Let the Children March

Let the Children March | Monica Clark-Robinson

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Published: 2018
This is a historical fiction story that focuses on the contributions of children to the Birmingham Children‘s Crusade of 1963. This story talks about how when people stand together, they can make a difference. It is an inspiring story about standing up for what is right and persevering in the face of trials and hardships. This is a story I would definitely like to include in my classroom.

sarahyurco Award: Coretta Scott King Award 2y

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Viviannef

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Every child has a voice to change the world. This stood out to me in the Coretta Scott King Award-winning book, “Let the Children March” by Monica Clark-Robinson, illustrated by Frank Morrison. This is an great HF book for a RA and in a social studies lesson regarding the civil rights movement. This book takes place in Birmingham (1960s) after MLK‘s speech, where brave children marched fighting for their civil rights. #ucflae3414su20

Viviannef For a better future, the children had to endure the fear and hate they faced as they marched. This book should be shared in every classroom. Especially with the reality, we are living in, students may relate the marches from the book to the “Black Lives Matter” marches they have seen on the news. UDL Principle 3.1 Activate or supply background knowledge. ESOL strategy 42 Have students use timelines to arrange and sequence important facts and info 4y

Viviannef This resource provides a lesson plan for upper-grade levels, background information on the march of 1963, and an email to contact the kids who attended the march in Birmingham. The website also provides a timeline of the events during the year of Birmingham. http://kidsinbirmingham1963.org/class-room/ 4y

Viviannef A link to a free poster activity to use in the classroom: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Activity-Let-the-Children-March... 4y

DrSpalding With the recent passing of the honorable John Lewis, I made several text to world connections with your post. What a beautiful book to teach about the civil rights movement in social studies. Your resources are fantastic. Love the poster activity! Use these resources and books in your future classroom. 4y

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megnews

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Another great picture book telling another chapter in the Civil Rights movement and empowering young people to make their voices heard and lead the way.

#BlackLivesMatter

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Lovesbooks87

Let the Children March | Monica Clark-Robinson

Another part of history that I knew nothing about. I had no idea that black children marched for days in May 1963 to get equal rights. This book was full of information. These children protested most of them under the age of 18. Most of them sent to jail for days. I just can‘t imagine. I feel like this book is a very important read! I am so glad that these children stood up for their rights and for others to come!

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Sarahreadstoomuch Ooh I may have to read this myself! Great review! 4y

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Cd053917

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“I couldn‘t play on the same playground as the white kids.”

Cd053917

Let the Children March | Monica Clark-Robinson

I will read this to my class to discuss the civilians who marched with Martin Luther King to stand up for African American rights!

Cd053917

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“Let the Children March” was written by Monica Clark-Robinson in 2018. This wonderful nonfiction is about a young African American girl and her brother who decide to march with Martin Luther King Jr. in a peaceful protest. I really enjoyed this story overall.

mollywimmers1

Let the Children March | Monica Clark-Robinson

“we children led the way“

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mollywimmers1

Let the Children March | Monica Clark-Robinson

my favorite part was when they were all locked up In a jail cell way too small but they still did not give up they began to sing a song about equality

mollywimmers1

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this was a great book. I think the way it was worded and the illustrations make it a great book for children to learn about segregation

kgarzon

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(Author: Monica Clark-Robinson; Illustrator: Frank Morrison)

This HF covers the Birmingham Children‘s Crusade of 1963, following the story of how thousands of black children and teens volunteered to march for their civil rights in place of their parents, persevering past the fear, hate, and violence that they faced to build a better future.

Coretta Scott King Honor

kgarzon This book would serve well as a RA or RT, as there are ample roles for students to play and put themselves in the shoes of these children who made history. https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/civil-rights-teaching/classroom/ This site has a great selection of similar titles that can reinforce a lesson on civil rights in addition to this book. 4y

kgarzon UDL Principle 2.5: Illustrate through multiple media (utilize videos and other resources to teach about the issue)

EL Strategy 42: Have students use timelines to arrange and sequence important facts and information (The book has a detailed display on the inside covers about important dates) 4y

DrSpalding Your award-winning book selections are stellar! What an amazing resource you have included. Your ideas are spot on and I hope you enact them in your future classroom. 4y

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mack2799

Let the Children March | Monica Clark-Robinson

“the path may be long and troubled, but im gonna walk“

mack2799

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Let the Children March is an inspiring story written by Monica Clark-Robinson and won the award of Corretta Scott King. Could be a great read on MLK Jr. day to bring awareness for the kids on how we might've obtained the diversity we see today. Through the journey the kids take us on, we get an inside look of how things in history used to be.

