SUBJECT
Research Skills, Vocabulary, Civil Rights Movement, Culture and Diversity, Equality, Fairness and Justice, Prejudice and Racism

GRADE
1-2

DURATION
2 Weeks

Liberty and Justice for All

By Tracey Roudez

Exploring History Can Be Fun!

Students explore significant events of the Civil Rights Movement during the late 1950's and discover why everyone deserves to be treated respectfully and fairly.

OBJECTIVE
Students will:

Explore details of the Civil Rights Movement
Research and discuss significant historical figures and events of the Civil Rights Movement
Sequence these significant events in a timeline
Discuss the importance of appreciating individual differences
Learn two new vocabulary terms: segregation and supremacy

LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: Differences Make Us Special
Lesson 2: The Journey to Civil Rights

REPRODUCIBLES
We're the Same, Yet Different (PDF)

CULMINATING ACTIVITY

Allow students to visit other classrooms to share their timelines while reading their paragraphs about the Civil Rights Movement.

SUPPORTING BOOKS

Books for Exploring Civil Rights

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Promises to Keep

by Sharon Robinson

Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man and a dedicated civil rights advocate. Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. "It will inspire." - SLJ

$6.99
Paperback Book | Grades 6-9

Promises to Keep

Grades 6-9 $6.99

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Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington

by Frances E. Ruffin and Stephen Marchesi

On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people came to the nation's capital to speak out against segregation and to demand equal rights for everyone and to hear Martin Luther King, Jr. This book captures the spirit of this landmark day and brings Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech to vivid life.

$4.95
Paperback Book | Grades 3-5

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington

Grades 3-5 $4.95

ARTICLE	“I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr. proved his leadership during the year-long bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, the start of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

LESSON PLAN	Differences Make Us Special Reading, exercises, and crafts that cover the Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement. This lesson also shows students the value of our similarities...

ONLINE ACTIVITY	The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery In 1860, nearly four million slaves lived in the South. Follow one of these slaves along the Underground Railroad, a secret network of hiding...

BOOK INFORMATION	The Life and Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. This story of the man who became the leader of the civil rights movement, includes his speeches and sermons as well as 50 black-and-white photographs.