By proclamation of President William Howard Taft on February 14, 1912, Arizona became the 48th and the last of the contiguous states to enter the Union of the United States of America. On February 14, 2012, Arizona will celebrate its centennial!
To assist Arizona’s educators in celebrating Arizona’s Centennial in their classrooms, the Arizona Department of Education provides the following curriculum support materials and information.
| Links to Arizona Centennial Resources |
| Arizona Centennial Website Learn about Arizona’s official Centennial celebration! This site gives The Centennial Plan; a listing of all Centennial Signature Projects, Legacy Projects, Official Sanctioned Events and Signature Events. Also included are “100 Fun & Fascinating Facts About Arizona” and a “Timeline of Arizona History.” Join the Penny Drive in your school; the proceeds will be used to clean, polish and reseal the Historic Capitol Dome. The Penny drive will commence on February 9th, 2011 and will run for forty eight days. |
| Arizona Commission on the Arts Centennial Webpage The Commission has commissioned two new musical compositions which can be performed by middle school/high school ensembles, including choir, band, orchestra. The webpage has compositions, audio files to listen to the compositions, and bios on the composers. The music is offered free of copyright fees up until statehood day in 2012. |
| Arizona Historical Advisory Commission Website The Arizona Historical Advisory Commission (AHAC) is commemorating Arizona’s Centennial by designating state Legacy Projects. See a listing of all Arizona Legacy Projects and learn where you can purchase an official mint condition Arizona quarter. |
| Yavapai County Centennial Website Yavapai County was the home of Arizona’s first territorial capital. Visit this website for information about the county’s and Arizona’s history. Go to the “For Kids” page for activities and projects for students. |
| ADE Arizona Centennial Curriculum Support Materials |
| The following ADE curriculum support materials were created to support Arizona’s educators in celebrating Arizona’s Centennial in their classrooms.
ADE Pandemic Curriculum for Language Arts and Mathematics IDEAL in Curriculum Resources, in the Learning Resource Manager. You must have an account to access the materials in IDEAL. ADE Centennial materials will have this logo in the upper left corner. All the materials are aligned to the Arizona Academic Standards for the appropriate grade levels and subjects. |
| Kindergarten Hunters and Gatherers in Arizona This lesson introduces students to the hunters and gatherers, the very first people to live in Arizona, and one of the animals they hunted in Arizona long ago. |
| First Grade Remembering César Chavez Trade Book Lesson This lesson uses the trade book, Cesar Chavez, to show students how Cesar Chavez worked for the rights and freedoms of others.State Symbols of Arizona Trade Book Lesson This lesson uses the trade book, G is for Grand Canyon, to encourage students’ appreciation and recognition of the state symbols of Arizona.What’s On the Arizona Quarter? This lesson introduces students to the symbols and unique characteristics of Arizona that are shown on the state quarter. |
| Second Grade Arizona’s Native Americans This lesson introduces students to the fact that Native Americans were the first people to live in Arizona and that they are still an important part of our state’s rich cultural mosaic. |
| Third Grade Petrified Forests Reading Passage This informational text passage helps students build vocabulary and analyze information from expository text. The content focus is on the Petrified Forest in Arizona and how the fossils provide evidence that plant life and environmental conditions in that area have changed over millions of years.Petrified Forests Reading Passage Lesson This lesson includes an informational text passage that helps students build vocabulary and use reading strategies to comprehend text. The content focus is on the Petrified Forest in Arizona and how the fossils provide evidence that plant life and environmental conditions in that area have changed over millions of yearsPonderosa Pine Forest Reading Passage This informational text passage helps students build vocabulary and analyze information from expository text. The content focus is on the adaptations that allow the ponderosa pine to survive fire. The beneficial role of fire in Ponderosa Pine forests in Arizona and harmful impacts of fire management practices in the area is also included.Saguaro Life Cycle Trade Book Lesson This lesson uses the trade book Cactus Hotel to build student understanding of plant life cycles and connect their learning of the saguaro life cycle to those of other plants. |
| Fourth Grade An Arizona Governor – LA Pandemic Week 1 This lesson includes an informational text passage that helps students build vocabulary and use reading strategies to comprehend text. The content focus is on Raul Castro, the first Hispanic Governor of Arizona.Arizona Counties Reading Passage This informational text passage helps students build vocabulary and analyze information from expository text. The content focus is on the creation of Arizona Counties since statehood.Flooding Then and Now Reading Passage This informational text passage helps students build vocabulary and analyze information from expository text. Students learn the effect floods can have on human activities and environments in Arizona.Flooding Then and Now Reading Lesson This lesson includes an informational text passage that helps students build vocabulary and use reading strategies to comprehend text. The content focus is on the effect of flooding in Arizona. How Arizona Became a State – LA Pandemic Week 3 Ira Hayes: An Arizona Hero Trade Book Lesson Native American Code Talkers Trade Book Lesson Responsibility on the Ranch Trade Book Lesson The Grand Canyon and a Very Tall Tale! – LA Pandemic Week 2 |
