American History Toolkit

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• This Land is Our Land Inquiry Unit: "How did (does) Europeans’ view of land impact their (our) relationship and interactions with Indigenous peoples?"
  SOCIAL STUDIES: 3 – H3.0.5 Use informational text and visual data to compare how Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous Peoples in the early history of Michigan interacted with, adapted to, used, and/or modified their environments.
• The LGBTQ+ Identity: Teacher's Guide
  From the website: "Understanding LGBTQ+ Identity: A Toolkit for Educators offers a series of digital media resources to help teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, and other educators understand and effectively address the complex and difficult issues faced by LGBTQ students. "These resources, intended for use in teacher professional development settings or with GSAs, feature short segments of video content from the groundbreaking PBS Digital Studios show First Person. First Person delivers candid personal narratives illustrating larger conversations about gender, sexuality, social norms, and identity development. "All video content is scaffolded by a suite of materials (informational text, conversation guides, discussion questions, and teaching tips) to facilitate their use in either classroom or professional development settings. The videos and accompanying educational resources are designed to help promote understanding, awareness, and self-esteem."
• Settler Colonialism and the American Revolution: Women and the American Story History Unit (1692-1783)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 3rd grade history and 5th grade USHG Eras 2 and 3. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration. Which standards are best will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the K - 12 standards.
• Industry and Empire: Women and the American Story History Unit (1866-1904)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 3rd and 4th grade history, 8th grade USHG Eras 5 + 6 and High School USHG Era 6. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration. Which standards are best will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the K - 12 standards.
• Expansions and Inequalities: Women and the American Story History Unit (1820-1869)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 8th grade USHG Eras 4 + 5. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration. Which standards are best will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the K - 12 standards.
• Early Encounters: Women and the American Story History Unit (1492-1734)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 3rd Grade history and 5th grade USHG Eras 1 and 2. Which standards are best will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the K - 12 standards.
• Cultural Diversity Inquiry Unit: What do Things I Wear Say About Me?
  SOCIAL STUDIES: 2 – G4.0.3 Use components of culture to describe diversity in the local community
• Building a New Nation: Women and the American Story History Unit (1776-1831)
  Content wise, this unit goes best with 3rd Grade history and 5th grade USHG Era 3 and 8th grade USHG Eras 3 + 4. There are opportunities for geography, economics, and civics integration. Which standards are best will depend on the resources you include, how you include them, and the grade you teach. That said, we do recommend these resources for all grades to help develop historical thinking and inquiry skills described in the K - 12 standards.