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Cultural Curriculum Chat with Jebeh Edmunds
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Cultural Curriculum Chat with Jebeh Edmunds
Season 7 Episode #8 Podcast: Fresh & Inclusive: New Lesson Plans to Enrich Your Classroom
Ready to transform your classroom with culturally responsive teaching resources? Veteran educator Jebeh Edmunds takes us on a journey through her specially designed lesson plans that celebrate diversity while meeting educational standards.
Discover the Natural Resources unit plan for sixth graders that explores the ecological wealth of the African continent, complete with activities focused on Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai and comprehensive student resources. For seventh graders, the "Young, Gifted and Black" lesson plan spotlights over 50 influential African and African-American figures who have made significant contributions as scientists, activists, and changemakers. Younger students will connect with "Your Name is a Song," a lesson that honors cultural identity through naming traditions, and the "I Am Enough" plan that builds self-esteem and classroom community for second graders.
Each lesson plan is standards-aligned and "prep light," giving you everything needed to implement culturally rich content without spending hours planning. The materials include graphic organizers, presentation rubrics, vocabulary resources, and guiding questions that promote deeper understanding while celebrating diverse perspectives.
Episodes Mentioned:
Season 6 Episode #3 My Conversation with Award Winning Author Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Season 6 Episode #9 Embracing Change: Jamia Wilson on Literature, Activism, and Empowering the Next Generation
Lesson Plans Mentioned:
Young, Gifted, & Black Lesson Plan Gr. 7
Natural Resources Unit Plan Gr. 6
Your Name is A Song Lesson Plan Gr. 4
Your Name is A Song Lesson Plan Gr. 3
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Hello educators and champions of inclusive learning, welcome back to another episode of the Cultural Curriculum Chat. I'm your host, jeba Edmonds, and today we are diving into some exciting lesson plans that I have created on my website, jebaedmondscom. These resources are designed to enrich your classroom with diverse perspectives and engaging content written and created by yours truly, a veteran educator, licensed teacher. That has you covered. And again, these lesson plans do fulfill our Common Core lesson plans, so you know, no matter where you are in the United States, even if you are a homeschool teacher, these are compliant with the standards and benchmarks that you need to fulfill. So, first up, we're going to explore natural resources. I have the natural resources unit plan that talks about a very in-depth four-day unit tailored for our sixth grade students, and it focuses on the diverse natural resources found across the African continent. It includes five graphic organizers, such as Africa MapQuest. We're going to learn about the philanthropist activists, especially in the green movement, wangari Maathai, who hails from Kenya, also a Nobel Peace Prize winner. You're going to have a Google slide presentation project that your students need to do, and it comes along with a rubric and some student resource pages for them to write down their notes of what they've learned. This unit not only aligns with our Common Core standards, but it also encourages our students to delve into geography, history and environmental studies, which helps you foster that deeper understanding of Africa's rich natural heritage. I'm going to have all of these linked, these lesson plans, for you from our lesson plan store, linked into the show notes for you to go on and purchase.
Speaker 1:Our next lesson I want to highlight for you is Young, gifted and Black. This book and there's several books there it is written by Jameah Wilson and she is a guest of our podcast she was on a previous episode that I will have in the show notes and she created this series, and it talks about the contributions of over 50 African and African heritage individuals that were scientists, innovators, activists and changemakers makers. And this one that I created for was for grade seven and it invites our students to explore the lives of influential African and African-American figures, both past and present. So, through reading and research, your students will learn about notable individuals who made significant contributions to society. They'll also be engaged in a research project that allows them to dive deeper into the lives and the achievements of these notable people, and this lesson serves as a springboard for discussions on cultural identity. It talks about resilience and the impact of diverse leaders that are shaping our world.
Speaker 1:I also have in grades three and four, the book and the lesson is called your Name is a Song. This was also a featured author that I had interviewed on the podcast. Her link to her episode will be in the show notes Jamila Tompkins, bigelow, and she wrote this beautiful children's book, your Name is a Song. So it is a companion to the book. So you got to get two for one. You got to get the book and then you got to get the lesson plan. And in this lesson plan you are going to have the names and the glossary, so what the names mean, and these are beautiful names from all over the world that she had combined and compiled and used in her story. You're going to have a graphic organizer that will help your students explore the meanings and the stories behind their own names. So it connects music and personal identity and it fosters an inclusive classroom environment where students' names and their heritage are honored and amplified. And then, when you're looking for some great resources when it comes to learning about Kwanzaa For our second graders, this Kwanzaa lesson plan is going to help you with that. It's going to give you the rich traditions and values of African Americans in this holiday. It will give you a vocabulary book, as well as to understanding the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Now this plan provides a meaningful way for students to understand and appreciate cultural celebrations by promoting diversity and inclusion in the classroom.
Speaker 1:And, last but not least, I Am Enough lesson plan. Now, this is a wonderful children's book written by Grace Byers, and again you're going to have this book that empowers your students. I have a lesson for our second graders and it explores the themes of self-worth and acceptance. Your students will be engaged in discussions and activities that reinforce the message that they are enough just the way that they are. This lesson is a wonderful tool for building self-esteem and fostering a supportive classroom community.
Speaker 1:This was one of my favorite books when we had I Love to Read Month and I was able to do a massive read aloud with this book. It was so cool. Gotta love technology. A school invited me to read this book, for I Love to Read Month, and I was able to read the story through a Google Meet and the principal had it feed into every single classroom in her school building. The students just loved it and it was so neat to be in real time reading this beautiful book.
Speaker 1:Now, the books that I had credited I Am Enough. Your Name is a Song and Young, gifted and Black those are the books that are the companions to the lesson plan. So you're going to need to get the book from the library or purchase the book yourself, or books are sold and then you're going to have to get the lesson plan that's on my website to go hand in hand with that. I am so excited for you to dive in and get a fresh perspective to help you continue to work in this inclusive way. These lesson plans are just a glimpse into the diverse and enriching resources available on my website at jebedmondscom, that is, j-e-b-e-h-e-d-m-u-n-d-s dot com. Each plan is crafted to align with the educational standards while promoting cultural awareness and inclusivity.
Speaker 1:Remember, I am a licensed classroom teacher. I've had that license for over 10 years. Trust me, I know what I'm doing. I'm helping you, educator, not have to figure out what is okay and compliant. But just, you know, we only have so much time, especially to get ourselves prepped and ready to go with these lessons. They're prep light.
Speaker 1:You might have to make some copies of those organizers, but it's all there, ready to go, with the guiding questions and the objectives that you need to fulfill. Thank you so much for joining me and just walking with me through this journey and learning our latest educational offerings that we have on our site, and I want you to stay tuned. Every Friday, I give you the insights, strategies, resources and tools to continue to promote positive change in your classroom and in your community. I am really having the best time, and sometimes it is so surreal that I get to do this every day, and I am so grateful, so grateful that you are tuning in, so grateful that you are supporting me doing this work, and I am just forever blessed. So I will see you here same time next week. Bye-bye.