All TAAS lesson plans are created by and for New Jersey educators and are aligned to Common Core standards and NJSLS for ELA and social studies.
Grades 6–8
This 2-day lesson plan on the Fourteenth Amendment engages students in primary source analysis to make connections between historical and present-day fights for citizenship and access to education.
Grade 10-12
This lesson plan dives into the 200+ years of birthright citizenship, from the U.S. Constitution and Dred Scott v. Sanford case to Wong Kim Ark, Executive Order 14160, and present-day legal challenges.
Grades 11-12
This 3-part lesson plan delves into the historical abuses of Korean “comfort women” by the Japanese military and “camptown women” in South Korean government-facilitated kijichon (or camptowns) around U.S. military bases.
Grades 9-12
This two-day lesson plan covers a 400-year period of history of the imperialism of Guåhan (Guam) by Spain, the United States and Japan, and the impact this imperialism has had on Guåhan and CHamoru peoples.
Grade 8
This 2-day lesson plan explores the hidden South Asian origins of modern mathematics, tracing the invention of zero and the decimal system from the Indus Valley Civilization to the global stage.
Grades 7-12
In this 4-day lesson, students will delve deep into the caste system in Vedic society to learn about caste oppression of Dalits and how Dalits have theorized and acted against oppression.
Grades K–2
Explore how food connects to culture, identity, and belonging in this Love Your Lunch lesson plan, uncovering the stories behind what we eat.
Grades 10-11
Students will conduct a primary source analysis comparing Frederick Douglass’ Composite Nation, Chinese Exclusion Act documents, and Wong Kim Ark’s court case. This two-part lesson plan includes reading, poetry, and writing exercises.
Grades 7-8
Students will research and analyze three landmark Supreme Court cases, Ozawa v. United States, United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, and United States v. Wong Kim Ark, and their implications for the 14th Amendment right of birthright citizenship.
Grades 3–5
This 3-day lesson plan includes a read aloud, primary source analyses, and discussions on pathways to U.S. citizenship, the importance of birthright citizenship, and connections to the present day.
