This lesson activity for Let the Children March supports the Collaborate Shared Foundation in the AASL Standards. Brainstorm ideas on different ways to stand up for what is fair. Explain that people stand up to racism in different ways. How are they the same? How are they different?ĭiscuss injustices that learners experienced. Compare and contrast the problems and solutions presented in both stories. Pair Let the Children March with I Walk With Vanessa by Kerascoët. Let the Children March Lesson ActivityĪASL Standards Framework for Learners: Collaborate/Share III.C.2 Learners work productively with others to solve problems by involving diverse perspectives in their own inquiry processes. The back matter includes images of children being arrested and sprayed by a powerful hose. We clearly see worry, pain, fear, satisfaction, courage and pride in the facial expressions of the characters. Illustrator Frank Morrison is extremely talented at illuminating the feelings of each character in the story. The Afterword provides ideas to encourage children to volunteer and learn more about important topics. This powerful story, illustrated with remarkable images, will inspire readers to make a difference. The stories are the same courageous children taking monumental risks to draw attention to atrocities. It’s eerie to think that Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson and Frank Morrison was published two months before the March For Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C.
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