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By gardell4
Grade Level
K-2
private
LEARNING PLAN
Essential Question
  • How does race affect who we are?
  • What can we do to combat racism?
Texts
Literature

One Million Men and Me

Based on a true person, this story is told from the perspective of a little girl whose dad took her to the Million Man March—where she saw the tears, happiness, and chants of men banding together for a common purpose.
by
Kelly Starling Lyons
Grade Level
K-2 3-5
Subject
Civics
History
Economics
Geography
Topic
Civil Rights Movement Race & Ethnicity Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Action
July 7, 2014
Literature

Gloria and Rosa Make Beautiful Music

Two friends who attend different schools in the same community learn that one of their schools has no instruments for their music program, while the other has multiple different kinds. They use their friendship and musical abilities to confront this inequity and try to bring about change.
by
Cynthia Levinson
Grade Level
K-2 3-5
Subject
Civics
Economics
Topic
Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism
Social Justice Domain
Identity Justice Action
May 19, 2017
Teaching Strategies
Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds

Anchor Charts

An anchor chart is an artifact of classroom learning. Like an anchor, it holds students' and teachers' thoughts, ideas and processes in place. Anchor charts can be displayed as reminders of prior learning and built upon over multiple lessons.
Grade Level
K-2
CCSS
R.K-2.4, L.K-2.4, L.K-2.5
July 13, 2014
Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds

Examining Texts

Children will learn about the key components of paper and online text structure. Students will also gain the terminology necessary to talk about the structure and parts of a text.
Grade Level
K-2
CCSS
RI.K-2.5, RI.K-2.6, RL.K-2.5, RL.K-2.6
July 13, 2014
Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds

Realia

Realia are real-life objects that enable children to make connections to their own lives as they try to make sense of new concepts and ideas. This strategy brings the Perspectives central text to life for students by using everyday objects during the read aloud.
Grade Level
K-2
CCSS
RL.K-2.1, RL.K-2.2, RL.K-2.3, RI.K-2.1, RI.K-2.2, RI.K-2.3
July 13, 2014
Student Tasks
Do Something

Community Bulletin Board

Students showcase artwork and nonfiction writing that addresses issues they found in the text. The result is a visual, collaborative and creative representation of student learning and ideas. An alternative to the bulletin board is a community newsletter.
Grade Level
K-2
July 13, 2014
Do Something

Community Puzzle Mural

Students create a community puzzle mural, a large-scale artistic depiction, usually displayed in a community space. Puzzle pieces covered in student’s artwork relating to diversity, anti-bias or social justice themes from the central text comprise the mural.
Grade Level
K-2
July 13, 2014
Plan Built By
gardell4

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