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Books at the Cunniff School Portraying Diverse Characters & Promoting Equity

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Books at the Cunniff School Portraying Diverse Characters & Promoting Equity

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Books Showing Diversity & Promoting Equity

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A short video that I found while exploring the site.

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A short video that I found while exploring the site.

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A hero is born

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1929. At the time in that part of the country, segregation-or the separation of races in places like schools, buses, and restaurants-was the law. He experienced racial predjudice from the time he was very young, which inspired him to dedicate his life to achieving equality and justice for Americans of all colors. King believed that peaceful refusal to obey unjust law was the best way to bring about social change.

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Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., never backed down in his stand against racism. Learn more about the life of this courageous hero who inspired millions of people to right a historical wrong.

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The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Kid President

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The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Kid President

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The Story of Martin Luther King Jr. by Kid President

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The second graders at Cunniff have been learning all about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Please click the link below to see all of their hard work!

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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. READ ALOUD!

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Students designed stickers of Martin Luther King, Jr. for National Sticker Day last week. Click link Below

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The students created a "word splash" for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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After looking at monuments dedicated to MLK, students made their own monuments using symbols of peace and equality.

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In 3rd grade (Virtual) we have highlighted both Martin AND how we 8-10 year-olds can remain mindful of attributes such as Grit, Integrity, Kindness, Peace, Respect and, as mentioned by Mrs. Antonellis in her post - (and I quote Kid President), to "just-keep-going" as Martin and SO many others did during our Civil Rights Era.  The virtual bookshelf contains read-alouds that embody the spirit of getting to know people as individuals, something that we believe both King, Kendi, Lester and millions of others would be pleased with.

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In and 4th and 5th grade music we listened to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech entitled "We Shall Overcome" and then listened to a choir sing the song. We then discussed what we feel we need to overcome right now.  We also listened to the "I Have A Dream" speech and the spiritual that was quoted in that speech - "Free at Last" as sung in a recording from the 1930's from former slaves.  This led to a discussion about the long history of slavery and segregation and whether the hope that we would not "be judged by the color of our skin but by the content of our character" has been achieved.

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This was the speech today by Amanda Gorman the young poet laureate who spoke at the inauguration. This poem could be a great follow up on all this wonderful work that has been shared about MLK.

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We tied in our project on melanin by creating  a display with both the people created that look like us using paint swatches and linking it one of Dr. King's famous quotes about children holding hands. We also discussed the I Have a Dream speech and created pennants with our own dreams for the world and united them.

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Upper grades will look at murals and street art inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before sketching their own MLK inspired mural idea. Slideshow of mural examples attached below.

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As a Spanish team we have been incorporating more culture within certain topics with all grades trying to help students gain more knowledge and appreciation for different ways of living and traditions. We have been extra conscious about videos and visuals that we select for class making sure they have diverse people and also, are not telling just one story. We have been giving students more chances to share about things that are special to them and their family (in English too). We also had a discussion about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s quote "It is always the right time to do what is right". We read the quote in Spanish and talked about what it means for us. Students understood that every moment is a chance to do what is safe, nice, kind and right and the power that each of them has to be a good person and to make their home, their classes, their school and their communities better.

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True story about an ordinary card used in MLK's funeral.

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Kindergarteners learned about how we get our skin color and celebrated how beautiful our skin is. We chose our very own skin color crayon and drew self portraits. We then began learning about Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Attached below are photos and books read.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Collaboration Poster

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Martin Luther King Jr. Collaboration Poster

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Each 3rd grade student contributed to this poster by coloring a piece of Martin Luther King Jr. After reading many MLK books, students figured out that each piece is a different color to represent that all people should be treated equally and fairly no matter the color of their skin.

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After reading books about Martin Luther King Jr., students analyzed different quotes that Dr. King said. They wrote about what the quote meant, how it made others feel, and what Dr. King's message was. It was challenging but thought provoking!