Robby and Brad are headed to the Lighthouse Retreat to meet with families battling cancer. Life is fleeting and precious for all of us, so the Kid President Team thinks it's important to find a million little reasons to celebrate and enjoy time with the people you love.
YouTube video: Kid President Team Visits Families Battling Cancer | Kid President Travel Show EP3
Explore what it means to be a maker
Collaborative writing tools
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.
YouTube video: A Message for People Who Want to Change the World | Kid President Travel Show Ep2
See-Think-Wonder thinking protocol
Digital Gallery Walk Tools:
Resources for digitally collecting ideas:
Publishing Options
Historical Extensions
Information about the importance of Selma, Alabama in the fight for Civil Rights (Including a “Then and Now” sliding photo)
Use Google Street View to virtually walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge
Rep. John Lewis Reflecting on his Experience Crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge (Video intended for older students)
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.
Tools for engaging in real time:
The Marshmallow Challenge:
Google Doc for setting up a collaborative planning space
Activities for Beginning Makers:
Activities for More Advanced Makers:
Resources for exploring maker projects:
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
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!
Worksheets:
Real World Examples*:
Curating online content
Weebly for creating a digital Hall of Fame
Mind-mapping tools:
Google Doc for setting up a collaborative planning space
Flipgrid for collecting student reflection videos
Suggested Extensions:
*For a full YouTube playlist of the real world example videos (minus the Rosa Parks video, which is on PBS), click here.
This lesson plan provides tips and activities designed to help your students appreciate the impact others are making on their lives. In addition to looking at their personal histories, students will research famous individuals to see how people they don’t even know have a made a difference in their lives.
