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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.
Deciding to Act (en español)
In Spanish, Marion Prichard reflects on rescue, heroism, and the choices she and others in German-occupied Amsterdam made during the Holocaust. This resource is in Spanish.
![Marion Pritchard holds Erika Polak, one of the children she saved from the Nazis. Working with the Dutch resistance, Pritchard helped save more than 150 children during World War II.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_MarionPritchard_%20FH229480.jpg?h=22294cb3&itok=dlCxu8XS)
Denmark: A Nation Takes Action (en español)
In Spanish, learn about the people of Denmark’s collective effort to hide and rescue Jews from deportation during the Holocaust. This resource is in Spanish.
![Marion Pritchard holds Erika Polak, one of the children she saved from the Nazis. Working with the Dutch resistance, Pritchard helped save more than 150 children during World War II.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_MarionPritchard_%20FH229480.jpg?h=22294cb3&itok=dlCxu8XS)
Protesting Medical Killing (en español)
Explore the stories of three German ministers who chose to speak out against the Nazis’ "euthanasia" program. This resource is in Spanish.
![After Germany conquered the Warthegau region of Poland, members of the League of German Girls moved there to help colonize and spread German culture.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_LeagueGermanGirlsWarthegau_%20FH229470.jpg?h=ba88677a&itok=tJvIvSBu)
"Unworthy to Live" (en español)
Learn about the Nazis’ medical killing program that was responsible for the murder of mentally and physically disabled people during World War II. This resource is in Spanish.
![An exhibit at a Berlin school persuades Germans to help colonize the Warthegau area of Poland. The exhibit says “The land calls you!,” and the painting shows a settler’s car passing by a Polish border sign that has been knocked down.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_ExhibitGermanysColonizationPoland_%20FH229464.jpg?h=83b6248d&itok=71GQUBqx)
Adolf Hitler durante la campaña de 1932
Adolf Hitler habla con una jovencita durante su campaña a la presidencia de Alemania en 1932. Hitler perdió ante el presidente de turno, Paul von Hindenburg.
![Adolf Hitler has his hand placed on a young girl in a white dress as he speaks with her](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Ch04_Image17_Medium_res.jpg?h=8f85ebe8&itok=4T71wftn)
Stolpersteine (en español)
A Holocaust sidewalk memorial marks the spot where a family lived before they were murdered. This image is in Spanish.
Map the Internal World of a Character (en español)
In Spanish, students use this handout to analyze a character's thoughts, feelings, motivations, and sense of belonging.
![Map the Internal World of a Character Image Preview](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/Map_the_Internal_World_of_a_Character.png?h=d3d13267&itok=w6JeYnu_)
How Many Bars? Exit Card (En Español)
In Spanish, have students complete this handout in order to assess their understanding and determine what concepts you need to revisit in the next lesson.
![Preview Image of the How Many Bars? Exit Ticket Template.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-10/How%20Many%20Bars%20Exit%20Ticket%20Template%20%281900%20%C3%97%201414%20px%29.png?h=d3d13267&itok=EZKz5t26)
Agency and Action in the World Today (En Español)
In Spanish, this handout helps students reflect on an example of individual or collective agency in the world today that inspires them.
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Analyzing Actions and Outcomes (en español)
In Spanish, this handout helps students analyze a character's decision-making process in a scene and discuss as a group.
![Students write at a table.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-07/SanFrancisco_Classroom_2017_%20FH152724.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=uBQ5atYG)
Perspectives on Power: Big Paper Quotations (en español)
In Spanish, students use this handout to reflect on five different perspectives about power and consider the ways in which each one confirms, challenges, or changes their initial thinking about the concept.
![A teacher discusses a reading with her students.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-07/Chicago_Classroom_2018_FH151340.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=c52a_ElE)