This is a story about a baseball legend by the name of Jackie Robinson. He was the first African American major league baseball player. He was a critical factor in changing the world of professional sports by making them equal for all Americans regardless of skin color or background.
Teachers and parents/guardians can use this book as a tool to demonstrate to young children that anyone can pursue their goals and make their dreams come true if they work hard. The author has also written I Am Abraham Lincoln, I Am Albert Einstein, I Am Rosa Parks, and I am Amelia Earhart just to name a few.
This book is an example of a biography. The illustrations used are colorful and in comic strip style. Both the information and illustration allow for enhanced engagement for the reader.
Motivational Activities:
1. Students will
describe a goal they hope to achieve in the future and their plans for how they might achieve those goals.
2. Discuss the significance of an African American playing baseball at the time in which Jackie Robinson entered baseball.
Reader Response Questions:
1. How long did Jackie Robinson play baseball in the major league?
2. What was the Civil Rights Movement and how did it affect the people during that time?
3. What statistics did Jackie Robinson hold during his baseball career?
Meltzer, B. (2015) I Am Jackie Robinson New York, Dial Books
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1.Students will get involved in a after school program that will promote a discussion group once a week on history?
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1. It would be interesting to have children create their own baseball card for Jackie Robinson including "did you know" facts that someone may or may not know about Jackie Robinson.
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