Help students understand that their voices are integral to the story of the United States with six lesson plans that investigate individual and national identity.
Topic
Subject
- Remove Civics/Citizenship filter Civics/Citizenship
- English Language Arts Apply English Language Arts filter
- European History Apply European History filter
- Remove History filter History
- Remove Psychology filter Psychology
- Social Studies Apply Social Studies filter
- Remove US History filter US History
- Remove World History filter World History
Resource Type
- Books & Borrowing Apply Books & Borrowing filter
- Explainer Apply Explainer filter
- Featured Collection Apply Featured Collection filter
- Remove Lesson filter Lesson
- Page Apply Page filter
- Reading Apply Reading filter
- Remove Teaching Idea filter Teaching Idea
- Remove Unit filter Unit
- Video Apply Video filter
Current Filters:
field_subject
Unit
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Global Immigration
My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States
Lesson
Global Immigration
Becoming American: Exploring Names and Identities
Students explore the link between name and identity in their own lives and those of their classmates.
Lesson
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Finding Your Voice
Students reflect on what "American" means to them and are introduced to the idea that the United States is the product of many individual voices and stories.
Lesson
Justice & Human Rights
Understanding the Global Refugee Crisis
Students use videos and readings featuring US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power to develop a historical and human understanding of today’s global refugee crisis.
Teaching Idea
Global Immigration
Justice & Human Rights
Different Perspectives on Migrant Detention
Deepen students’ understanding of the issue of migrant detention by having them consider the diverse perspectives of detained migrants, an immigration lawyer, a border guard, and an immigration judge.
Teaching Idea
Global Immigration
Race in US History
Family Separation at the U.S. Border
Inform students about the Trump administration’s family separation policy and help them emotionally process the human side of this news story.
Teaching Idea
Global Immigration
The Many Faces of Global Migration
Use recent photographs to help students connect to the experiences of migrants and to better understand the scale of global migration.
Teaching Idea
Global Immigration
Justice & Human Rights
What Is Our Obligation To Asylum Seekers?
Help students understand how the United States’ complex asylum process works. Invite them to consider the question, who has an obligation to asylum seekers?
Teaching Idea
Global Immigration
Why Do People Migrate?
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.
Search Our Global Collection
Everything you need to get started teaching your students about racism, antisemitism and prejudice.