Grades 1-7Making A Difference
Courage & Making a Difference
Meet real and fictional heroes who saw a problem and chose to act — from a boy who grew a forest to a girl who demanded the right to learn.
Targeted Learning Goal
Students will analyze how determination and courage create change, and connect each character's actions to their own community.
Standards Connections
- ELA: RL.K-7.1 — Ask and answer questions about key details
- ELA: RL.K-7.3 — Describe characters and their actions
- ELA: RL.K-7.6 — Acknowledge differences in characters' points of view
- ELA: SL.K-7.1 — Participate in collaborative discussions about making a difference
- ELA: W.K-7.3 — Write narratives about how characters create change
- SEL: Responsible Decision-Making — Analyze how characters make ethical choices
- SEL: Social Awareness — Identify community needs and ways to help
Books in This Unit
2 titles — each with a full lesson plan.
