Educator Resources

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Educator Resources

Supporting Parents and Educators

Visit the links below to view our library of lessons and activities, suitable for learners of all ages.

These educator resources are designed to support anyone who wants to teach for social justice.

Social justice is not a singular topic to be “covered.” We encourage educators to utilize social justice as a lens through which they and their students evaluate the past and present all year long. To support this method of teaching, our materials expand beyond the historical events of the Underground Railroad to include a range of topics from various periods in history across the four core disciplines of social studies (civics, economics, geography and history). They also expand beyond social studies and provide opportunities for cross-content collaboration.

There are several types of materials included in our collection of educator resources. Informational texts, activity packets and professional development materials are labeled “resources.”  “Lesson plans” are materials designed to engage students for one or two class sessions. “Inquiries” are materials created using the C3 Framework and Inquiry Design Model. Learn More→

 

Reading “The People Could Fly”

Introduce students to The People Could Fly: The Picture Book and the remarkable power of those who escaped the horrible conditions of slavery.
3-5
Reading
Lesson Plan

Reading “Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom”

Introduce students to Harriet Tubman and the legacy of the Underground Railroad.
3-5
Social Studies
Lesson Plan

Reading “Henry’s Freedom Box”

Introduce students to Henry “Box” Brown and the remarkable way he escaped slavery.
3-5
Reading
Lesson Plan

Union Baptist Cemetery and Cincinnati’s African American History

Introduce students to the African American history of Cincinnati and the contributions of African American Civil War Soldiers.
6-8, 9-12
Social Studies

Reading “The Undefeated”

Introduce students to the triumph of the human spirit within the context of Black history.
6-8, 9-12
Reading, Social Studies, Language Arts
Lesson Plan

Reading “Fearless Mary”

Introduce students to the life of "Fearless Mary," the first female stagecoach driver.
3-5
Social Studies
Lesson Plan

Reading “Carter Reads The Newspaper”

Introduce students to Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History.”
3-5
Reading, Social Studies
Lesson Plan

Reading “The Power of Her Pen”

Introduce students to Ethel L. Payne, a female African American journalist known as “First Lady of the Black Press.” An
K-2, 3-5
Reading, Social Studies
Resource

John Anderson’s Slave Pen (4-8)

Through comparison, vocabulary and critical thinking, students will analyze the effects of treating humans as property rather than as people. Great for Grades 4-8
3-5, 6-8
Social Studies
Lesson Plan