Module 1 - Unit 1 - Lesson 2
449 Auburn Avenue, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
Grade K-5
Lesson Overview
Learning Targets/Objectives:
- Reflect on how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. experienced injustice at an early age.
- Analyze how the church helped Dr. King cope with the inequalities and injustices.
Success Criteria:
- Students should be able to identify a current/present-day injustice or inequality.
Social Emotional Openers (SEL)
SEL Opener:
- Provide each student/small group with the Emoji Cards.
- Read the following statements allowed:
- How do you feel when you play with your best friend?
- How would you feel if your best friend told you that they cannot play with you anymore because of how you look?
- How do you feel when you are in school?
- How would you feel if your parents told you that you cannot go to this school anymore because of how you look?
- How would you feel if we took a field trip to the zoo?
- How would you feel if the bus driver told you that you have to stand and not sit because of how you look?
- Have the students decide how they feel by raising the associated Emoji Card.
- Discussion Questions: What does it mean to be fair? What does it mean to be equal?