Power of the People Art-Based American History Curriculum

Let's Learn Rad American History!

This 26-week, all-ages, secular and progressive American history curriculum pairs creative and engaging lesson plans featuring video resources, discussion prompts, print-and-go creative activities, worksheets, and more with each of the 26 chapters in the textbook Rad American History A-Z by Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl (you will need to purchase or borrow this textbook to use this curriculum).

Each of the 26 lessons in this curriculum include:

• A recommended selection from Rad American History A-Z by Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl

• Recommended video resources

• Thought-provoking discussion prompts

• Multiple options for art- or creativity-based print-and-go activity pages that pair with each chapter

• Comprehension and Critical Thinking worksheets featuring: Vocabulary Word Matches, Review Questions (short answer), Critical Thinking Questions (long answer), and Ideas for Further Research

• Comprehension and Critical Thinking answer sheets

• Spotlights on a historical figure or activist mentioned in each chapter with original coloring pages featuring biographies and quotations plus recommended resources to learn more about the person being spotlighted

• A note to the teacher with additional information about this lesson

The topics in this curriculum are (click through to see each lesson in detail):

• The Occupation of Alcatraz

• Black Lives Matter

• The Combahee River Raid

• The Declaration of Sentiments

• Earth First!

• The Federal Theatre Project

• The Great Law of Peace

• Hull House

• Independent Living Disability Rights

• Jazz

• Korematsu v. United States

• Libraries in America

• Famous (and Not So Famous) Marches

• The No Nukes! Movement

• Our Bodies, Ourselves

• Pop Art

• Quilts

• Riot Grrrl

• The Stonewall Rebellion

• The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

• The United Farm Workers

• Voting Rights

• Witches

• Mutual Aid

• The Youth Climate Movement

• The Occupy Wall Street Movement

If you’d like to learn more about this curriculum, check out our FAQ blog post, or the walk-through video on YouTube!