Updated on March 9, 2017
These websites give kids the opportunity to learn about and appreciate the varied cultural landscape of the United States. In addition, there are sections for African, Hispanic, and Native Americans. Some sites include lesson plan ideas for teachers.
Curriki offers a collection of lessons and units on Native Americans for teachers of students in grades 2-12. Children create concept maps, Native American art and symbols, and music. The lessons are very well detailed. Free registration is required to…
This site makes the five tribes of North America – Dine, Muscogee, Tlingit, Lakota, and Iroquois – accessible to children. There are interactive links relating the tribes to their geographic cultural bands and their shared history from ancient times to…
During World War I and World War II, hundreds of American Indians joined the US armed forces and used words from their traditional native languages as weapons. The military asked them to develop secret communications based on their languages –…
From site: Lectures by and about Native Americans that pay tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans. The first American Indian Day in a state was declared on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the governor…
Finishing the Dream: Learning from the Civil Rights Era offers videos from NBC news stories about the Civil Rights movement from 1954 – 1968, as well as interviews with significant figures in the movement about progress made since then.
Black History Month reflects on, celebrates and honors the African-American experience from the times of slavery through the present day. Everywhere you look, black culture, talent, and expression have played an enormous role in shaping Americas past and present. Read…
For Hispanic Heritage Month, Biography.com bio. offers videos of several notable Hispanic Americans. They include Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor, performers Gloria Estefan, Jimmy Smits, Carlos Mencia and others.
Separate Is Not Equal – Brown v. Board of Education is a special exhibit and educational materials marking the 50th anniversary of this turning point in American history. The educational materials include an annotated bibliography with links to related resources…
From site: The events of the Civil Rights Movement are forever etched into our minds. AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress have teamed up to collect and preserve personal accounts of America’s struggle…
The National Park Service invites you to meet some of the people and visit some of the historic places where African Americans have shaped our nation. For teachers, there are lesson plans to enliven classroom discussions.
From site: The History of Black Economic Empowerment. This year’s theme recognizes the enterprise and entrepeneurship of African Americans, both past and present, that helped strengthen and invigorate the nation.Put the power of primary sources to work in the classroom.…
From site: From 1899 to 1929, photographer Edward S. Curtis documented Native Americans living west of the Mississippi, visiting more than eighty tribes while seeking to photograph their original customs and traditions. [Included] is a select sampling of the thousands of…
From site: Teach your students about Hispanic history, art, and music using these lesson plans, book lists, crafts, and biographies.
A time for celebrating the culture, art, and achievements of Hispanic people, September 15 to October 15 has been designated as Hispanic Heritage Month. Use the lesson plans, links, and activities on ReadWriteThink to help kids understand and appreciate Hispanic…
From site: African American soldiers of the 24th Infantry and 9th Cavalry protected the National Parks of California at the turn of the last century. Their contributions have been either forgotten or ignored. The prevailing view of American history is…