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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
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Chamizal National Memorial
Lower Elementary Lesson Plans

These downloadable units are designed for second grade classrooms. Each lesson meets several TEKS objectives and are full of hands-on activities that engage students with the history of the Memorial.

Grade 2 Unit 1
Grade 2 Unit 2

The Chamizal Story (activity booklet)

 
Rio Grande / Rio Bravo river  

Did You Know?
The only natural boundary between the United States and Mexico is the Rio Grande River, which was established in 1848 by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Rio Bravo, as the river is known in Mexico, makes up about 1000 miles of the 2000 mile border between the two countries.

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