[aisle] The Undefeated

[Lou Ann Jacobs]

This is what I love about our profession! Librarians share and help each
other present important lessons to their students . I found the lessons to
share with young students very moving.

I had to look at the videos and slides. They are fantastic.

Lou Ann Jacobs
AISLE Legislative Advocate

On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 12:04 PM Karen Doyle via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I'm a little late to the party but here's my input.
>
> I have done this book with 2nd grade and will do it with K and 1.  We are
> on quarters and I am seeing kids four days a week for a 1/2 hour via Zoom
> (3 classes per day of second grade).  I also am assigned to teach 2nd grade
> SEL (Second Step) on Fridays.
>
> I spent 2 days on The Undefeated and Let the Children March with 2nd
> grade.  We read both books the same day and talked about any things they
> noticed or wanted to discuss.  On day 2 we dug in and I read through some
> of the back matter while projecting the accompanying images.  We had a
> really great conversation around empathy.  The page with the broken
> photographs made a big impression on them.  We discussed why someone might
> want to use a bomb (student question, student answered) and they thought
> that maybe things were changing too fast for that person.  I asked what
> they could have done differently - they answered, "talk about it or discuss
> things".    We talked about the Civil Rights Marches and discussed what
> might have happened if the police officers had had empathy.  The kids
> answered, "let them march, not spray them with hoses, not take them to
> jail".
>
> I was so proud of the discussion we had that week.  I also got notes from
> parents thanking me for having that discussion.  As a side note, it was the
> week of 1/6 and families were struggling with how to tackle some of the big
> topics in the news that week.
>
> I apologize for my rushing in writing this.  I'm happy to talk to anyone
> in more detail.  Today has been a crazy day.   I plan on doing both these
> books with Kindergarten next week.    One of my Zoom classes has 45 kids,
> so ... a lot less discussion and I will probably focus on some of the
> wonderful above suggestions.  I'll see 1st grade in quarter 4.  I guess
> I'll cross that bridge in April.   Karen
>
>
>
>
>
> Karen Doyle
> Library Media Specialist
>
> Komarek School
> 8940 W. 24th St
> North Riverside, IL 60546
> 708-447-8030
> www.komarekschool.org
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 11:41 AM Kim Jones via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Dear Patti and Aisle Members,
>>
>> Thank you so much for starting this discussion. I am so grateful for the
>> collaboration that takes place on this platform. I have also been thinking
>> about how to best share this wonderful Monarch title with K-2. Thank you
>> for all of your helpful suggestions! I have compiled them into a Google
>> slide presentation. Please feel free to save a copy if it is of interest to
>> you. I couldn't have done it without your help! You are an inspiring
>> group 💞
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-bDgiduIMSHRfVKEaJbFjTqgVxIYrlp7E3CfZb0FWXc/copy
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Kim
>> *Stay safe. Stay strong. S**tay hopeful.*
>> [image: Bitmoji Image]
>> *Kim Jones                                     *
>> *Library Para Professional K-6*
>> *Channing Elementary #6*
>> *Elgin, IL*
>> *Phone 847-888-5185 ext 6759        *
>> *Summer Reads:                   *
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>> [image: Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring (Scholastic Gold)][image:
>> Unshaken: Lineage of Grace, Book 3]
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 5:49 AM Kulesza, Patti via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi friends. I'm having a bit of a freeze as to how to present the
>>> Monarch nominee, The Undefeated, to my K and 1st grade students. We are
>>> totally remote and need 30 minutes. I want to highlight black history but
>>> struggling with trying to keep it age appropriate. Any black history ideas
>>> willing to share for remote out there for k-2? Thanks!
>>> Patty Kulesza
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