The curated resources linked below are an initial sample of the resources coming from a collaborative and rigorous review process with the EAD Content Curation Task Force.
Through the lens of the human propensity to complain, teachers can encourage students to recognize the principles, motivations, and precedents that underlie the Declaration of Independence. Help students understand the development of the Declaration as both a historical process and a compositional process through role play, creative writing, an introduction to important documents and a review of historic events.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

In this lesson, students will learn about the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Students will listen to a brief biography, view photographs of the March on Washington, view a portion of King's "I Have a Dream" speech delivered in August 1963, and discuss what King's words mean to them.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

In this unit, students will complete four historical mysteries by exploring primary sources and answering the following questions with evidence, 1)Where is the history in a name? 2) What shared traditions make your family special? 3)Why do we have a day off from school? 4) How does a tradition become a holiday? Students will explore naming traditions, family traditions, civic versus religious holiday and lastly, the story of Juneteenth and how it has become a holiday celebrated across America.

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History's Mysteries Historical Inquiry for Elementary Classrooms

In this lesson, students will learn about the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Students will listen to a brief biography, view photographs of the March on Washington, and read a portion of King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

Through a series of interactive activities, students will explore their beliefs about heroes and heroism. They will share names of familiar figures they consider to be heroes, and then closely examine their reasons for believing each one is a hero.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

An inspiring story about a black, female journalist breaking barriers while seeking truth, justice and equality. This book highlights Ethel's journey from young journalist to White House correspondant, and her legacy of asking the tough questions that mattered most in the fight for Civil Rights.
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
This lesson teaches the importance of being informed, forming opinions, and advocating for those opinions to our country’s political life. Students will understand what it means to take a stand and why it is important for citizens to do so for an important issue.

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American Bar Association

In this Kindergarten unit, students will explore three mysteries, 1)What is the difference between then and now? 2) Where do people work? and 3) How is work different now than in the past? Students will explore primary source images from the Library of Congress to solve historical mysteries with evidence.

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History's Mysteries Historical Inquiry for Elementary Classrooms
