Listen "Episode 8: Courage and a Celebration of Black History Month"
Episode Synopsis
With courage, there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it. -Amanda Gorman
Questions for Classroom Discussion:
What is courage?
What is a time you’ve displayed courage?
How did the people we discussed show courage?
Great Classroom Read-Aloud Books:
“28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World” by Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Shane W. Evans
“Lillian’s Right To Vote” by Jonah Winter and Shane W. Evans
“The Quickest Kid in Clarksville” by Pat Zietlow Miller and Frank Morrison
“My Name is Truth: The Extraordinary Life of Sojourner Truth” by Ann Turner and James Ransome
“We Shall Overcome: The Story of a Song” by Debbie Levy and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
“Let the Children March” by Monica Clark-Robinson
“Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone” by Alice Brière-Haquet
Activities for the Classroom:
- Teach a lesson on social justice movements through Minecraft’s Good Trouble: Lessons in Social Justice module
- https://centerracialjustice.org/resources/black-history-month-resource-guide-for-educators-and-families/
Questions for Classroom Discussion:
What is courage?
What is a time you’ve displayed courage?
How did the people we discussed show courage?
Great Classroom Read-Aloud Books:
“28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World” by Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Shane W. Evans
“Lillian’s Right To Vote” by Jonah Winter and Shane W. Evans
“The Quickest Kid in Clarksville” by Pat Zietlow Miller and Frank Morrison
“My Name is Truth: The Extraordinary Life of Sojourner Truth” by Ann Turner and James Ransome
“We Shall Overcome: The Story of a Song” by Debbie Levy and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
“Let the Children March” by Monica Clark-Robinson
“Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone” by Alice Brière-Haquet
Activities for the Classroom:
- Teach a lesson on social justice movements through Minecraft’s Good Trouble: Lessons in Social Justice module
- https://centerracialjustice.org/resources/black-history-month-resource-guide-for-educators-and-families/
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