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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.
Gallery Walk Images: Angel Island Immigration Station
Students use these images to explore the concept of borders as social, economic, and political boundaries, as well as geographic ones.
Gallery Walk Images: Angel Island Immigration Station (en español)
Students use these images to explore the concept of borders as social, economic, and political boundaries, as well as geographic ones. This resource is in Spanish.
Letter to California Students
Share this letter with students as a way to introduce them to the Teaching the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide unit.
Letter to California Parents and Guardians
Share this letter with parents and guardians to provide them with an overview of the Teaching the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide unit.
Why Study History?
Get students' initial opinions about the importance and impact of history with this warm up activity.
Why Study History? (en español)
Get students' initial opinions about the importance and impact of history with this warm up activity. This resource is in Spanish.
Timeline of Major Events in China, 1839–1919
Introduce students to nineteenth-century Chinese history and the country's response to Western imperialism.
The Outbreak of World War II in East Asia Documents
Students investigate these primary and secondary sources in order to understand the underlying causes of the outbreak of World War II in Asia.
El Salvador Timeline
Introduce students to the history of El Salvador as a means to exploring the factors that drive migration.
Nasro Character Map
Students reflect on the identity of Nasro from the film Brave Girl Rising by creating an annotated sketch.
Global Migration Vocabulary Terms
Use this vocabulary list to help students better understand and talk about global migration.