U.S. History: Children's March | Civil Rights Movement Activity

U.S. History: Children's March | Civil Rights Movement Activity

This is a unique teaching resource that blends perfectly into your history or social studies curriculum, particularly developed for grade 8-11 students. Concentrating on the pivotal Children's March event from the Civil Rights Movement of 1963, this package allows educational exploration of a key period in history.

The core component of this resource leans on an engaging public access video titled Mighty Times: The Children’s March. This 40-minute video remarkably demonstrates the courage and resilience portrayed by Birmingham children against segregation.

• Preliminary warm-up activity consists of analysing pictures or primary source excerpts directly associated with The Children's March.
• After viewing the documentary, additional understanding is attained through guided questions prompting deeper analysis.
• An optional extension adds another layer presenting real-life accounts from children involved in these demonstrations for further analysis.

All essential materials are provided including student handouts and relevant website links, making it supremely adaptable whether planned for whole group education or smaller study groups; also feasible as homework assignment material! To ease classroom task integration compatibility issues both Google and traditional versions have been kept onboard.

An accompanying answer key makes marking straightforward while also ensuring useful during peer-review sessions.

Famous for promoting active learning strategies, resources like U.S. History: Children's march induce classrooms into lively learning atmospheres where students evolve as dynamic participators rather than mundane spectators of their educational journey.