Sybil’s+Night+Ride+Reinforcing+Activity

**Sybil’s Night Ride Reinforcing Activity:** //K-2 : D. Recognize that the actions of individuals make a difference, and relate the stories of people from diverse backgrounds who have contributed to the heritage of the United States. //

 Activity: Have the students read other picture books about girl and boy heroines in American history then illustrate how the heroes made a difference.

 First read the students the picture book (Sybil’s Night Ride). Afterwards have a class discussion about what happened in the book. Ask the students what a hero is and create a definition as a class. Write this definition on the board. Then ask the students to give an example of heroes they have heard of OR ask them who their hero is. Make sure they understand that heroes’ actions make a difference and throughout history many heros have contributed to make our country is the way it is today. Next talk about why Sybil would be considered a hero.  Take the students to the library where the librarian can help them find books about other boy and girl heroines from diverse cultures. Below is a list of books you could use. **There are two different scenarios**:
 * 1)  Read the different picture books together as a class. Have the students split into groups and each group will receive a picture book. Have the students illustrate on a poster/ paper what the hero did that made him/her a hero. Then have them show their illustration and explain to the class what they drew and why.-
 * 2)  Split the students into groups and assign each group a picture book. Read each group their picture book. Students then will illustrate what happened in the story and what the hero did that made him/her a hero. Students will show their illustrations and explain to the class what happened in the story and what they drew and why.

Come together as a class and review all of the different stories about what a hero is and how the different heroes made a difference and contributed to the United States heritage.

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//Teammates// by Peter Golenbock //Through My Eyes// by Ruby Bridges //Heroes// by Ken Mochizuki //Phillis Sings Out Loudly// by Anne Malaspina //White Socks Only// by Evelyn Coleman //Now and Ben// by Gene Barretta <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">//Mind Your Manners Alice Roosevelt// by Leslie Kimmelman and Adam Gustavson <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">//The Bobbin Girl// by Emily Arnold McCully <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">//Baseball Saved Us// by Ken Mochizuki <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">//Martins Big Words// by Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Grandfather's Journey //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">by Allen Say <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> //Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan// by Jeanette Winter
 * Suggestions for other books to use for this lesson:**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Could also be used to teach People in Societies