Poem by Gioconda Belli. PDF copy available.

Poem by Oscar de León Palacios. PDF copy available.

Poem by Claudia Lars. PDF copy available.

Here are short bios of various Central American leaders. Written for elementary school and up, they can be used during morning announcements.  

Resources, suggested reflection questions, and activities that are meant to help teachers introduce the Darién Gap crisis to their students within the context of political rhetoric and global migration crises. 

Poem by Claribel Alegría. PDF copy available.

Poem by Roque Dalton. PDF copy available.

This teaching activity is from the article and lesson, Crossing Borders Through Art by Lynda Tredway.

This teaching guide includes interactive lessons on land distribution in Nicaragua before the revolution; the Sandinistas; the involvement of the United States; the literacy campaign; Ben Linder; and the Honduran connection.

In this unit developed as part of the UCI Central American Studies in K-12 Curriculum Project, students learn about four Central American Indigenous leaders and their fights for their land and equality.

A brief overview of Salvadoran history up until the late 20th century.

My name is Rigoberta Menchú. I was born in the region of Quiché and I learned to speak Spanish thirteen years ago. I don't have a father or a mother, and I'm going to explain why.

Poem by Ernesto Cardenal. PDF copy available.

Poem by Roberto Sosa. PDF copy available.

Poem by Clementina Suárez. PDF copy available.

In this instructional unit, students draw on the When We Were Young website and literature (fiction and nonfiction) to understand the civil wars in El Salvador and Guatemala and the ongoing effects of these conflicts on Central America and the United States.

Poem by Otto Rene Castillo. PDF copy available.

Central America serves as a poignant example of environmental injustice.

Poem by Alvaro Rogelio Gómez Estrada. PDF download available.

Poem by Claudia Castro Luna from Cipota Under The Moon: Poems.