The Puerto Rican Heritage Poster Series
A total of eight posters (each accompanied by a brief video) designed for teachers to introduce students to the historical information highlighted in the poster captions and accompanying images. Five of the posters constitute the Brief Historical Chronology of Puerto Ricans in the United States and the remaining three are demographic and historical maps that reflect different aspects of the Puerto Rican migration experience in the United States.
Exploration of the African Diaspora In the Americas
9 lesson plans included in this packet were developed by local and nationally based K-12 educators and artists to be used in the K-12 classroom. These curricula were created to help guide others in teaching about the diversity of Latin America.
Latino Heritage: A Discussion Activity
Learning For Justice website including a lesson plan for teaching Latino heritage and a useful reading of teen writer discussing power of identity.
Unmasking “Hispanic:” Teaching the Creation of Hispanic Identity
Learning For Justice website including tips for teachers when teaching about Latinx identity.
I know You Are, but What Am I? A Latino Literature Unit
Yale Teachers website including an entire unit of individual lesson plans, activities, and assessments for teaching various types of literature about Latinx identity
Afro-Latino Resources for Spanish Teachers
Intended for Spanish teachers but includes useful video clips for both teachers and students that discuss racial identity and intersectionality.
From La Plaza Virtual, affiliated with El Instituto at the University of Connecticut
Teacher's Guide for Hispanic Heritage and History in the United States
A GREAT set of resources from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, National Archives, National Gallery of Art, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Park Service
Hispanic and Latino Heritage and History in the United States
Lesson Plans and Resources from Edsitement and National Endowment for the Humanities
Lesson Plans | Latino Americas
PBS website including various lesson plans (videos, readings, worksheets, and other activities) for multiple grade levels.
Timeline of important Latin American history
Timeline of important events in Latin American History starting from the 1500's to present day
Database of Programing in Latino History and Culture
A comprehensive database of primary and secondary resources for various topics on latino history and culture.
Resources - Latino-American History
State College of Florida website including books, resources, materials, lesson plans, and other resources useful for teachers and students when teaching Latin American history.
5 Teacher Resources for Hispanic American Heritage Month
Facing History website including documentaries, webinars, multimedia resources, lesson plans, etc. for teaching Latinx history and identity.
NYC department of education website that includes links to various lessons, videos, artwork, music, and living testaments on Latinx history.
Website including professional development and lesson resources put together by collaborating communities of teachers across Colorado.
Website that includes a variety of resources on Latin American studies, specifically identity, culture, and intersectionality. Includes lesson objectives, historiographies, connections to present day, vocab lists, videos, book suggestions, and more.
Teotihuacan Primary Source Analysis Activity
Lesson plan on the city of Teotihuacan. Includes primary source images and excerpts about the importance of the city of Teotihuacan to Maya and Aztec society, accompanied with questions that help students practice sourcing skills.
Moctezuma Zoo Primary Source Analysis Activity
Lesson plan on the Moctezuma Zoo. Includes a Tumblr blog post about the Moctezuma Zoo, accompanied with questions that help students practice sourcing skills.
Inca Empire Primary Source Analysis Activity
Lesson plan on the Inca Empire. Includes primary source images and excerpts about the Inca Empire, accompanied with questions that help students practice sourcing skills.
Moctezuma and Cortes Primary Source Analysis Activity
Primary source images and excerpts about Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his interactions with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma. Accompanied with questions that help students practice sourcing skills.
Maya/Inca/Aztec Reading, Chart Activity, and Maya/Inca/Aztec Map Activity
A comprehensive document that provides a detailed summary of the histories and cultures of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec empires. Accompanied with a jigsawed chart activity that looks at the location, time period, economy, religion, government, technology, and contributions of each native empire. Also accompanied with a map activity that requires students to examine the territories of these empires in comparison to modern-day Latin American countries.
Excerpts from "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" and Questions
An excerpt from the award-winning book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Explains race as a social construct and is accompanied with questions to assess student comprehension.
