Middle School Lesson Plans
These lesson plans have been developed specifically for the middle grades.
Lesson Plans by SC Educators
Youth in the Civil Rights Movement
As part of a Civil Rights unit, students will participate in a novel study of “The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963,” learning about the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
Jackie Robinson, Baseball & Civil Rights
This lesson will introduce the concept of Civil Rights in baseball and teach students to identify the differences between primary and secondary sources.
Understanding the Civil Rights Movement with Primary Sources
Students will analyze primary sources of the Jim Crow Era and the Civil Rights Movement, make historical and current event connections, and write a letter and/or give a speech to the leadership of the NAACP in the 1950’s and 60’s with ideas for how to implement today’s technology to help their cause with their analysis of the situation and their ideas for improvement.
Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement
In groups, students will choose an event that influenced civil rights in the U.S. Events will range from the 1700s to modern day and focus on a variety of marginalized groups throughout the history of our nation. Students will create a presentation to share with other students.
Library of Congress Civil Rights Lesson Plans
Segregation: From Jim Crow to Linda Brown
Students identify problems and issues facing African-Americans immediately after Reconstruction using text based sources.
Baseball, Race Relations and Jackie Robinson
Students explore racism in the United States, both in and out of sports. The lesson focuses primarily on race relations in the 1950s.
To Kill a Mockingbird: A Historical Perspective
Students gain a sense of the living history that surrounds the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Students of all backgrounds may better grasp how historical events and human forces have shaped relationships between black and white, and rich and poor cultures of our country.