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American Culture in a Musical Setting

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discover the significance of similarities and contrasts of three separate cultures of the United States through music. They take out maps and trace the expedition of the Spanish along the coasts of Mexico and North and South...
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Coral Reefs

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research an inhabitant of a Caribbean coral reef using a list of common organisms that live on or near it. Students then write a description of their organism and draw a picture or a 3-D model of it. Eventually they all work...
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The Roosevelt Presidency

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the history of America from 1900-1912. Students explore how past events and philosophies have affected the management of modern-day conflicts. Through research, students write an essay on the handling of the Panama Canal...
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Coral Bleaching in the Caribbean

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use authentic satellite data on the NASA website to determine when the sea surface temperature meets the criteria to induce coral bleaching.
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Immigration and American Life Graphing Immigration Data

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice graphing immigration data from the Caribbean. After practicing making their own graphs, they make the final graph and label it accordingly. They work together to determine the six most populated states of immigrants...
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New American Diplomacy

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the presidential era of Teddy Roosevelt. They read about American diplomacy in Asia, the Caribbean, and discuss the Panama Canal and the Roosevelt Corollary. As a class, students take notes and create a bubble map for...
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Early European Explorers Map

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create an explorer's map. In this explorers instructional activity students use a map of the world as reference to draw their own map of Europe, North America, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. The students use...
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Pitchy Patch Puppet

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make a puppet. They use magazines, construction paper and a dowel rod to construct the puppet. This activity is part of a Caribbean Unit. A link for additional art lessons is included on this website.
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Island Culture: Puerto Rico

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the culture of Puerto Rico. They create maps of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. They work in small groups to research a decade in history and add drawings and pictures to a timeline of their decade. They practice...
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Colonization

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore why the Americas attracted Europeans, why they brought enslaved Africans to their colonies, and how Europeans struggled for control of North American and the Caribbean.
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Grade 9 ELA Module 4, Unit 1, Lesson 15

For Teachers 9th Standards
The Haitian Revolution takes center stage as class members analyze a passage from Sugar Changed the World and consider how the authors select, present, and organize events to show how the tensions between the concerns for freedom and...
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How Many Days To America?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders determine how many different types of immigrant groups came to America. They discuss how immigrants feel when moving to a new place. They read the story, "How Many Days to America" by Eve Bunting and discuss how some...
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Culture - Cuisine

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with plantain recipes from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. They describe the preparation process for cooking plantains.
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Denmark Vesey's Rebellion Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine Denmark Vesey's life and create a skit or video production about his life.
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Gold or Silver? Jim Crow at the Panama Canal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the system of Jim Crow used in the Panama Canal zone until the mid-1950s. Teams investigate the impact it has had on quality of life of workers and make presentations
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Mapping La Salle's Travels

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the internet to create a map showing the path of La Salle through North America and the Caribbean. They identify the main geographic features of the two areas and the main French forts. They also complete a timeline.
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The Fugitive Slave Law and Migration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Fugitive Slave Law as a motivating factor for slaves to emigrate outside the United States. After discussing the relationships between fugitive slaves and North American and Caribbean countries, they write essays...
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Four Immigrant Groups: Their Lives and Music

For Students 4th
Fourth graders examine the experiences of four immigrant groups. Class members brainstorm a list of misconceptions of those groups and discuss if these perceptions are still present today. Using maps, groups locate the countries of...
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Hectic Hurricanes!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils determine what they know about hurricane formation. They experiment to explain hurricane formation and track a hurricane that forms in the Caribbean Islands.
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The Land of Macondo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work in pairs during two classes to conduct research online. Students write note cards with URL's. Students complete scavenger hunt worksheets. Students develop a travel brochure on the Colombian Caribbean coast with PowerPoint....
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What Do You Know About Oceans?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars brainstorm and discuss what they know about oceans and seas, read poem My Ocean Speaks by Olga Cossi, discuss narrator's feelings about ocean, write reflective journal entries about their experience or inexperience with...
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Literature Circles: The Cay and Timothy of the Cay

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read and discuss The Cay or Timothy of the Cay with other students. They complete Literature Circles role sheets. Middle schoolers map the journeys of Timothy and Phillip. They put the events of the stories on a time line.
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The Latin Rhythms of “Despacito”

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
When you hear the first few beats of "Despacito," the unrivaled Latin pop hit of 2017, you can't keep your feet from moving! A music analysis lesson plan examines the intoxicating hit by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee and introduces the...
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An Upbeat West Side Story: Puerto Ricans and Postwar Racial Politics in Chicago

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders read an article about the migration of Puerto Ricans to Chicago. As a class, they identify the barriers the immigrants faced regarding employment and separation from family members. To end the lesson, they work with a...

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