Breaking Bias: Lessons from the Amistad Curriculum
Thank you for registering for the Breaking Bias: Lessons from the Amistad curriculum. Each unit works to answer essential questions and is broken into themes. Each theme provides an elementary, middle and high school lesson on that topic. Handouts for each lesson are available to download for students. The handouts are fillable PDFs and can be used virtually with students.
Before working with students, please read the background information on the theme you will teach. We also recommend reading the Creating Brave Spaces document.
Creating Brave Spaces
Background Unit — African Civilizations
(Full Unit)
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Theme One – Why is it important to learn about early African civilizations?
Africa’s Rich History Lesson Plan
Grades 3-5
Powerful African Kingdoms Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
African Civilizations: The Real Wakandas Lesson Plan
Grades 9-12
Alignment of Lessons to NJ Student Learning Standards, Social Studies
Background Unit Glossary
