students (easily adaptable for reluctant readers) is designed to develop students’ confidence and sense of autonomy in reading through
This lesson plan guides students in exploring a special kids’ section of The New York Times titled “Why You Should Know About the Year 1619.”
Protest songs serve as a means to combat social ills and cover a wide array of topics, including racism, sexism, poverty, imperialism, environmental degradation, war
Any work is potentially open to attack by someone, somewhere, sometime, for some reason. This lesson introduces students to censorship and how challenges to books
Structured as game questions, this activity challenges students to identify cities, states and geographical features whose names tell the story of the Indigenous, Spanish and
Explore the early days of the United Farm Workers of America under the guidance of César Chavez and Dolores Huerta. See the conditions that led
In this lesson plan drawing on material from Latino Americans, students learn about how regions, such as Texas, New Mexico and California, had established Mexican