The lesson plans below are intended for use as a supplement to other curriculum material or as single-day activity. Each “one-day activity” is drawn from a larger lesson plan on this site. The links are provided below.
If you have a one-day activity that you use in your classroom that you would like to share with other teachers throughout Utah, contact Mary Gould at the Center for Documentary Expression and Art, or visit the blog on this site for instructions on how to upload your lesson.
- Difference is Beautiful
This activity is designed to help students understand the discrimination felt by many minority groups. This activity is taken from the lesson plan "Japanese Americans in Utah." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Utah
This activity introduces students to the history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Utah, and how this day became a federal holiday. This activity is designed to be used in conjunction with a larger lesson on African American history, the Civil Rights Movement, or African America experiences in Utah. This activity is taken from the lesson plan "African American Experience in Utah." - The Melting Pot Myth and the Story of America
This activity is designed to encourage students to think about how stories shape cultures. Specifically, this activity focuses on the inscription on the Statue of Liberty and the theory of the "melting pot" as a story about the United States. This activity is taken from the lesson plan "The Melting Pot Myth."