A Honduran boy goes on an unforgettable quest looking for his mother, eleven years after she is forced to leave her starving family to find work in the United States.
Created in partnership with Girl Rising, this teaching idea invites students to engage with the story of a young refugee and to consider the power of storytelling to spark empathy.
Featuring the personal narratives of young migrants, this resource challenges students to reflect on the ways that migration affects personal identity.
Get the 6-week unit created for a middle school Language Arts class using our content and Literacy Design Collaborative’s task templates.
Use this six-week unit to explore the powerful story of a teenage boy from Honduras who migrates to the United States to reunite with his mother.
Use recent photographs to help students connect to the experiences of migrants and to better understand the scale of global migration.
Celebrate National Poetry Month with these teaching ideas that use poetry to help students grapple with the complexities of identity and inspire them to tell their own stories.
Exploring why people migrate is essential to understanding migration at the US–Mexico border. Use these activities to examine migration from El Salvador to the US and the factors that drive migration.