Change Makers

Second and third graders are starting a new unit on change makers in history for our last social studies unit.  They will get to read, learn, and research change makers.  A way to do that is through reading biographies and watching videos about different people in history who have brought positive change to our world.

On Tuesday, students got to read the first part of a biography with eighth grade students.  Eighth graders came into the room, and read to/with the second and third graders.  Then, they were asked to consider a few questions:

• What change did the person make?
• What events led them to make that change?

We will do this shared reading a couple of times to have a diverse group of individuals to learn about.  Then, students will hear about the people we read about and decide who they might want to study in depth.

Next week sometime, students will choose one person to research and learn all about in anticipation of our Change Makers Museum, in May (more information will be coming before spring break).

This is an exciting time to learn about different people from our country as well as other countries who lived (or are living) noteworthy, change-making lives!