Growing Young VoicesUnderstanding Black Lives Matter for Elementary Teachers

“The revolution has

always been in the

hands of the young.

The young always

inherit the

revolution.”

- Huey P. Newton

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The self is not

something

ready-made, but

something in

continuous

formation…”

–John Dewey

13 Principles

Empathy

Loving Engagement

Restorative Justice

Diversity

Globalism

Black Families

Black Women

Transgender Affirming

Black Villages

Intergenerational

Unapologetically Black

Queer Affirming

Collective Value

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Carl Farrington & Michelle Holmes

Carl Farrington & Michelle Holmes

Carl Farrington & Michelle Holmes

Students working with Black Lives Matter

● Colin Kaepernick and Nike

● BLM/ALM and Twitter

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And where is that band who so vauntingly swore,

That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion

A home and a Country should leave us no more?

Their blood has wash'd out their foul footstep's

pollution.

No refuge could save the hireling and slave

From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,

And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth

wave O'er the land of the free and the home of

the brave.

Carl Farrington & Michelle Holmes

Carl Farrington & Michelle Holmes

Carl Farrington & Michelle Holmes

Teacher will have students write their own

tweets on paper using 140 characters.

Students will be prompted to write their

thoughts on the Black Lives Matter

Movement based on what they have learned

in class.

Vote With Your Body/ Tweet Activity

Titus Kaphur Lesson (Windows and Mirrors)

What is a Window?

What is a Mirror?

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In groups of no more than 6, walk around, think about and discuss:

When analyzing the photos from current and historical events think about and talk to

your group about the following prompts. Make sure you consider all perspectives

present in the photographs AND your group.

What do you wonder? What questions are raised?

Whose story is being told?

What similarities did you see?

What differences did you notice?

What emotions did you see in the faces of the people pictured?

What is the role of the photographer?

Gallery Walk: Photography as a Primary Source

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Carl Farrington & Michelle Holmes

Carl Farrington & Michelle Holmes

Carl Farrington & Michelle Holmes

Carl Farrington & Michelle Holmes

Fourth Grade: Fifth Grade:

Two Voice Poem:

VoiceFlowThemeComparisonGroup Work

Spoken Word:

Voice

Flow and RhythmThemeStanza Similie/ MetaphorGroup Work

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Spoken Word Videos

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