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Freedom Summer

Title: Freedom Summer (.pdf lesson plan) Author: Deborah Wiles Grade Level: 3-5 Standards* Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, 3.2, & 3.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1, 4.2, & 4.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1, 5.2, & 5.3 Virginia Standards of Learning: 3.5; 4.5; 5.5 Overarching Theme(s): Segregation,Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing Timeframe: (45-60 minutes) Summary The story looks at the friendship of two boys, […]

Busing Brewster

Title: Busing Brewster (.pdf lesson plan) Author: Richard Michelson Grade Level: 3-5 Standards* Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, 3.2, & 3.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1, 4.2, & 4.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1, 5.2, & 5.3 Virginia Standards of Learning: 3.5; 4.5; 5.5 Overarching Theme(s): Segregation, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing Timeframe: (45-60 minutes) Summary This story takes place in the 1960s during […]

White Socks Only

Title: White Socks Only Author: Evelyn Coleman Grade Level: 3-5 Standards* Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, 3.2, & 3.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1, 4.2, & 4.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1, 5.2, & 5.3 Virginia Standards of Learning: 3.5; 4.5; 5.5 Overarching Theme(s): Segregation, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing Timeframe: (30-45 minutes) Summary In this book, a grandmother from Mississippi recounts a time […]

Separate is Never Equal

Title: Separate is Never Equal Author: Duncan Tonatiuh Grade Level: 3-5 Standards* Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, 3.2, & 3.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1, 4.2, & 4.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1, 5.2, & 5.3 Virginia Standards of Learning: 3.6; 4.6; 5.6 Overarching Theme(s): Segregation, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing Timeframe: (60-90 minutes) Summary This is the account of the Mendez v. Westminster […]