National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: More Amazing Americans: A Web Quest
In this lesson plan, students will consider "More Amazing Americans: A WebQuest." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab. A few of the famous Americans include Leonard Bernstein,...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Spotlight Biography: Labor Reformers
Biographical information on Samuel Gompers, Frances Perkins and Cesar Chavez. All three were inspirations for the labor union movement.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Writing Free Verse
This online lesson plan allows learners to learn about the characteristics of free verse poetry and to model their poems after the activist Cesar Chavez.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Others Demand Equality
Many other groups learned how to push for their civil rights from African Americans' civil rights movement. Read about the Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and gays as they worked to achieve equal treatment under the law.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Cesar Chavez
Learn about this leader who helped bring many important changes for farm workers in the U.S. Following the peaceful examples of King and Ghandi, Cesar Chavez helped much needed improvements take place.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Address to the Commonwealth Club of California
A learning module that begins with the speech "Address to the Commonwealth Club of California" by Cesar Chavez, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Cesar Chavez
Learn about Cesar Chavez (1927-1993), the Mexican American labor activist and leader of the United Farm Workers. During the 20th century, he was a leading voice for migrant farm workers.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Exploring the United Farm Workers' History
An excellent history from the University of Colorado of the creation of the United Farm Workers Association led by Cesar Chavez. Outlines the methods used by laborers to achieve better wages and working conditions, such as the boycott on...
Other
San Francisco State University: Plan of Delano [Pdf]
This site from the San Francisco State University provides a statement made by the farmworkers of Delano outlining their plans.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: The Latino Movement
Latinos in the US, like African Americans, were oftentimes discriminated against and forgotten about. Noticing African American activist techniques for recognition, many Latinos in the US began to organize and pressure the government for...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: The United Farm Workers and the Delano Grape Strike
This primary source set uses documents, photographs, and promotional materials to explore the events of the Delano Grape Strike and the formation of the United Farm Workers. Teaching guide included.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Cesar Chavez Classroom Activity
A teacher resource for teaching students about the life and contribution of Cesar Chavez. Includes an activity, lesson plans, web links, and an annotated bibliography. From March 31, 2007.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Cesar Chavez
Use this site to learn about the man who founded the National Farm Workers Association, Cesar Chavez. This biography explains why and how Chavez fought on behalf of migrant workers. Includes images and links to further information.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Cesar E. Chavez Issue
Learn about Cesar Chavez and his work with the United Farm Workers of America from this captioned exhibit of a stamp issued in 2003 in his honor.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Cesar Chavez for Kids
Research the biography of Cesar Chavez on this site. Learn about how he was a civil rights leader who fought for the conditions of migrant farmers and Latinos.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Cesar Chavez
A biography featuring the nonviolent Cesar Chavez. With his passion for equal rights for minorities, he established more than one national organization to draw awareness to his purpose.