End of Week One: Rapping up the 50s!

We had a lot of fun this week exploring the 1950's! We listened to great music - Elvis was a favorite, did art projects, and learned about important people and events. On Friday we finished up the 50s  by talking about Rosa Parks and our 50th state- Hawaii.

Rosa Parks 

Students enjoyed a video and learning activities from BrainPopJr.com about Rosa Parks and her fight for equal rights. After watching the video, students worked in a group to answer questions about what they learned and then wrote about how things have changed since Rosa Parks first refused to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery Alabama!

Watch the video here: Rosa Parks Video

Following the video, this is what our students had to say:

Next we discussed another important event during the 1950's: Hawaii became our 50th state!

Students read an article about Hawaii in Time for Kids.  They learned many interesting facts including an important Hawaiian word: Aloha- that means "Hello", "Goodbye" and "Love."

Read the article here: TimeforKids: Hawaii 

As a study aid, we used Read and Write for Google to highlight important text and create a vocabulary list.

Students learned that Pineapple is grown in Hawaii...So we cooked and painted pineapples!

It's all about the "flip" when making Pineapple Upside Down Cake!

       

Check back for our Pineapple Finger Painting Masterpieces!