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Jackie Robinson taught us more than baseball
After determining student knowledge about Jackie Robinson, the teacher/counselor reads "Teammates" by Peter Golenbock to fifth graders. The teacher/counselor then divides students into four groups to work cooperatively on questions. Groups select leaders and recorders and each group leader presents answers to the whole class. The teacher/counselor ends the activity with a question that individual students will respond to in writing.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies)
By Jan Huggins.
Civil rights wax museum project
In this lesson plan, students will choose African Americans prominent in the Civil Rights Movement and research aspects of their lives. They will create timelines of their subjects' lives and a speech about their subjects, emphasizing why they are remembered today.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Sabrina Lewandowski.

Resources on the web

Beyond the Playing Field - Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Advocate
Instructional plan about civil rights from the perspective of Jackie Robinson, the first Negro to play baseball in the major leagues, with an emphasis on him as an informal civil rights leader. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: National Archives and Records Administration NARA
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
The archives contain the most important public record documents in America. Users can find family history information, significant historical documents from America's past, and military personnel documents. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: National Archives and Records Administration