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Teach core democratic values with primary source documents, read alouds, social studies-history activities & art lessons.
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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.
Patriotism - Read Aloud
Truth - Read Aloud
The Wall
by Eve Bunting and
Ronald Himler
Clarion Books
Mississippi Morning
by Ruth Vander Zee and
Floyd Cooper
Eerdmans Books
Life - Read Aloud
  
Equality - Read Aloud

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Sami and the Time of the Troubles
by Florence Parry Heide and
Judith Heide Gallila
Clarion Books
Ruby’s Wish
by Shirin Yim Bridges and
Sophie Blackall
Chronicle Books
Justice - Read Aloud
Common Good - Read Aloud

Liberty - Read Aloud

A Day’s Work
by Eve Bunting and
Ronald Himler
Clarion Books
The Pot That Juan Built
by Nancy Andrews-Goebel and
David Diaz
Lee & Low Books
Runaway Dreidel!
by Leslea Newman and
Kyrsten Brooker
Henry Holt and Co
Pursuit of Happiness - Read Aloud
Diversity - Read Aloud
Popular Sovereignty - Read Aloud
Freedom Summer
by Deborah Wiles and
Jerome Lagarrigue
Aladdin
Nadia’s Hands
by Karen English and
Jonathan Weiner
Boyds Mills Press
Duck for President
by Doreen Cronin and
Betsy Lewin
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing


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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American core democratic values lesson plans for interdisciplinary activities
in social studies and history classrooms. Teach core democratic values with read alouds,
primary source documents, and integrated art lessons - Grades 5 to 8