This series of free lesson plans cover topics like the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the present U.S. economic crisis, school violence, current issues of immigration, the American response to terrorism, and Brown v. Board. These lessons equip teachers with a wide array of sources and classroom material that they can use to educate children on central issues and turning points in the American past and present. For refugee and immigrant youth, these are usually new lessons that are key to understanding their new country and their rights within it.