mack2799

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Inspiring story about children leading the way to equality when the parents couldn't. Found it interesting to see the story being told from a child's perspective!

claireherman

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Let the Children March is a heartbreaking while inspiring story based on the true events from the 1960s! Monica Clark-Robinson does a wonderful job of showing the pride and confidence of those children who marched so long ago. Have student read this HF during a lesson on segregation or during Black History Month! Introduce them to this Coretta Scott King winning book through a RA! #LAE3414sp19

claireherman UDL Principal that provides options for Sustaining Effort & Persistence (8.1) Heighten salience of goals & objectives (8.2) Vary demands & resources to optimize challenge (8.3) Foster collaboration & community
ESOL Strategy 23: Structure advance organizers consisting for new terminology that learners will encounter in the new lesson vocabulary to be reviewed 5y

claireherman Lesson Plan: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Let-the-Children-March-Book-Study-36... 5y

Edenmonet I read this book and I really enjoyed it! It a great book to do during Black History Month! Also good lesson plans! 5y

Channing_Austin @claireherman I love your resource and your idea to read this book during Black History Month, I think that is a great idea! 5y

DrSpalding A beautiful book to read during Black history month or anytime you are integrating the curriculum with literature and social studies. 5y

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Edenmonet

Let the Children March | Monica Clark-Robinson

Let the Children March (NF) by Monica Clark-Robinson and illustrations by Frank Morrison, a Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner, would be a great book to do a Read Aloud (RA) with. In this non-fiction book, brave little boys and girls from Birmingham, Alabama decide to march for their civil rights. Sadly, some kids went to jail for a little, but they were able to make a big difference in their community. Let the Children March can be read on a

Edenmonet history unit about Civil Rights or Dr. Martin Luther King. Also, there is a video about the children who marched that can be shown after reading the book to give the students a better visual of what the kids went through. The UDL principles used are 1.3 and 7.2, offering alternatives for visual information and optimizing relevance, value, and authenticity. The ESOL strategy used is 11 , placing language in meaningful context. A good lesson plan is 5y

Edenmonet http://kidsinbirmingham1963.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Lesson2_What-would-YO... #LAE3414SP19 5y

Mmw2478 Great educational opportunity for our students. Good resource too! 5y

DrSpalding I have added this to my stack. This is an excellent read aloud during Black history month or any other time where you are integrating social studies into your language arts block. Powerful information included! 5y

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TheBookHippie

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Look at these young boys ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Mine is the one with the yellow sign.
And the children shall lead them.
SAVE THE WORLD RAISE A HIPPIE!!!

BookishMarginalia 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 5y

dariazeoli Really nice to see this today, especially after learning about the gross behavior of a group of boys mocking an elder at the Indigenous Peoples March in DC yesterday. Thank you for raising a respectful young man! 5y

Bklover LOVE THIS!!! You go, mama!!!👍👏👏👏❤️ 5y

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Wife @dariazeoli I saw a bit of the video you mentioned. I‘m appalled at the behavior of those (many) boys...frightening to see this brazen display. What will they do when adults?☹️ 5y

Wife I‘d like to give each of these young men a hug 🤗. What a gesture to be proud of! ❤️ 5y

GingerAntics 💙💙💙 I absolutely love this!!! 5y

TheBookHippie @Wife My heart is so full, they did me proud today!!!! So many people wanted pictures and to talk to them. They were so eloquent and polite 😭😭😭❤️ 5y

TheBookHippie @dariazeoli We need to expose them to these events and show and explain empathy and compassion, speaking out, standing up, use your voice, it's the only way. Education leads to understanding ❤️ I believe the experience will stay with them forever. My daughter (adult) I raised this way and I think it's extremely important to raise my son as a feminist. He soaked it all in today asked 100000 questions. This is how we do it. ❤️ 5y

Amiable As the mom of two sons, I love this!! 5y

TiredLibrarian This gives me hope for our future! 💗 5y

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heidisreads

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The illustrations in this book are amazing, so when you put the message and the illustrations together, you‘ve got a powerful story - and it‘s a true one at that. Loved it. #KindnessReads #BookBento #tdscampread18 #history #socialjustice

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CraftyBookNerd1

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This is very similar to what was illustrated in the GN: March...very powerful & moving images/stories about the marches that happened. Loved the story! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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