4th Grade Fighting For A Cause by https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv Students will investigate the importance of being a part of a cause and the effort it takes in order to follow through and make change within our world. These changes do not always happen quickly therefore they will learn about the importance of persevering and truly believing in the cause they are fighting for. These causes may be to protest injustices or provoke change in the world. en-us 2017-12-01 23:22:28 UTC 2025-10-11 12:41:13 UTC hello@padlet.com The Other Side By: Jacqueline Woodson bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212465371 "The narrator and protagonist of the story is Clover, a young African-American girl. She lives beside a fence which segregates her town. Her mother instructs her never to climb over to the other side. Then one summer, she notices a white girl on the other side of the fence. The girl seems to be very lonely and is even outside when it is raining.

Clover decides to talk to the girl on the other side of the fence. Both girls are not allowed to cross the fence, so they simply decide to sit on the fence together. First, Clover's friends will not let Annie, the girl from the other side, play with them but then all of the girls realize that the fence (a symbol for segregation) should not be there" (Goodreads Inc. 2017).
]]> 2017-12-01 23:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212465371 Child of the Civil Rights Movement By: Paula Shelton bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212465415 "Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child’s unique perspective to an important chapter in America’s history. Paula grew up in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including Uncle Martin (Martin Luther King), Paula watched and listened to the struggles, eventually joining with her family—and thousands of others—in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery" (Goodreads Inc, 2017).]]> 2017-12-01 23:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212465415 The Story of Ruby Bridges By: Robert Coles bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212465457 "This is the true story of an extraordinary 6-year-old who helped shape history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism" (Goodreads Inc, 2017).]]> 2017-12-01 23:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212465457 We March By Shane Evans bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212465554 "On August 28, 1963, a remarkable event took place--more than 250,000 people gathered in our nation's capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march began at the Washington Monument and ended with a rally at the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, advocating racial harmony. Many words have been written about that day, but few so delicate and powerful as those presented here by award-winning author and illustrator Shane W. Evans. When combined with his simple yet compelling illustrations, the thrill of the day is brought to life for even the youngest reader to experience" (Goodreads Inc. 2017)]]> 2017-12-01 23:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212465554 Sit In By Andrea Pinkey bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212465971 "This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement" (Goodreads Inc, 2017)]]> 2017-12-01 23:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212465971 Martin's Big Words By Doreen Rappaport bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212466118 "This is a story about Martin Luther King Jr. starting at the beginning with his childhood experience of seeing "White Only" signs throughout his hometown, presenting his efforts as a civil rights crusader, and ending abruptly with his assassination" (Goodreads, Inc. 2017).]]> 2017-12-01 23:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212466118 Inquiry Questions bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212466151 What does separate but equal mean to you?
How would you feel if someone recede better things because they had brown eyes? 
How did community members start to fight back?
What key components played a role in the success of fighting back? Why do you think so? What if it was done differently?
How would you try to fight for change?]]> 2017-12-01 23:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212466151 Kid President Video About MLK bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212466163 Kid President talks about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and some of his many accomplishments. This clip is a short biography of his life and how he helped to inspire so many people to protest spreading love rather than violence. ]]> 2017-12-01 23:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212466163 Ruby Bridges bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475587 This is a narration by Ruby Bridges about her experience being one of the first black students to attend a desegregated school. She explains her struggles and thoughts during this uneasy time in our history.]]> 2017-12-02 03:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475587 Greensboro Sit In bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475656 This text adds more detail about the nonviolent protests that African American citizens participated in. This article provides details such as dates and critical information about the sit in process. ]]> 2017-12-02 03:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475656 Interactive Text 2 bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475664  This article give students a brief description of the key figures that participated in the movement. It discusses their role and how they helped work towards change.]]> 2017-12-02 03:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475664 Intersting Person Trifold bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475674 Students will chose their favorite influential person they have learned about during the civil rights movement and provide an event they participated in, then interesting quotes the person said, and the character traits the person demonstrated. ]]> 2017-12-02 03:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475674 Room Sorting bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475689 Students will all stand at their desk and be separated based upon color of their clothes, eye color, hair color, type of shoes etc. As the students move around the room they will learn that they are similar and different in a variety of ways. The students will then talk in small groups about how it made them feel that some of the students were able to get something brand new while the students that did not look like them were not. This will spark conversation around how black and white American's felt during the civil rights movement. ]]> 2017-12-02 03:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475689 Interactive Map Engagement bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475704 This interactive map allows the students to learn about portions of the long freedom ride and the struggles that the riders faced as they traveled from state to state.]]> 2017-12-02 03:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475704 She Persisted By Chelsea Clinton bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475717 "In this book, Chelsea Clinton celebrates thirteen American women who helped shape our country through their tenacity, sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying seated, sometimes by captivating an audience. They all certainly persisted" (Goodreads, 2017).]]