Black History Month
Celebrate and honor the many achievements of African Americans in every field, from science to politics, with our free lessons, biographies, and primary source activities. Resources include:
- Lessons: Honoring Rosa Parks, Garrett A. Morgan Made His Community Safer, Black History: The Right to Vote
- Biography Videos: George Washington Carver, Sojourner Truth, Marian Anderson
- Primary Source Activities: Documents on the Rebellions of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner, Booker T. Washington’s “The Atlanta Compromise” Speech, and The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Presidents’ Day
Don’t miss out on your opportunity for students to learn more about George Washington and other presidents. Resources in this collection include:
- Primary Source Activities: Conflict Within Washington’s Cabinet, Washington’s Farewell Address, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” Speech, The Presidency in Contemporary America, Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt’s “The Duties of American Citizenship” Speech
- Biographies: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama
- Additional Resources: Book recommendations, puppet shows, and other fun activities.
Current Events Toolkit
The Current Events Toolkit provides a structure for bringing current events into the curriculum. It includes strategies for navigating current events with your students. Resources include:
- Strategies: Guide students through identifying perspectives, analyzing new stories, and discussing current events.
- Graphic organizers: Main Idea /Detail, 5W’s, Evaluation Web
- Class discussions: Sentence starters, speaking and listening checklists, and more
Civics Resources
TCI’s ready-to-teach civics lessons prepare your students to become informed, civically engaged members of their communities. Resources in this collection include:
- The Road to the U.S. Constitution
- The Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties
- Do They Have the Right? Game
Classroom Community Resources
Building a strong classroom community is key to student success, but it can be challenging. TCI’s Cooperative Classroom Toolkit offers four easy strategies to help foster classroom citizenship and build a supportive environment. The toolkit includes strategies for:
- Building relationships
- Developing classroom norms
- Icebreakers and team building
- Teaching cooperative skills