Grades 3-5

Voice of Witness Student Workbook: Oral Histories of Displacement and Determination
This VOW Student Workbook features two oral history narratives in an immersive, accessible format. Free lesson plans are also available.


Oral History Resource Guide For English Language Learners
Voice of Witness’s education program develops curriculum that directly supports students in migrant, multilingual, and English Language Learner communities. This guide contains activities, handouts, and reading strategies to make oral history accessible to students at all language levels.


Lesson Plan: Artifact Interview (Grades 3-5)
This lesson plan guides elementary school students through an oral history interview about an artifact or object of personal significance.


Lesson Plan: Getting To Know You Interview
This single lesson plan supports students to have relationship-building conversations in preparation for successful oral history interviews.


Oral History Cookbook Guide
Creating an oral history cookbook provides students with the opportunity to connect with their own cultural knowledge while building speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. This guide helps educators facilitate an oral history cookbook project.