This lesson uses, A Strong Right Arm, a book about Mamie Johnson and her experiences as an African-American girl who played baseball in the days when the major leagues were…
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This lesson uses, A Strong Right Arm, a book about Mamie Johnson and her experiences as an African-American girl who played baseball in the days when the major leagues were segregated. This book is an historical account told firsthand by Mamie Johnson to the author. This lesson can be used with upper elementary students to examine conflicting interests and to explore the ways human beings view themselves in and over time.
This lesson uses Dad, Jackie, and Me, a book that takes place during the summer of 1947 and focuses on Jackie Robinson as the new first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers as well as…
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This lesson uses Dad, Jackie, and Me, a book that takes place during the summer of 1947 and focuses on Jackie Robinson as the new first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers as well as the first black player in Major League Baseball. In the book, a young boy shares the excitement of Robinson's rookie season with his deaf father, who sees Robinson's perseverance through prejudice on and off the field as a parallel to his own experience. This lesson focuses on the challenges and hardships of discrimination and how an individual can have an impact on society and future generations. This lesson can be used with upper elementary students to examine discrimination and various people that overcame the hardships brought on by discrimination.
This learning cycle lesson plan uses hands-on experiences to assist fifth or sixth graders in developing the important economic concept of scarcity. This lesson focuses on…
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This learning cycle lesson plan uses hands-on experiences to assist fifth or sixth graders in developing the important economic concept of scarcity. This lesson focuses on enabling students to understand that scarcity forces people to make choices about goods and services because they cannot have everything they want.
Using Lawn Boy by Gary Paulson allows teachers to address numerous economic ideas and principals. This lesson introduces various economic concepts while concentrating on…
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Using Lawn Boy by Gary Paulson allows teachers to address numerous economic ideas and principals. This lesson introduces various economic concepts while concentrating on opportunity cost, allowing students to think critically as they examine their own economic decisions. Students keep a journal as they explore the content of the trade book and discuss their readings with group members. Students expand their learning and apply critical thinking as they take part in a role play activity. Helpful grading rubrics and an economic concept guide are provided with the lesson.
The Cupcake Thief explains the workings of the U.S. court system in an easy and meaningful way. When a cupcake disappears and a student is blamed, the teacher turns the classroom…
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The Cupcake Thief explains the workings of the U.S. court system in an easy and meaningful way. When a cupcake disappears and a student is blamed, the teacher turns the classroom into a courtroom in order to determine the student’s guilt or innocence. Comparisons are made between Student Court and the United States’ court system as the reader goes through the text. Helpful information boxes, placed throughout the text, explain relevant terminology and facts related to the court system. Students explore the U.S. judicial system and relevant terminology through active participation in Reader’s Theater and a simulated classroom court system. They identify aspects of the judicial system by constructing a juror’s experience through journal writing.
This technology-infused lesson uses the historical fiction book, Rudy Rides the Rails, which is based on the real “Ramblin’ Rudy” who rode in railroad cars searching for work…
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This technology-infused lesson uses the historical fiction book, Rudy Rides the Rails, which is based on the real “Ramblin’ Rudy” who rode in railroad cars searching for work during the Great Depression. Instructional development focuses on students working collaboratively as they investigate how economic factors directly affect living conditions. This lesson incorporates history and basic economic concepts that allow students to understand how global and national conditions affect the lives of people, not only in the past but also currently. This lesson is designed for students in the middle grades but can easily be adapted for high school students.