Nurturing the Heart and Mind, Grades 3–5

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An alternate lesson and focus text for pages 136–137 can be found under Chapter 6 in the Downloads section below.

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"Love Came" by Rumi

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"What Is Color" Article

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"The Barnes Method" Article

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Future Cityscape Collage

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“Children’s Fashion Contest, Harlem, New York, 1928” Photo

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Ray and Maria Stata Center Designed by Frank Gehry Photo

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"Hawaii's Official Hello" Article
 

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Knock-Knock Jokes

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Life Magazine Motown Cover

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"Life Every Voice and Sing" Lyrics

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Arthur Smith and Jewelry Photos

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August Wilson Photo and Quotation

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"Frida Paints" Article
 

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Emory Douglas Photo and Quotation

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A. Helwa Quotation
 

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"My People" by Langston Hughes
 

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Letter from Booker T. Washington to W.E.B. Du Bois

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American Sign Language Chart
 

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Adinkra Symbols Chart
 

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"She Brings Characters to Life" Article

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Vintage Print Ad
 

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Arturo Schomburg Photo
 

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Children Protesting in the 1950s Photo

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"The Flower of Friendship" Poem

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Jackie Ormes Comic

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Ethel Payne Photo and Quotation

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"Just Us" by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
 

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Excerpt of "The Gold Piece" by Langston Hughes

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Mary McLeod Bethune Quotation
 

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Coretta Scott King Photo and Quotation

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"Universal Declaration of Human Rights" Preamble

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Excerpt from the American with Disabilities Act

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Excerpt from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

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Girl Wearing a Hijab Photo
 

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"History Makers: Duke Kahanamoku" Article

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Original "Juneteenth" General Order

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"Festival of Colors" Article
 

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Excerpt of Indigenous Peoples' Day Proclamation

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History of Nicodemus, Kansas and Photo

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"Heroes in Flight" Article
 

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"Women in Sports" Timeline
 

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DJ Kool Herc Hip-Hop Invitation

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Teatime Photos

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Alternate Lesson and Focus Text on Dolores Huerta

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North Star Photo and Newspaper Excerpt

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"Totally Terrific Tree Parts" Article and Carl Sagan Quotation

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"Superstar Women in STEM" Article


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Excerpt from A Swarm of Bees Book

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"The Butterfly Protectors" Article
 

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USDA Nutrition Facts Label
 

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Pomegranate Photos
 

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Excerpt from "The New York Cake Book," 1904

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Excerpt from "10 Fascinating Facts About Sneakers" book

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"Kid Entrepreneurs" Card
 

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Excerpt from U.S. Ice Cream Scoop Patent

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Page from book "Facing a Warming World" by Melissa McDaniel

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Article "Working Against Wildfires

 

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Photograph of bridge marker honoring Frederick Pelham
 

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PDL Lesson Template

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Author

Dr. Gholdy Muhammad

Dr. Gholnecsar (Gholdy) Muhammad is a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Chicago and a leading scholar of literacy, language, and culture. She has served as a teacher, literacy specialist, district administrator, and school board president. Her HILL Model is used in thousands of schools to reframe curriculum through identity, skills, intellect, criticality, and joy. She is the bestselling author of Cultivating Genius and Unearthing Joy.

"My purpose for writing Nurturing the Heart and Mind is to create a space for meaningful daily content-area learning in the classroom, home, or community space—wherever learning happens. I sought to rethink daily engagements and learning for educators, defining educator as any human with a heart to teach, nurture, and help a child."

—Dr. Gholdy Muhammad