Civil Rights Movement Through Read Alouds & Digitial Media 1950's-1960's

1. Civil Rights MovementThrough Read Alouds & Digitial Media1950's-1960's Mrs. Hall First Grade

2. Big Ideas • What is segregation? • What is the Civil Rights Movement? • How has the role of a Civil Rights leader affected the lives of Americans today?

3. Let's Brainstorm! What makes each of us different?

5. I am unique because… Share with your partner what makes you unique.

6. The Other Side What is the purpose of the fence?

7. I can make the world a better place by… Have you ever felt like something was wrong and you knew something had to be done to fix it? What did you do about it?

8. What is Segregation? Imagine…a law that said some people could not drink out of a drinking fountain, or get served at a restaurant.

9. Examples of Segregation

10. White Socks Only • What do you think the sign on the drinking fountain means?

12. What's your role? Share a time you have taken one of the roles. Tell how you felt. What could you have done differently? Did it make a difference who else you were with?

13. Civil Rights Movement • There were some brave people who wanted to change how African Americans were being treated. • They decided to work towards changing the world around them. • They start a movement…the Civil Rights Movement. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FarzJ2jjbOc&feature=related

14. Child of the Civil Rights Movement

15. Brown vs. Board of Education On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, declaring that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."

16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSlvw-vEsEI&feature=related

17. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

18. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

19. Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

20. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFcbpGK9_aw

21. "His big words are alive for us today." Share what you think Dr. King’s words mean in our everyday lives.

22. Ruby Bridges

23. Ruby Bridges

24. Through My Eyes

26. Ruby Bridges: Civil Rights Pioneer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLCbSf1OtCM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ShNK916778&feature=related

27. Rosa Parks

28. Rosa Parks

29. A Picture Book of Rosa Parks

30. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGXH8ZCtzPU&feature=related

31. Let's Test Our Knowledge Can you put the events of the Civil Rights Movement in order? http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Civil-Rights-Movement-01.htm

32. We Shall Overcome • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKxJ3uBxnr0&feature=related

33. Let's Reflect… How has the role of a Civil Rights leader affected the lives of Americans today? What does it take to be a leader? What kind of qualities does a person need to have to be a leader?

34. Internet Resources • http://www.pbs.org/teachers/thismonth/civilrights/index1.html • http://www.neok12.com/pictures/Civil-Rights-Movement.htm • http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Civil-Rights-Movement-01.htm • http://www.teachersdomain.org/special/civil/ • http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/the-civil-rights-movement.cfm • http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown

35. Read Aloud Resources • Adler, D. (1993). A Picture Book of Rosa Parks. New York. Holiday House. • Coleman, E. (1996). White Socks Only. Morton Grove, Illinois. Albert Whitman & Co. • Coles, R. (1995). The Story of Ruby Bridges. New York, New York. Scholastic, Inc. • Giovanni, N. (2006). Rosa. New York, New York. Scholastic, Inc. • King, Farris, C. (2003). My Brother Martin. New York, New York. Simon & Shuster Children’s Publishing Company. • Marzollo, J. (1993). Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. New York, New York. Scholastic, Inc. • McKissack, P. (2001). Goin’ Someplace Special. New York, New York. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. • Wiles, D. (2001). Freedom Summer. New York, New York. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. • Woodson, j. (2001). The Other Side. New York, New York. G.P. Putnam’s Sons.