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Uncle Jed's Barbershop
In this Uncle Jed's Barbershop learning exercise, students read the book Uncle Jed's Barbershop and complete short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Dreams
Students watch a Reading Rainbow video about the book "Uncle Jed's Barbershop". They discuss the movie and book and then write a poem about a dream of their own.
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Uncle Jed's Barbershop
Fourth graders examine productive resources. In this economics lesson, 4th graders read a book about a man who saves money to buy his own barbershop. After reading, students get into groups to play a game to learn about savings.
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Uncle Jed's Barbershop
Students are read the book "Uncle Jed's Barbershop". After the story, they complete an anticipation guide to label each statement as either a positive or a negative. In groups, they try to come to a concensus on each statement. They...
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Saving and Spending
Students identify the reasons why they believe people save money. After this list, they discuss what they spend their money on and determine if the reasons for saving money change over time. In groups, they use the story of "Uncle Jed's...
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Tell Me a Story -- Consequences
Students identify different feelings. They develop a list of the types of consequences they face when doing a certain task. They discuss what they gained from the different events.
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Freedom Fighters
Students are introduced to the concept of segregation and explore its affects on society. They participate in a role-play about segregation, read books about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., create self-portraits, sing songs and participate...
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Pathway to Philanthropy
Students implement a plan to carry out a service project with a nonprofit organization. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students use a decision-making model to choose a local organization to work with and keep a journal of...
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A Story of Philanthropy
Help your class define philanthropy and recognize philanthropic activities. Ask them to identify examples of philanthropy in literature and explore the philanthropic deeds of themselves and others. To wrap up, create a class display with...
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Community Philanthropy
Students define philanthropy and recognize philanthropic deeds. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students define the word philanthropy and learn vocabulary words related to it. Students then read a story, make flash cards,...