Curricula

Overview

Curricula
Member-produced labor curricula FREE to educators

The Labor and Climate Justice Education Committee has produced curricula for students at all levels of education, from preschool coloring books to college and university readings, to union-based new member orientation programs. Here you will find some of our most popular and enduring lessons and materials. You may download pdfs for free and purchase print copies or dvds for a minimal fee.

Committee members are classroom teachers, classified employees, and faculty from community college and university labor studies programs. The committee aims to help teachers reach students with information about the history and current place of the labor movement in American democracy.

Overview

Elementary & Middle School Curricula

Find topnotch member-written curricula for elementary and middle school students, from role plays to a puppet show and comic book history. The curricula is presented in grade order, from kindergarten to middle school, but with our NEW items first. Download curricula for FREE or order print booklets when available.

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High School & Up Curricula

Find a new video and curriculum on the history of May Day, a new climate crisis primer, CFT’s landmark labor history series Golden Lands, Working Hands, union primers and a beautiful California labor history map for your classroom wall.