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Culturally responsive lessons

Athl is an open access database of highly engaging, bilingual learning resources that center and celebrate the students and cultures that make up the SWANA region (Southwest Asia and North Africa).

دروس تستجيب للتنوع الثقافي

أثل قاعدة بيانات مفتوحة الوصول تضم موارد تعليمية ثنائية اللغة وغنية بالتفاعل، تضع طلاب منطقة غرب آسيا وشمال أفريقيا (SWANA) وثقافاتها في صميم اهتمامها وتحتفي بهم.

In partnership with

Sheikh Zayed University, Abu Dhabi

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2026-04-26
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Connecting to Special Places

ArtGeographySocial Studies3rd Grade

Learners brainstorm special places and think about what makes it special. Learners use inspiration from various artists to bring their chosen places alive.

Unit:Geographies of Home

Includes

Special places handout, Mentor texts and artists

“These lessons have transformed how I teach math. My students see themselves in the curriculum for the first time, and their engagement has skyrocketed.”

Elementary Math Teacher

Grounded in research

Every lesson begins in scholarship

Athl's curriculum is shaped by a body of pedagogical research — culturally sustaining and responsive frameworks, and the study of place and identity that informs how we design for young people in the SWANA region.

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