By Teachers, For Teachers
Explore lessons generated by teachers, for teachers and inspired by The Huntington's collections.
In this lesson, students will analyze California citrus labels from 1885 through 1950 and will note how the labels depict language, people, and nature. Students will make inferences about what the state of California was like at that time.
Time: 1 hour
Grades: 3rd-5th
In this lesson, students will explore Hawaiian creation stories through multiple sources and interrogate the perspectives that influence a Western interpretation of the stories.
Time: 2 hours
Grades: 6th-8th
In this lesson, students will read and analyze an excerpt from The Canterbury Tales and look at and analyze the excerpt as it appears in an illuminated manuscript. Students will then create illuminated manuscripts for a piece of their creative writing.
Time: 2 hours
Grades: 6th-8th
In this lesson, students will engage in the close reading of a letter written by a young woman who was incarcerated during World War II. Students will evaluate the tone and cultural values of the letter. Students will consider how tone and cultural values affect their own writing.
Time: 1 hour
Grades: 6th-8th; 9th-12th
In this lesson, students will learn about the history of the Zoot Suit Riots. By analyzing primary sources, such as newspaper articles, surrounding the events of June 1943, students will identify the role of media, racism, discrimination, and bias in igniting public violence.
Time: 2-4 hours
Grades: 9th-12th
In this lesson, students will connect the chemistry concepts of light, energy, and the electromagnetic spectrum to the process of painting conservation.
Time: 3–4 hours
Grades: 9th-12th