> 2017-12-02 03:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475717 Elizabeth Leads the Way By Tanya Stone bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475719 "Elizabeth Leads the Way depicts the trailblazer as a "strong- spirited, rule-breaking" girl who challenged traditional ideas in her pioneering work for women's rights. Her life is seen from childhood, when she learned that women didn't have the same rights as men, to her successes as leader of the suffragette movement" (Books for kids, 2012).]]> 2017-12-02 03:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475719 I Could Do That By Linda White bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475721 "Esther Morris was the first female judge, the first woman to hold political office, and was influential in getting women the right to vote in Wyoming...all while raising a family" (books for kids, 2012).]]> 2017-12-02 03:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475721 Lillian's Right to Vote By: Jonah Winter bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475724 "As Lillian, a one-hundred-year-old African American woman, makes a “long haul up a steep hill” to her polling place, she sees more than trees and sky—she sees her family’s history. She sees the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and her great-grandfather voting for the first time. She sees her parents trying to register to vote. And she sees herself marching in a protest from Selma to Montgomery" (Here Wee Read, 2017).]]> 2017-12-02 03:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475724 Susan B Anthony By Alexandra Wallner bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475730 "Susan envisioned a time when women would be treated fairly and so became a voice for change. Her speeches and articles about women's suffrage made her unpopular--people threw rotten eggs at her and even threatened her life--yet she did not give up" (Goodreads, 2017). ]]> 2017-12-02 03:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475730 For the Right to Learn By: Rebecca Langston - George bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475734 "She grew up in a world where women were supposed to be quiet. But Malala Yousafzai refused to be silent. She defied the Taliban’s rules, spoke out for education for every girl, and was almost killed for her beliefs. This powerful true story of how one brave girl named Malala changed the world proves that one person really can make a difference" (Here Wee Read, 2017).]]> 2017-12-02 03:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475734 Inquiry Questions bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475741 How were they treated different then in compassion today?
Where did women work before? 
How would you feel if you saw others having rights knowing you were treated differently]]> 2017-12-02 03:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475741 Milestones in the Movement bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475749 Short video clip summarizing the important people in the women's rights movement.]]> 2017-12-02 03:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475749 Materials that helped the movement bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475753 Although the people working for the movement were very important we have to take into account the act that other objects played a role as well. ]]> 2017-12-02 03:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475753 Women's Rights Timeline bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475757 This article outlines the time frame that women went through in order to gain their own rights slowly over time dating back to 1701. ]]> 2017-12-02 03:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475757 The Laws bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475762 This is a breakdown and description of the variety of laws that were passed in order to protect women rights.]]> 2017-12-02 03:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475762 Pivotal Person QR codes bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475765 Students will go around the room scanning various QR codes that contain articles or codes based on important individuals that helped support Women's suffrage. They will fill out a fact sheet as they read or listen to the videos. They will complete two of these and then pick one person to write a short biography about. Students will then share their findings in small groups. ]]> 2017-12-02 03:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475765 Women's Rights Primary Source Documents bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475771 Students will read a variety of primary sources including newspaper, propaganda posters, and cartoons. The ideas expressed in these sources vary, therefore the students will answer simple questions about the viewpoints of the articles and what it means for those that would read it.]]> 2017-12-02 03:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475771 In the Shadows bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475776 Students get a description of different members that played a role in the movement and then explore the gender roles of the time period and compare them to our world today. ]]> 2017-12-02 03:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212475776 What if Everybody Did That By Ellen Javernick bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477318 This story shows what the smallest actions do and how these actions effect the planet. ]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477318 The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk By Jane Thornhill bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477319 This is a story describing how climate change has let to the extinction of the Auk (similar to a penguin). This story demonstrates how important it is to respect the world around us.]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477319 The Lorax By Dr. Seuss bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477324 "UNLESS someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not." Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty (GoodReads, 2017).]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477324 Global Warming By Seymour Simon bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477326 "Earth's climate has always varied, but it is now changing more rapidly than at any other time in recent centuries. The climate is very complex, and many factors play important roles in determining how it changes. Why is the climate changing? Could Earth be getting warmer by itself? Are people doing things that make the climate warmer?" (GoodReads, 2017).]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477326 National Geographic Cool It. bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477328 A recent article talking about the weather patterns that are changing and how the ice caps are melting and what that is doing to our world.]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477328 What will the weather be? By Linda Dewitt bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477330 How our weather patterns have changed because of the warming temperature. ]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477330 Inquiry Questions bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477333 What methods can we do locally to stop it?
