Cesar Chavez inspired a nation to seek justice for the poorest of America's laborers.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: Peoples, Places, and Events on Stamps
Grade Range: 5-12
Resource Type(s): Reviewed Websites
Duration: 90 minutes
Date Posted:
10/6/2016
Learn more about Hispanic Heritage by exploring different topics through American stamps such as: Hispanic Contributions to the Americas, Explorers, Settlement of the Southwest, Historic Architecture, Liberators and Heroes, International Cooperation, Reformers, Music, Arts, Dance, Entertainment, Journalism, Sports, and the Military. Stamps illuminate what we value as a people and a culture, and the National Postal Museum’s "Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: People, Places and Events on Stamps" sheds new light on the many contributions of Hispanic Americans and Latinos to the exploration, culture, growth, and defense of the United States.
National Standards
Historical Thinking Standards (Grades K-4)
Standards in History (Grades K-4)
United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)
Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Grades K-2)
2: Applying Disciplinary Tools and Concepts
D2.Civ.2.K-2. (Civics): Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community.
D2.Civ.14.K-2. (Civics): Describe how people have tried to improve their communities over time.
D2.His.3.K-2. (History): Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped a significant historical change.
D2.Civ.14.K-2. (Civics): Describe how people have tried to improve their communities over time.
D2.His.3.K-2. (History): Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped a significant historical change.
