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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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Mapping exploration

ArtGeographySocial Studies3rd Grade

Learners rotate through mapping stations, starting to define their understanding of space and place through different modalities including geography and art literacies.

Unit:Geographies of Home

Includes

Lesson slides, Heart-map handout, My Map Book, Sarah Fanelli

“My students are more eager to share their stories and experiences. The culturally responsive approach creates a classroom where every voice matters.”

2nd Grade 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.