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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Resources for Civic Education in California
Explore resources that meet the California History–Social Science Framework standards.
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Latinx Rights in 1960s California
Explore two pivotal moments in the Latinx rights movement in California: the East LA school walkouts and the first year of the Delano grape strike.
![Dolores Huerta addresses the audience after the Delano grape march, State Capitol, Sacramento, California.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/1966_DoloresHuertaAddressestheAudience_FH2121758.png?h=2e160462&itok=uWB0czP7)
Resources for Civic Education in Massachusetts
Explore resources that meet the Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework.
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Responding to Violence Against Women and Gender Inequality in the UK
This lesson provides students with an opportunity to reflect on violence against women and gender inequality in the UK.
![Flowers and candles are seen at a memorial site in Clapham Common Bandstand, following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard, in London, Britain March 13, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/2021_MemorialSiteattheClaphamCommon_FH21253761.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=-Pvoj6BU)
Ukraine: Discussing the War and Refugee Crisis with Students
Use this lesson to help students process how they are feeling about the devastating war in Ukraine, develop media literacy in what news they consume and how, and explore the mounting refugee crisis.
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Preparing to Discuss Race in the Classroom
Use this lesson to help create a classroom environment in which students can discuss the potentially challenging topic of race in brave and constructive ways.
LGBTQIA+ History and Why It Matters (UK)
Students learn about two millennia of LGBTQIA+ history and reflect on how that history is represented in their textbooks and curricula.
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What Is “Normal”?
Through quote and poetry analysis, students will consider the ways in which our desire to fit in can impact our identities and the choices we make.
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How Do Others See Me?
Students will define key concepts and discuss the impact that labels, assumptions, and stereotypes have on their identity development.
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Feeling Seen: A Matter of Perspective
Students will engage in perspective-taking activities to consider what it means to belong and how experiences and interactions with others can shape our identities.
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Finding Belonging in the World
“Students create “pearls of wisdom” and consider the value of forming relationships that help us feel seen and secure in our sense of belonging.
![Two female students, one with a hijab, sit in classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-10/Los_Angeles_Classroom_2019_FH2109022.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=jx8afuzO)