Description
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about César Chávez in a fun, fresh, and engaging way! Through this activity, students will explore Chávez’s influential work as a civil rights leader, labor organizer, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers. As they work together, they’ll also strengthen their teamwork and communication skills while contributing to one unified final product.
This biography research activity is an excellent addition to social studies lessons, Hispanic Heritage Month, or units on activism and social justice. Students will connect Chávez’s leadership, advocacy, and dedication to nonviolent protest to broader themes of equality, workers’ rights, and community empowerment.
Students will begin by researching César Chávez and gathering information about his background, accomplishments, and impact on the labor movement. They’ll then record their findings in the designated sections on the poster before working together to color or paint and assemble the final display. Once completed, the six-piece poster can be printed on regular paper or cardstock and will measure approximately 28" x 15" when taped together. For long-lasting classroom use, you can laminate the finished product!
This resource includes student directions, a project rubric, and a brainstorm graphic organizer. It also includes six blank coloring pages that come together to form one cohesive poster, a César Chávez answer key, an example of the final project colored, and a digitally colored example to guide and inspire your students.