The Rendell Center has developed classroom lessons and activities that tie in with March Books One through Three. These downloadable lessons are designed to educate about civil rights and lead to engaged discussion through their focused activities.
We also have First Amendment Exercises Monthly Civics Exercises.
March Civil Rights Trilogy
The March trilogy is a set of informative, eye-catching graphic novels about the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, told through the perspective of civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman John Lewis. The trilogy is written by Congressman Lewis and Andrew Aydin and is illustrated and lettered by Nate Powell.
We hope you will find these lessons beneficial not only during Black History Month but also all year long.
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First Amendment Exercises
We have developed classroom lessons and read-alouds on the First Amendment entitled Exercising Our First Amendment Rights with the following titles and themes.
These books are appropriate for all primary, elementary, and middle school students as read-alouds. The lessons encourage discussions that build basic civic knowledge, promote civic engagement, and provide practice in democratic deliberation.
Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin – theme: Going On Strike
Freedom on the Menu by Carole Weatherford – theme: Organizing a Peaceful Sit-In
The Pink Hat by Andrew Joyner – theme: Using Symbolic Speech
Carl the Complainer by Michelle Knudsen – theme: Writing a Petition
Monthly Civics Exercises
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September
Start of the school year and beginning of our Constitution
October
Celebration of Hispanic-Americans and Diversity
November
A month of action! We VOTE and thank our Military!
December
Celebrate our Bill of Rights
January
We hone Dr. Marting Luther King, Jr.
February
Celebrate African-American History Month.
March
Discuss Women’s Suffrage and gender equality
April
We pay our taxes and focus on The Earth
May
We honor the men & women who’ve died protecting America
June
Summer Break starts and we focus on the history of our flag.
July
We celebrate our Independence!
August
Read about and discuss our Voting Rights.
Other K-8 Classroom Resources
Maggie's Civic Corner
Read Aloud Lessons
Citizenship Challenge
