Abstract
Ethnic Studies is not a requirement in K-12 California public schools. However, through grassroots activism, the discipline is becoming integrated into many districts, specifically at the high school level. There is a great need to teach Ethnic Studies at the primary level, at the foundation of students’ educational experience. Research confirms that Ethnic Studies supports all students’ academic and social growth (Sleeter, 2011). Ethnic Studies supports the increasing need to close the opportunity gap for students of color in our public education system. This project was written in response to students’ need for an education that is culturally sustaining and rooted in community cultural wealth. The project is a year-long curriculum plan for second grade students that follows Learning for Justice (2018) Social Justice Anti-Bias Framework’s four domains: Identity, Diversity, Action, and Justice. There are four curriculum units for each of the domains that are seven to eight weeks long. The project was written for second graders in North Sacramento, but can be easily adapted to meet the needs of other primary grade levels in different communities.