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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.
The Circles of Action Personal Reflection (en español)
Students use this handout to reflect on belonging in their inner circle, in their community, and in the world. This resource is in Spanish.
Flower or Weed? (en español)
To develop schema for the poem "Identity," students reflect on the pros and cons of being a flower or a weed. This resource is in Spanish.
“Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco (en español)
In this poem, the speaker chooses to reject conformity and instead embrace and celebrate individuality. This resource is in Spanish.
What Do I Value? (en español)
Students use this handout to help them explore their own values—the things that matter most to them. This resource is in Spanish.
Why Do People Need to Belong? Quotations (en español)
This handout contains cards that teachers can print and distribute to students for a "Mix and Mingle" activity about membership. This resource is in Spanish.
Why Do People Need to Belong? (en español)
This informational text about belonging explores why humans seek belonging and the positive and negative aspects of forming social groups. This resource is in Spanish.
“Be Like Wilt” by Neema Avashia (en español)
This narrative tells Avashia’s story of finding belonging unexpectedly on the basketball court as someone who felt like an outsider in a small, rural town. This resource is in Spanish.
“Coming into Language” by Jimmy Santiago Baca (en español)
This narrative exemplifies how one can find a sense of home and belonging through self-expression. This resource is in Spanish.