Immigrants and immigration play a vital role in the curricula of all subjects, from social studies and English language arts to STEM and art. The ILC Public Education Institute compiled this collection of lesson plans, curricular units and resources to help you incorporate immigration into your existing curriculum.
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Teaching Immigration Lesson Plans and Resources
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Essay: Chinese Immigrant Women, Activism and the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
This essay delves into the rise of Chinese immigrants in 20th century labor movements, particularly in the garment industry.
Teaching U.S. Immigration Series
Lesson plans and resources to incorporate immigration and immigrant stories into commonly taught U.S. history topics.
Essay: United Farm Workers and the Delano Grape Strike
This essay from "Justice in the Fields: Immigrant and the Labor Movement of the 1960s and 1970s" discusses the Delano Grape Strike and the Filipino and Mexican immigrants who led the way.
Essay: An Overview of Immigration to the United States During the Cold War
This essay on United States immigration during the Cold War is a part of The ILC's "Immigration and Cold War Policies" resource bundle.
2024 Immigrant Student Success Conference Toolkit
Resources and strategies from the 2024 Immigrant Student Success conference
2023 Immigrant Student Success Toolkit
Resources and strategies from the 2023 Immigrant Student Success conference
Community Across Cultures Book Guides
Teacher guides for read alouds about the newcomer experience, immigration and world cultures, tagged by country, theme, level and more.
Institute for Curriculum Services
Educational nonprofit dedicated to improving the accuracy of K-12 instruction and instructional materials on Jews, Judaism, and Jewish history
Building Access to DBQs for Multilingual Learners
Slide deck and scaffolding models and templates for making DBQs more accessible to MLs
Use Immigration Narratives to Build a Sense of Belonging in Classrooms
Blog post on thoughtfully engaging with your students' immigration stories in the classroom
2022 Immigrant Student Success Toolkit
Resources and highlights from the 2022 Immigrant Student Success conference
Understanding the Refugee Experience: Welcome to the New World
Video of a teen refugee talking about his experiences in Syria, as a high school student in Connecticut, and more
Welcome to the New World Curriculum and Learning Guide
Curriculum about refugees, the migrant experience, the Syrian Civil War and other topical issues
Becoming Us
Teacher resources for immigration and migration topics from the National Museum of American History, including units, case studies, deliberation guides and glossaries
Reading Guides for South Asia Books
Printable reading guides for children's books about South Asia
Reading Guides for First Generation Family Books
Printable reading guides and activities for books that amplify the experiences of first generation families
Teach East Africa
Lessons, videos and more for teaching about East Africa
Professional Development Module: Immigration in Elementary Schools
Develop stronger relationships with immigrant students and families, use literature to teach about immigration, and more
Asian American Education Project
Lesson plans for grades K-12 and PD on Asian American history
South Asian American Digital Archive Resources for Educators
Resources, lessons and activities to bring South Asian American history and stories into the classroom