| Fifth Grade Boundary Changes in Arizona Reading Passage This informational text passage helps students build vocabulary and analyze information from expository text. Students learn how and why Arizona’s boundaries have changed through the years.Trails Across Arizona In this lesson, students will learn what travel might have been like on two trails crossing Arizona used to journey westward during the last half of the 1800s. |
| Sixth Grade Hunters and Gatherers – LA Pandemic Week 3 This lesson includes an informational text passage that helps students build vocabulary and use reading strategies to comprehend text. The content focus is on the early hunting and gathering peoples of Arizona.The Ancestral Pueoblans Reading Passage This informational text passage helps students build vocabulary and analyze information from expository text. The content focus is on the Ancestral Puebloan Culture of the Southwest.MThe Hohokam Reading Passage This informational text passage helps students build vocabulary and analyze information from expository text. The content focus is on the Hohokam Culture of Arizona.The Mogollon Reading Passage This informational text passage helps students build vocabulary and analyze information from expository text. The content focus is on the Mogollon Culture of the Southwest. |
| Seventh Grade Arizona’s Road to Statehood Reading Passage This informational text passage helps students build vocabulary and analyze information from expository text. The content focus is on how Arizona gained its statehood.Protect and Restore Riparian Habitats Reading Passage This informational text passage helps students build vocabulary and analyze information from expository text. The content focus is on the southwestern willow flycatcher as an endangered species and argues for protecting and restoring this songbird’s habitat.Protect and Restore Riparian Habitats Reading Lesson This lesson includes an informational text passage that helps students build vocabulary and use reading strategies to comprehend text. The content focus is on the southwestern willow flycatcher as an endangered species and argues for protecting and restoring this songbird’s habitat.Tall Tales and Legends: Water and Arizona – LA Pandemic Week 7 This lesson includes a literary text passage that helps students build vocabulary and use reading strategies to comprehend text. The content focus is on water issues in Arizona as told through two tall tales by Marshall Trimball. |
| Eighth Grade Arizona and World War II – LA Pandemic Week 2 This series of lessons looks at Arizona during the World War II era. The content focus includes Arizona’s contributions to the war effort and its transformation as a result of World War II. Topics include Arizona’s Japanese Internments Camps, Hopi Code Talkers, Arizona Army and Air Force installations and the Korematsu v. United States Supreme Court case.Biography – LA Pandemic Week 8 This series of lessons includes sessions sharing the political biographies of Arizonans Sandra Day O’Connor, Ernest McFarland and Barry Goldwater. Hopi Code Talkers in World War II Reading Passage Myths Explain Why – LA Pandemic Week 4 The Crazy Boatmen – LA Pandemic Week 3 |
| High School An Arizona War Hero This lesson is about Silvestre Herrera, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during battle in World War II. Students also examine the requirements of military service today.The Gadsden Purchase – LA Pandemic (Grade 11) Week 6 This lesson includes an informational text passage that helps students build vocabulary and use reading strategies to comprehend text. The content focus is on the Gadsden Purchase and its official documents. |
| Links to Educational Arizona Legacy Projects |
| Arizona Memory Project Rich collections from Arizona libraries, archives, museums, historical societies and other cultural institutions are being digitized and stored online by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records for the use and enjoyment of Arizonans for all time.Arizona Stories Multiple aspects of Arizona’s culture and history are featured in content for television documentaries, DVDs and a Web site. See and hear audio clips about people, places and events in Arizona history.Arizona Stories- Then and Now Watch as the early 20th century images transform into the contemporary photography of Allen Dutton, Paul Scharbach and Jim Todd. Each photograph is captured from the exact location illustrating how much (or little) Arizona has changed. Teaching Arizona History with a Geographical Perspective |
| Links to Other Arizona Educational Resources |
| Learn about the history, wildlife and other important facts about Arizona. Secretary of State’s Kids’ Page Learn about the symbols of Arizona and the office of the Secretary of State in Arizona.Arizona State Symbols Drawings and description of Arizona’s state symbols. These symbols were passed into law by the state legislature and hold special importance to Arizona and define its unique character.About Arizona for KIDS Links to selected agency, state and federal information and resources related to history and government in Arizona. Raul H. Castro Institute Documentary DVD and Teaching Guide The Living State Symbols of Arizona Historic Trails in Arizona Tumacácori National Historical Park Lesson Plans Through Our Parents’ Eyes Teacher Resources Echo the Bat Goes to Arizona! Desert Farmers at the River’s Edge: The Hohokam and Pueblo Grande Tonto National Monument Curriculum Materials |
