Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Mexican Labor in the 1920s [Pdf]
[Free Registration/Login Required] Review historical documents of Mexican-Americans in the 1920's. Students will address what it was like to be a Mexican in America during this time considering working conditions, home life, etc.
Library of Congress
Loc: Mexican Immigrants
As America grew and spilled into bordering lands, people found themselves living two cultures. LOC brings us a comprehensive site that traces the history of Mexican Americans and their culture.
Library of Congress
Loc: Mexican Immigration
Excellent site that examines the Mexican immigrant group beginning with early settlement in New Mexico in 1598 through to present times. The history as well as the intricate multiculturalism of this immigrant group is addressed.
Stanford University
Sheg:document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: New Deal and World War Ii
[Free Registration/Login Required] An inclusive unit on the New Deal and World War II with lessons about Social Security, the Zoot Suit Riots, the Dust Bowl, Mexican migration in the 1930s, the atomic bomb, Japanese internment, and the...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Influence of Mesoamerica on Mexican Art
A unit on Mexican art, Frida Kahlo, Native Civilizations in Mesoamerica, and Mayan culture. The site includes lesson plans, bibliographies, and much more.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Mexican Texas [Pdf} [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. For this lesson, students research Mexican history between the years 1810-1836 and complete a...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Mexican Texas to Independence [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this activity, students examine the history of Texas from 1821-1833, the lead-up to the Texas...
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Zoot Suit Riots
[Free Registration/Login Required] Like other big cities, Los Angeles has had its share of unrest, even riots in some instances. In this lesson, the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 are investigated to figure out what caused the event.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Huetzotzinco Codex
Through the ancient natives of Puebla, Mexico, teachers can use this lesson plan to help learners relate math and reasoning skills to primary sources discussed in social studies. Primary sources are available to figure out more about the...
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Political and Military History: Map 14: u.s. Mexican War, 1845
Lessons for students in K-12 depicting North America prior to the United States and Mexico War, 1845. Students explore the mid-century political and cultural context in which the U.S. experienced growth and expansion.
US National Archives
National Archives: Lesson Plans Congress, the President, and the War Powers
Examine the power of Congress to make war by studying primary source documents from various wars throughout U.S. history. Students will analyze how the balance of authority between the legislative branch and executive branch has changed...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Californio to American: A Study in Cultural Change
This site has a lesson about the ranching industry, creation of California towns and the changes over time. Contains information, inquiry question, historical context, maps, readings, and images.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Lesson 50: Using Music to Teach Personal Narrative
The personal narrative, apart from appearing as an option in the writing component of many state assessment tests, is a form of writing which allows students the chance to reflect seriously and honestly on important events in their own...
Library of Congress
Loc: Interviews With Today's Immigrants
This site, part of a larger lesson plan about immigration from the Library of Congress, provides interviews that students had with immigrants from around the world.
Other popular searches
- Mexican History Mexico
- New Mexican History
- Timeline of Mexican History
- Mexican History Art
- Mexican History Lesson
- Mexican History Education
- Mexican History Lesson Plans
- Mexican History Day
- Mexican History Revolution
- Mexican History Zorro
- Mexican History Worksheet
- Time Line of Mexican History