Poem for “black” prompt! 🐈⬛🎃🍁 #poetrymatters @TheSpineView #scarathlon @Bookwormjillk
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Poem for “black” prompt! 🐈⬛🎃🍁 #poetrymatters @TheSpineView #scarathlon @Bookwormjillk
pickA stunning way to sneak poetry into storytime. The book is big and on most pages, the illustrations are a two-page spread. Colors and food vocab used throughout. Both are popular topics with kids of any background. If you're looking for more #blackjoy books, this is a must-read. Joyce's words and Floyd's paintings radiate emotions and thoughtfulness. #dw2020reads
pickMemphis, Martin and the Mountain top is a HF, PB which would be perfect for a RA during black history month. This book explores the assassination of MLK and the experience as emotions that go along with going on the sanitation strike in Memphis through the eyes of a 9 year old girl. This book is a Coretta Scott King award winner in 2019. Alicefayeduncan.com provides a great teacher resource for discussion questions before and after you read.
pickBlack Cat is a gorgeous poetry book that has won a Correta Scott King award. This book is a story about a black street cat living in the city, and is told through poetry and beautiful artwork. This book would be great in the classroom for students who love music and learning about animals. #ucflae3414f19
pickThis Historical Fiction book is about the Memphis Strike of 1968. It talks about Martin Luther King Jr. and how he struggled for freedom and justice. It is told in the eyes of a little girl who marched in the strike with her mother and father. This book is great for this genre because the story is accurate and authentic to telling Martin's life. It also shows a different point of view in Martin's life, because it is told by a young girl.
I would use this book in my classroom as a read aloud, with activities afterwards. It would be more appropriate for students who are older such as third grade. It talks about the Memphis strike of 1968.
“For when people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.“
“We shall overcome! We shall overcome! We shall overcome someday!“
I would use this in my classroom, but of older students maybe second and up only because it is a lengthy book. It talks about real events that occured in the world which is important for children to know because it is something very important to American history.
