KID PRESIDENT: ARE WE THERE YET | BRIDGES

Robby and Brad travel to Selma, Alabama to meet some kids making a difference and a woman who was a freedom fighter during the Civil Rights Movement.

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• YouTube video: A Message for People Who Want to Change the World | Kid President Travel Show Ep2

• Selma and A March for Freedom Photo Collection

• Smithsonian Learning Lab

• See-Think-Wonder thinking protocol

• Digital Gallery Walk Tools:

  • Wakelet

  • Padlet

• The Hope Dealers

• Resources for digitally collecting ideas:

  • Answer Garden

  • Tagxedo

  • Wordle

• Futures Thinking Playbook

• Teach the Future

• Publishing Options

  • iMovie

  • DoInk

  • TouchCast

  • Flipgrid

  • Edublogs

• Historical Extensions

  • Information about the importance of Selma, Alabama in the fight for Civil Rights (Including a “Then and Now” sliding photo)

  • Information about the Edmund Pettus Bridge

  • 360° Video of Edmund Pettus Bridge

  • Use Google Street View to virtually walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge

  • Timeline of Selma to Montgomery March

  • Rep. John Lewis Reflecting on his Experience Crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge (Video intended for older students)

BRAD STORY: DISNEY CHANNEL PROMO

Brad tries again, and again, and again. Eventually, through persistence and a variety of strategies, he succeeds. Failure can be a step forward, if we keep trying to overcome the obstacles standing in our way and enlist the help of others.

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• Brad's Disney Channel Promo

• Tools for engaging in real time:

  • Padlet

  • Poll Everywhere

• The Marshmallow Challenge:

  • Marshmallow Challenge website

  • Marshmallow Challenge TED Talk

  • Marshmallow Challenge in Elementary School

• Choice Board

• Google Doc for setting up a collaborative planning space

• Activities for Beginning Makers:

  • How to make a Drawing Robot

  • Make a low-tech cardboard TV

  • Create a Marshmallow Toothpick Structure

• Activities for More Advanced Makers:

  • Light Drawing

  • How to Make a Real Magic Wand

  • How to make a movie

• Resources for exploring maker projects:

  • Instructables: How to Make Anything

  • Make: Find a Project

  • DIY.org

  • PBS Design Squad

  • Maker Camp - Free Online Maker Camp

• Picture Books:

  • Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty

  • Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty

  • The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

  • Today I will Fly! by Mo Willems

  • The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

  • Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

  • Shhh! We have a plan by Chris Haughton

  • It’s Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr

  • On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne

  • Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen

  • Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty

• Extension Resources for Failing Forward

  • Freedom to Fail Forward

  • Controlled Failure: Helping Kids Navigate Back to Success

  • Failing Forward: 21 Ideas To Help Students Keep Their Momentum

  • Making Friends With Failure

  • TED-Ed Talk: 3 Tips to Boost Your Confidence

BRAD STORY: A BALLOON'S STORY

A red balloon learns to face his fears about the future and enjoy the present. Students will participate in discussions and activities to help them cope with their own insecurities and fears. They will see that, like the red balloon, they are meant to fly!

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• A Balloon's Story

• Balloon Story Worksheet

• Choice Board

• Google Doc

• Really Big Bubble Maker

• iMovie

• Resources for creating digital books:

  • BookCreator

  • Storyjumper

  • My Story Book Creator

BRAD STORY: THIS IS A JOYFUL REBELLION

Students are encouraged to make the world a better place by starting their own Joyful Rebellion. Rather than an angry face and a raised fist, their weapons will be a smile and a high five. Small changes can make a big difference!

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• This is a Joyful Rebellion!

• Worksheets:

  • Joy Rebel Hall of Fame

  • “Very Important Person” Web

• Real World Examples*:

  • Rosa Parks

  • Malala Yousafzai

  • Katherine Johnson

  • Nelson Mandela

  • J.K. Rowling

  • Bill Gates

• Curating online content

  • Padlet

  • Blendspace

• Weebly for creating a digital Hall of Fame

• Mind-mapping tools:

  • Coggle

  • Popplet

• Google Doc for setting up a collaborative planning space

• Flipgrid for collecting student reflection videos

• Suggested Extensions:

  • www.dosomething.org

  • www.bystanderrevolution.org

  • www.stompoutbullying.org

*For a full YouTube playlist of the real world example videos (minus the Rosa Parks video, which is on PBS), click here.

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BRAD STORY: A PEP TALK ABOUT A PEP TALK

Big is not always better! Big events are made up of small moments. Students will see how they can have and show hope, love, and joy through small actions. It only takes a moment to have a momentous effect.

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• A Pep Talk about a Pep Talk

• AnswerGarden

• Padlet

• Writing Small Moment Stories

• Google Docs

• 5 Picture Books with a Focus on Compassion and Hope

• Suggested Picture Books for Small Moment Writing:

  • A Moment in Time by Jennifer Butenas

  • Salt Hands by Jane Chelsea Aragon

  • Every Friday by Dan Yaccarino

  • Roller Coaster by Marla Frazee

  • Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

  • Fire Flies by Julie Brinckloe

  • Red Rubber Boot Day by Mary Lyn Ray