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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.
Responding to Recent Shootings and the Perils of Daily Life
Use this mini-lesson to help students process the tragic news of recent shootings of young people going about their daily lives.
![KANSAS CITY, MO- APRIL 18: Protesters chant at a rally for Black teen Ralph Yarl in front of U.S. District Court on April 18, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-04/Rally%20for%20Ralph%20Yarl-Kansas%20City%20MO-2023%20%28FH2190247%29.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=D_EEUE8c)
Pronouncing Names
Students examine the importance of pronouncing names correctly through this class activity.
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Contracting for Back to School
Develop a classroom contract to create a brave and reflective community of mutual respect and inclusion.
![Students in classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-07/Students_In_Classroom_2019_FH2101711.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=88A4tcOe)
Building Connections with Concentric Circles
Students build connections with their peers by sharing small details about themselves in paired discussion.
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Create a Goal and Discover Your “Why”
This student goal-setting activity helps students set SMART personal goals for the school year and discover their source of motivation.
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The Ethics of Generative AI in the Classroom
This is the first mini-lesson in a two-part series on the impact generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and DALL-E have on education.
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The Meaning of Home
In this lesson, students reflect on notable quotes about home and watch Pico Iyer’s TED Talk to examine and build on their understanding of home.
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Rural, Urban, Suburban: Stories of Place
Students examine the relationship between regional identity and home through photo analysis, journaling, and a 2018 study from the Pew Research Center.
![a road divides a community of homes and a grass field](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/iStock-1473785514.jpg?h=57e2e7f9&itok=WCv9gidu)
The Poetry of Home
Students react to and analyze poems that illustrate experiences from particular geographic locations.
![educator speaking while three students sit and listen](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/_DSF7315-35.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=-deTM2ab)
Honoring the Natural Environment as Home
Students explore nature and the environment as parts of home, comparing a poem by Melania Luisa Marte to a chapter of Braiding Sweetgrass.
![view of treetops as seen from the ground looking up](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-08/angela-benito-WgGJjGN4_ck-unsplash.jpg?h=d08f423e&itok=YqnDkB46)
Love and Acceptance as Belonging
In this lesson, students define and explore the concepts of love and acceptance and their effect on belonging through personal reflection and discussion of a short story.
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