Quarterly Activities
Honoring 250 Years Through a New Mexican Lens
A Vision for All New Mexicans
We aim to bring context and color to the founding of the United States by exploring its meaning alongside New Mexico’s rich and complex history. Our mission is to plan, promote, and produce commemorative activities that are uniquely New Mexican — inclusive, reflective, and inspiring.
New Mexico/Southwest Storytellers
Questions to consider when hiring a storyteller (from the Storytellers of New Mexico website) Questions to consider: What is the purpose of the event? What is the desired outcome? Who is the audience? Does the performer have experience with this audience? How large is...
New Mexico Heroes
Albuquerque Greg Hallstrom - Founder of the NM Ramp Project Corrales Nicole Gallegos - Founder of Healing Harmonies New Mexico Northern NM/Santa Fe Amy Adler, sexual assault nurse examiner, board of Solace Sexual Assault Services. Christine “Teeney” Bustos, a...
Master Booklist
Recommended Books by Grade - Request for School and Public Libraries to have available *REQUEST ASAP TO ENSURE BOOKS IN SCHOOLS BY FY26 SCHOOL YEAR!* Make Amazon affiliate account for this and curate lists by quarter themeRecommended books: Coyote and the Sky: How the...
Geography Exploration Toolkit – Your Town
1. Mapping the past Find your town or region on a map from the 1700s era, like the Map of central New Mexico in 1770’s, by Don Bernardo Miera y Pacheco following the 1776 Dominguez-Escalante Expedition 1688 Map of ‘Mexico Nouveau’ 1719 Map 1776 Dominguez-Escalante...
General Resources
The Founding Documents: The Declaration of Independence Preamble to the Constitution The Constitution Bill of Rights Information & Teaching Tools on the Founding Documents: Declaration of Independence: Resources about the Declaration and information about a video...
Parallel Historical Events
Level: ClassroomGrades: 9-12School Quarter: 3 Related Grade Level Activities: All-School Cultural Festival Activity: Parallel Historical Events Be a Journalist: Write a newspaper article that reflects a historical event in NM Identify the event’s contribution to the...
Local Hero Research Project
Level: ClassroomGrades: High School (9-12)School Quarter: 2 Related School Level Activities: Oral Storytelling Assembly Activity: Local Hero Research Project Theme Alignment: New Mexico’s ContributionToolkit Overview (In this toolkit): Background How to implement this...
Researching Global Perspectives: The Declaration in a World of Empires
Level: ClassroomGrades: High School (9-12)School Quarter: 1 Related School Level Activities: The American Revolution: 250 Years since the Declaration of Independence Activity: Researching Global Perspectives: The Declaration in a World of Empires Theme Alignment:...
Tourism Fair
Level: ClassroomGrades: 6-8School Quarter: 3 Related Grade Level Activities: All-School Cultural Festival Activity: Tourism FairClass / Grade Partner Activity: Choose a culturally significant site in New Mexico. It can be your culture or a different culture. Work with...
Local Hero Interview
Level: ClassroomGrades: Middle School (6-8)School Quarter: 2 Related School Level Activities: Oral Storytelling Assembly Activity: Local Hero Interview Theme Alignment: New Mexico’s ContributionToolkit Overview (In this toolkit): Background How to implement this...