Overarching Themes
Trimester 1
- Self Love and Knowledge · Respect for Others
- Winter Peace Assembly
Trimester 2
- Social Movements and Change · Social Injustice
- Black History Focus
Trimester 3
- Raising Awareness · Social Action
- Civil Rights Assembly
Kindergarten
Focal Medium · Art
- Self portraits
- Posters and signs
- Acrostic Poems
Lessons
- Who we are/where we come from
- Community respect
- Group affirmations
- Civil rights leaders
- Equal rights/marching for justice
First Grade
Focal Medium · Poetry and Music
- Poetry recitation
- Oratorical contest
- Protest songs
Lessons
- Affirmations
- Langston Hughes
- Harriet Tubman
- Activism
- Marches
Second Grade
Focal Medium · Marches
- March vs. Protest vs. Parade
- Harvey Milk - community organizer
- Selma to Montgomery/March on Washington
Lessons
- Identity work - names · skin color · pronouns
- Affirmations
- School name study
- Intersectionality
- Pride month/Planning a march
Third Grade
Focal Medium · Writing and Speeches
- Personal narratives
- Opinion writing
- Adapting speeches to letters
Lessons
- Rooting writing community
- Changing the world
- Agents of change
- Bite Sized Black History
- Change in our community
Fourth and Fifth Grade
Focal Medium · Strikes and Boycotts
- Plan a strike and/or boycott
Lessons
- What is Civil Rights?
- Social Studies Year Long curriculum
- Voting Rights Act study
- Civil Rights Act study
- Segregation in Education study
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