Civil Rights: Mrs. Rosa Parks

As we continue our study on the Civil Rights Movement, we move away from North Carolina and head south west to the state of Alabama.

Just like in North Carolina, citizens in Alabama fought to end segregation by sitting down, and then by refusing to sit… ok this is getting confusing! Check out the life of Rosa Parks below, the woman who started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Leave a comment below:

1. Why was it hard for Mrs. Parks to go to school?

2. What is a boycott?

Civil Rights and Segregation: Separate but Equal

We have begun studying part of our state’s history, the Civil Rights Movement. One main idea that we need to understand is the concept of segregation. Segregation is when two groups are separated because they are different. In the South the races were segregated. Race means the color of your skin. We learned about this idea yesterday, when we discussed Ruby Bridge, the first black girl to attend an all white school in New Orleans.

Below, is a Slide Share with pictures of the South during segregation. The law was called, Separate but Equal. But, as you can see in the pictures, things were not equal between black and white citizens.

Good Citizens can Work Together!

Today was awesome! We’ve learned how to be good citizens and it was amazing watching everyone use those skills as they worked on their “Good Citizen” projects! Check out our hard work!

If you'd like to see better pictures, then Mrs. Felter needs a better phone... just kidding! Her phone did just start playing music in the middle of class the other day though...

If you’d like to see better pictures, then Mrs. Felter needs a better phone… just kidding! Her phone did just start playing music in the middle of class the other day though…

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The 3 Branches of Government

For the past two weeks, we have been studying citizens and communities. We know that citizens live in communities and communities need a government to make laws and keep order. Our country has 3 different types, or branches, of government who all work together to make our country safer and stronger.
The three branches of government are the legislative, executive, and judicial. It turns out the government is not just the president! Why do you think we need so many people to help run the country?

Helping the Environment

Last week, we learned about being good citizens. One thing that every good citizen has to do is help the environment. The environment is the world around us and we can’t live unless it is clean! As you watch the video below, ask yourself, “How can I help the environment today?”

Now that you are done with the video it is time to think about what comment you are going to leave about helping the environment. Get a piece of paper and write down your comment before you type it into the computer. Show your comment to Mrs. Felter or Ms. Briggs before typing. Remember- no last names on the blog!