Students will learn how Juliette Gordon Low imagined a movement where all girls could come together and embrace their unique strengths
Students will learn how Juliette Gordon Low imagined a movement where all girls could come together and embrace their unique strengths and passions. She believed that “the work of today is the history of tomorrow, and we are its makers”. We build our history!
Students will be completing a couple of games to learn more about Juliette Gordon Low.
Students will learn that Sequoyah was one of the most influential figures in Cherokee history. He created the Cherokee Syllabary, a written form of the Cherokee language. The syllabary allowed literacy and printing to flourish in the Cherokee Nation in the early 19th century and remains in use today.
Students will learn where to locate where the Cherokee People lived.
Students will experience how to write in the Cherokee Syllabary by completing a “Talking Leaves” Activity.
Students will learn facts about Jimmy Carter’s life and presidency and discuss Jimmy Carter’s role in promoting human rights.
Students will complete a paper house with a collage of Carter’s accomplishments and DPT will share it on Habitat for Humanity’s X page to show the student’s support.
Students will learn that the Famous baseball player, Jackie Robinson, was the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues! Jackie Robinson was known for being brave and strong, having served in the military before his baseball career and breaking the baseball color barrier.
Students will celebrate Jackie Robinson by participating in different games:
The above rotations cover SS2H1(describe the lives and contributions of historical figures in Georgia history) and SS2G1 (locate and compare major topographical features of Georgia and describe how these features define Georgia’s surface).
