Amelia Earhart was one of the world's most celebrated aviators. She broke records and charted new skies in the course of her short life. She disappeared while she was on a flight around the world. Read "I Am Amelia Earhart" By Brad Meltzer
Make Your Own Airplane
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During the two years and one month Anne Frank spent hiding in a Secret Annex in Amsterdam during World War II, she kept a diary. Anne Frank's diary, which was published by her father after the war and has been read by millions of people around the world, chronicles both the tensions and difficulties of living in such a confined space for that long a duration as well as Anne's struggles with becoming a teenager. Since the publication of her diary, Anne Frank has become a symbol of the children that suffered during the Holocaust.
Read "Who Was Ann Frank" by Ann Abramson
Make Your Own Journal
Supplies Needed; Construction paper, white paper, stickers and a stapler
Directions;
Fold your construction paper in half, then fold your white paper in half. Place your white paper inside your construction paper, so that the folds match. Use the stapler to staple the binding to create your book. Allow the children to decorate the front of their journal with stickers.
Directions;
Fold your construction paper in half, then fold your white paper in half. Place your white paper inside your construction paper, so that the folds match. Use the stapler to staple the binding to create your book. Allow the children to decorate the front of their journal with stickers.
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It was on December 1, 1955 that Rosa made her famous stand (while sitting) on the bus. Rosa had settled in her seat on the bus after a hard days work. All the seats on the bus had filled up when a white man boarded. The bus driver told Rosa and some other African-Americans to stand up. Rosa refused. The bus driver said he would call the police. Rosa didn't move. Soon the police showed up and Rosa was arrested.
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Read; "I Am Rosa Parks" by Brad Meltzer
Make Your Own Bus
Supplies Needed;
- Egg carton
- Yellow paint
- Paintbrush
- Construction paper
- Assorted recycled/household materials (bottle caps, pieces of fabric, etc.)
- Photograph of Rosa Parks, your child, and friends or classmates
- Scissors
- Glue
- Cut the lid off of an old egg carton. This will be the school bus. Have your little ones paint the entire lid yellow.
- Help them draw and cut out the people and items from the list. They can make some items from different household materials, such as a bottle cap for a steering wheel. Encourage Them to think of what objects they would like to use for each item. This is a great chance for them to use their creativity!
- Have them glue the items on different spots around the inside of the bus.
- Help them cut out Rosa Parks's photo, their own picture and photos of friends or family. Have them glue Rosa Parks int he front of their bus, and everyone else anywhere they want on the bus.
Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina and third woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court. Born into a working-class Puerto Rican family in the Bronx, she achieved exceptional marks in elementary and secondary schools (graduating valedictorian from academically challenging Cardinal Spellman High School) and attended two Ivy League schools, including Princeton University (on a full scholarship) and Yale Law School. At Yale, she was editor of what is now known as the Yale Journal of International Law.
Read "Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx" (Spanish and English Edition) By Jonah Winter
Make Your Own Gavel
Supplies Needed; Paper towel roll, toilet paper roll, glue, and black or brown paint
Directions. Glue the paper towel roll to the center of the toilet paper roll, and allow to dry. Once the glue is dry, paint your gavel, and allow the paint to dry.
Now you can make your own "laws" with the bang of your very own gavel, Just like justice Sotomayor!
Directions. Glue the paper towel roll to the center of the toilet paper roll, and allow to dry. Once the glue is dry, paint your gavel, and allow the paint to dry.
Now you can make your own "laws" with the bang of your very own gavel, Just like justice Sotomayor!
Born on April 3, 1934, in London, England, Jane Goodall set out to Tanzania to study wild chimpanzees by sitting amongst them, bypassing more rigid procedures and uncovering discoveries about primate behavior that have continued to shape scientific discourse. She is a highly respected member of the world scientific community and is a staunch advocate of ecological preservation.
Read "What's So Great About Jane Goodall?" by Blake Bibbins
Make a Chimpanzee Mask
Assist children in painting their own Chimpanzee mask. Use a short piece of yarn to tie the mask behind the child's head.
Harriet Tubman was an American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. She was born in Maryland in 1820, and successfully escaped in 1849. Yet she returned many times to rescue both family members and non-relatives from the plantation system. She led hundreds to freedom in the North as the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, an elaborate secret network of safe houses organized for that purpose.
Read "Who was Harriet Tubaman?" By Yona Zeldis McDonough
Make your own Spy Binoculars
Supplies needed; Paper towel rolls, glue, and items to decorate
Directions; Glue your paper towel rolls together, and allow them to dry. Once dry, supply children with different mediums to decorate their binoculars.
Directions; Glue your paper towel rolls together, and allow them to dry. Once dry, supply children with different mediums to decorate their binoculars.
Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In 1882, she fell ill and was struck blind, deaf and mute. Beginning in 1887, Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her make tremendous progress with her ability to communicate, and Keller went on to college, graduating in 1904. In 1920, Keller helped found the ACLU. During her lifetime, she received many honors in recognition of her accomplishments.
Read "Helen Keller; Courage in the Dark" by Johanna Horwitz
Learn to Write in Braille
Supplies Needed; gemstones, a pencil, glue, and a print out of the template (below)
Directions; Aid children in creating their names in Braille. Assist them in locating and recreating the letters of their name in the bubbles by putting a dot of glue in the bubbles that represent each of the letters of their name. Allow the glue to dry, then ask thew children to close their eyes and feel the letters of their name. Also, consider asking the children to share their name with other children and guess each letter.
Directions; Aid children in creating their names in Braille. Assist them in locating and recreating the letters of their name in the bubbles by putting a dot of glue in the bubbles that represent each of the letters of their name. Allow the glue to dry, then ask thew children to close their eyes and feel the letters of their name. Also, consider asking the children to share their name with other children and guess each letter.
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