Core Knowledge is rolling out new and updated resources this spring to help schools deepen content knowledge, expand access to the arts, and make history and civics come alive for students nationwide.
New Arts Curriculum: Music and Visual Arts
The new Core Knowledge Music and Visual Arts curricula for grades K–8 give students rich opportunities to listen, sing, play, move, and create while building knowledge of music theory, notation, art concepts, and art history. These programs spotlight classic and contemporary artists, architecture, and diverse musical genres, and are designed for joyful, knowledge-building classroom experiences.
CK in Your State History
This spring, Core Knowledge is also introducing “CK in Your State History” resources for Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Utah. These materials connect Core Knowledge’s content-rich approach with each state’s unique historical figures, events, and civic institutions, helping teachers integrate local history into a coherent K–8 knowledge sequence.
Free Library: New Titles
The Core Knowledge Free Library will expand with new titles that provide ready-to-use, content-rich texts for classroom instruction and independent reading. These additions give teachers more flexibility to support background knowledge, vocabulary, and reading comprehension across subjects.
New Louisiana History Curriculum
Land of Liberty is a new high school U.S. history curriculum developed with the Louisiana Department of Education to support the 2022 Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies. Its units integrate history, geography, economics, and civics to help students build broad, deep knowledge of the United States. The six units, published in two volumes, cover U.S. history from Jamestown through the 2008 election of Barack Obama.
Declaration of Independence Activities
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, offering a powerful opportunity to highlight its ideas and legacy with students all year long. New Declaration of Independence activities provide teachers with flexible, ready-to-use resources to explore the document’s language, historical context, and enduring principles through close reading, discussion, and writing. These materials are designed so educators can weave meaningful, age-appropriate celebrations of the Semiquincentennial into their instruction throughout the year, helping students connect the founding ideals to their own lives and communities.
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