Our Civil Rights

I recently posted what it means to slow down to speed up.  (Look here if you'd like to know.)  For me, part of that slowing down process involves something I grabbed from a teacher friend of mine years ago called Our Civil Rights.  This is what I want my classroom to look like.

There are five, as you can see in the picture.  I spend a week, and sometimes more, on each one.  It takes time to do this part of the year right.  I've found that picture books are some of the best tools for teaching each civil right's meaning.  They tend to drive home the message fairly well.  Then throughout the year when problems arise, and they always do, our civil rights are on the wall, so they can easily be referred to.  If you'd like your own copy, click on the words below.