Module 1 - Unit 2 - Lesson 2
449 Auburn Avenue, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
Grade K-5
Lesson Overview
Learning Targets/Objectives:
- Discuss the purpose of the Birmingham Campaign.
- Understand the role of the Birmingham Campaign during the Civil Rights Movement.
Success Criteria:
- Create marching signs about the change you want to see in the world today.
- Write a letter to a 1960s Birmingham Student (Pen Pal Letter).
Social Emotional Openers (SEL)
SEL Opener:
- OPTION 1: Show a map of Alabama with Birmingham highlighted/starred.
- OPTION 2: Provide each student with the “FAIR” and “UNFAIR” signs. Have them raise on a sign based on the following statements:
- You can sit next to any of your friends in school.
- You have to go to a different school than your friends.
- Your family and you have to go to a different restaurant than your neighbors.
- You can play in the same playground as your friends.
- You have to use a different water fountain in school than your classmates.