American History Toolkit

Items

• Lawmakers or Lawbreakers? The Crosswhites and Community of Marshall, Michigan
  4 – H3.0.3 Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individ­uals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region.
  Description 4 – H3.0.3 Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individ­uals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region. 4 – G1.0.3 Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States. 4 – C5.0.3 Describe ways in which people can work together to promote the val­ues and principles of American democracy. 4 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public issue.
• It Starts With Me! Lesson Plan
  K – C5.0.1 Describe situations in which they demonstrated self-discipline and individual responsibility.
  DescriptionK – C5.0.1 Describe situations in which they demonstrated self-discipline and individual responsibility.K – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others. 1 – C5.0.2 Explain important rights and how, when, and where members of American society demonstrate their responsibilities by actively participating in civic life.1 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan to address or inform others about a school issue. 1 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others. 2 – C5.0.2 Distinguish between personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life. 2 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.3 – P3.1.1 Identify public issues in Michigan that influence the daily lives of its citizens.3 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others. 4 – C5.0.2 Explain rights of citizenship, why rights have limits, and the relationships between rights and responsibilities. 4 – C5.0.3 Describe ways in which people can work together to promote the values and principles of American democracy. 4 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.5 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public issue. 5 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.5 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public issue. 5 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.

  PublisherMichigan Department of EducationClick here for a full list of Black history resources that can be used all year long.
• Big Moves: This is the Rope Read Aloud
  1-H2.0.2: Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life.
  Description1-H2.0.2: Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life. 3-G4.0.2: Describe diverse groups that have migrated into a region of Michigan and reasons why they came (push/pull factors).4-G2.0.2: Locate and describe human and physical characteristics of major U.S. regions and compare them to the Great Lakes region.4-G4.0.1: Use a case study or story about migration within or to the United States to identify push and pull factors (why they left, why they came) that influenced the migration."

  PublisherMichigan Department of Education