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Civil Rights Activity Book

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An activity booklet includes a timeline of the movement, a song, and various informational reading passages on leaders, events, and the Civil Rights Memorial in Washington DC. Reading response questions and word puzzles are sure to keep class members engaged throughout Black History Month.

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Concepts

martin luther king jr., civil rights, civil rights leaders, the civil rights movement, freedom, timelines

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Make a civil rights timeline quiz and have learners use the activity book as a basis for finding the answers
  • Have class members conduct research on some of the leaders and martyrs mentioned in the text

Classroom Considerations

  • Printing in color is not necessary
  • Once copied, the pages can be placed in order and folded neatly to make a booklet; consider choosing specific pages and activities to print and handout

Pros

  • Versatile for any social studies or language arts lesson
  • Comes with a wealth of information and activities for class members

Cons

  • The font on page 14 is very small, which may prove difficult for some learner to read

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