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Teach core democratic values with
primary source docs, read alouds, project based learning activities
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Beautifully illustrated, meaningful picture books cover an astonishing range of tough topics from war to racism to global warming. |
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| The audience is no longer just the preschool set. In addition to grabbing students' interest, picture books are a great way to introduce difficult concepts. So these books are used in the "Read Aloud" component of the Core Democratic Values lesson plans. |
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| Patriotism - Read Aloud |
Truth - Read Aloud |
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Mississippi
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Equality - Read Aloud |
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Click on the title of each book to check availablity online at Amazon.com
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| Sami
and the Time of the Troubles Clarion Books |
Ruby’s
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| Justice - Read Aloud |
Common Good - Read Aloud |
Liberty - Read Aloud |
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| A
Day’s Work |
The
Pot That Juan Built |
Runaway
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| Pursuit of Happiness - Read Aloud |
Diversity - Read Aloud |
Popular Sovereignty - Read Aloud |
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| Freedom
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Nadia’s
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Duck
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The best part of a century ago, Fred Barnard came up with the sales slogan, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” He was right. Artfully made pictures can carry many meanings that otherwise might need pages and pages of words. This is one good reason to share picture books with older students. The language of pictures is easily understood by today’s visually literate youth. |
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