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Week of February 24, 2025 | TK & K | Celebrating Black Joy
 Join us for a districtwide event! Wed. 2/26 1:30-3:30 p.m. Grand View upper playground |  |  |
Parker Looks Up, by Parker and Jessica Curry
This book is based on the viral photograph of two-year-old Parker Curry, who, during a visit to the National Portrait Gallery in the spring of 2018, became mesmerized by Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama. Sparkles and confetti show when Parker is spellbound, or she sees something that is inspiring to her. Attentive readers will notice that pieces of confetti match the colors from Michelle Obama's dress.
Crafty Connection Museum coloring sheet
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
This book is based on the viral photograph of two-year-old Parker Curry, who, during a visit to the National Portrait Gallery in the spring of 2018, became mesmerized by Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama. Sparkles and confetti show when Parker is spellbound, or she sees something that is inspiring to her. Attentive readers will notice that pieces of confetti match the colors from Michelle Obama's dress.
Crafty Connection Museum coloring sheet
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
Week of February 24, 2025 | First Grade
Black History is American History
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Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story, by Ruby Bridges
In 1960 Ruby Bridges (born September 8, 1954) became a pioneer in school integration at the age of six, when she was chosen to spend her first-grade year in what had formerly been an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Video Segment First Day of School Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
What was it like for young Ruby that first day? Ruby speaks about the angry crowds she saw, a US Marshall talks about Ruby's bravery, and her teacher speaks about the anger of the crowds outside.
Crafty Connection Ruby Bridges coloring sheet
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
In 1960 Ruby Bridges (born September 8, 1954) became a pioneer in school integration at the age of six, when she was chosen to spend her first-grade year in what had formerly been an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Video Segment First Day of School Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
What was it like for young Ruby that first day? Ruby speaks about the angry crowds she saw, a US Marshall talks about Ruby's bravery, and her teacher speaks about the anger of the crowds outside.
Crafty Connection Ruby Bridges coloring sheet
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
Week of February 24, 2024 | Second Grade
Black History is American History
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Rosa Parks, by Lisbeth Kaiser
A brief biography of Rosa Parks (1913-2005), civil rights activist.
Video Segment Rosa Parks Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
Identifies civil rights activist Rosa Parks and describes her role in the movement.
Sweet Justice, by Mara Rockliff
A picture book biography about Georgia Gilmore (1920-1990), the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott.
Crafty Connection Rosa Parks coloring sheet
Kitchen Connection Classic butter pound cake recipe
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
A brief biography of Rosa Parks (1913-2005), civil rights activist.
Video Segment Rosa Parks Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
Identifies civil rights activist Rosa Parks and describes her role in the movement.
Sweet Justice, by Mara Rockliff
A picture book biography about Georgia Gilmore (1920-1990), the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott.
Crafty Connection Rosa Parks coloring sheet
Kitchen Connection Classic butter pound cake recipe
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
Week of February 24, 2024 | Third Grade
Black History is American History
| 2/26 1:30-3:30 p.m. upper playground  |    |    |
The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson. Though a fence segregates a pre-Civil Rights Era town, two girls find a way to overcome the separation and become playmates.
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles. The friendship between two boys in 1964 underscores the bittersweet aftermath of the passage of the Civil Rights Act when, rather than opening swimming pools and other public spaces to African Americans, many towns and property owners boarded up the doors. The story ends with the promise of rights and freedoms yet to come.
Crafty Connection Ice cream coloring sheet
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles. The friendship between two boys in 1964 underscores the bittersweet aftermath of the passage of the Civil Rights Act when, rather than opening swimming pools and other public spaces to African Americans, many towns and property owners boarded up the doors. The story ends with the promise of rights and freedoms yet to come.
Crafty Connection Ice cream coloring sheet
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
Week of February 24, 2024 | Fourth Grade
Black History is American History
| 2/26 1:30-3:30 p.m. upper playground  |   |  |
Freedom on the Menu : the Greensboro Sit-ins, by Carole Boston Weatherford
The 1960 civil rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, are seen through the eyes of a young girl.
Video The Sit-in Movement February 1, 1960, four black college students sat a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. Their peaceful protest inspired other people to organize sit-ins throughout the South.
Crafty Connection Banana split coloring sheet
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
The 1960 civil rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, are seen through the eyes of a young girl.
Video The Sit-in Movement February 1, 1960, four black college students sat a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. Their peaceful protest inspired other people to organize sit-ins throughout the South.
Crafty Connection Banana split coloring sheet
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
Week of February 24, 2024 | Fifth Grade
Black History is American History
| Join us for a districtwide event! Wed. 2/26 1:30-3:30 p.m. Grand View upper playground |  |  |
When the Schools Shut Down, by Yolanda Gladden
In 1954, Yolanda Gladden was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, the same year that the Supreme Court handed down the Brown v. Board of Education decision, mandating the desegregation of schools. Yet in 1959, when Yolanda was old enough to begin her formal education, local authorities decided to close the county's schools rather than integrate them. Some in the Black community protested in the streets, while others organized schools to educate their children. Besides traditional subjects, Yolanda learned Black history in the basement of First Baptist Church. And in 1964, when the county was forced to reopen and desegregate its schools, she was well prepared academically and proud of her heritage. Spotlights an often-overlooked aspect of civil rights history.
Crafty Connection Black History Month coloring sheet
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
In 1954, Yolanda Gladden was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, the same year that the Supreme Court handed down the Brown v. Board of Education decision, mandating the desegregation of schools. Yet in 1959, when Yolanda was old enough to begin her formal education, local authorities decided to close the county's schools rather than integrate them. Some in the Black community protested in the streets, while others organized schools to educate their children. Besides traditional subjects, Yolanda learned Black history in the basement of First Baptist Church. And in 1964, when the county was forced to reopen and desegregate its schools, she was well prepared academically and proud of her heritage. Spotlights an often-overlooked aspect of civil rights history.
Crafty Connection Black History Month coloring sheet
Celebrate Black History Month February 26 from 1:30-3:30 at Grand View on the upper playground with featured performances, food, arts, crafts, a reading corner, and more
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