Dreams

Third graders explore the context of the book Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell. In this Great Depression lesson, 3rd graders visit selected Internet sites so that they may compare the setting of the story to their own...

Music is good for the soul. Clayton, the main character, learns to love the blues from his grandfather. However, he is left to chase the band and his dream of the blues alone after his grandfather dies. Scholars dig deep into the story...

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.

Students watch a video and discuss what it take to achieve one's dream. They create a wall of dreams in the classroom to use throughout the school year.

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.

Students use flip video cameras to film a speech about the 'I Have a Dream' speech. In this poetry and speech instructional activity, students listen to the speech from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students memorize part of the speech.

Students examine the conditions during the Great Depression and how people coped. They read poems by Langston Hughes, watch the Reading Rainbow video for, Uncle Jed's Barbershop, and write an original story about living in the Great...

Students explore equality by researching the life of a famous Civil Rights Leader. In this Martin Luther King Jr. lesson, students create a timeline of King's life and identify the important contributions he made to African-American...

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...