How would our world look in 1,000 years? Why do you think so?
How can we prevent it from getting worse?]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477333 Bill Nye Talks basics about Climate change bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477335 Bill Nye engages in conversation about what climate change is and what it is effecting.]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477335 Brain Pop climate change what is it? bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477338 Moby and Ted talk about what climate change is and how it is effecting our world.]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477338 National Geographic bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477341 This article shows different parts of the world as the ocean waters begin to rise what will our world look like and what areas will be completely submerged. ]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477341 Dealing with Pollution bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477342 This article talks about some of the biggest pollution problems that we face today. Our oceans become filled with gigantic islands of trash that collects together. This garbage is a threat to so much wildlife and our society.]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477342 Fact or Fiction bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477345 A sorting activity where students read a variety of cards and sort them based on if they think they are fact or fiction then check their answers and read about the ones the matched wrong.]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477345 Animal Check bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477347 Pick an animal and research how they have changed over the last 100 and 10 years. Notice where they are living and what they need in order to survive. Then compare findings with two other students animals. ]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477347 Pick a way to educate our community bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477349 Now that we have learned what has caused climate change and some of the way that humans effect our planet. Pick one way to spread the word on how to relieve some of the problem. Create flyers to hang around to inform our community of ways to help. ]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477349 Enemy Pie By Derek Munson bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477351 "It was the perfect summer. That is, until Jeremy Ross moved into the house down the street and became neighborhood enemy number one. Luckily Dad had a surefire way to get rid of enemies: Enemy Pie. But part of the secret recipe is spending an entire day playing with the enemy! In this funny yet endearing story, one little boy learns an effective recipes for turning your best enemy into your best friend" (GoodReads, 2017).]]> 2017-12-02 04:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477351 Chrysamthemum By Kevin Henkes bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477353 "Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect—until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. 
"Let's smell her," says Jo.
Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom again?" (GoodReads, 2017).]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477353 Just a Bully By Gina Mayer bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477354 When a big bully starts to pick on Little Sister, Little Critter decides he better stick up for her. The bully then focuses his attention on Little Critter, but with a little help from Little Sister, Little Critter finally learns to stand up to the bully.]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477354 The Invisible Boy By Trudy Ludwig bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477358 "Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their group, game, or birthday party ... until, that is, a new kid comes to class. When Justin, the new boy, arrives, Brian is the first to make him feel welcome. And when Brian and Justin team up to work on a class project together, Brian finds a way to shine" (GoodReads, 2017).]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477358 Desmond and the Very Mean Word By Desmond Tutu bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477360 "When Desmond takes his new bicycle out for a ride through his neighborhood, his pride and joy turn to hurt and anger when a group of boys shout a very mean word at him. He first responds by shouting an insult, but soon discovers that fighting back with mean words doesn’t make him feel any better. With the help of kindly Father Trevor, Desmond comes to understand his conflicted feelings and see that all people deserve compassion, whether or not they say they are sorry" (GoodReads, 2017).]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477360 Stick and Stone By Beth Ferry bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477362 "When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair becomes fast friends. But when Stick gets stuck, can Stone return the favor?" (GoodReads, 2017).]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477362 Inquiry Questions bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477366 What is a bully?
How can we prevent bullying?
How do we stop people from bullying?
What kinds of bullying are there?]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477366 The Effects of Our Words bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477371 Powerful Anti-Bullying clip and what our words can do. ]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477371 Cyberbullying bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477372 Definition of cyberbullying and what effects this can have on other students. How to prevent cyberbullying. ]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477372 Social Justice Making a Change bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477377 2017-12-02 04:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477377 Bullying Stats bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477378 Astonishing statistics for bullying in 2017]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477378 How to be a helpful friend: bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477381 As a whole class discuss what it means to be a friend and how students can help foster friendships. Then talk about the effects of bullying on a person and what that means. Using resources and research to back up information. Come back together with this new information and discuss how students can stop a bully.]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477381 Add to a padlet and comment to a friend. bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477384 Talk about the characteristics of a good friend and how that characteristic plays a role in another feelings. Then add another piece about whats doesn't make a good friend. Rely to a classmate about how different characteristics would make you feel.]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477384 Cultural X-Ray bbieling https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477387 Pick a character from a book above and discuss the characters traits on the outside and on the inside. Talk about how these character traits are different from character to character and then compare them to a personal cultural x-ray. Are some students similar to a character we have read about?]]> 2017-12-02 04:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bbieling/b04md35goudv/wish/212477387