Parades are a great way to celebrate. Get young historians into the festivities by asking them to create an informational float for a Freedom Parade. Picking a topic from the provided list or suggesting one of their own, class members research the topic, design and build their float, and participate in a celebratory parade.

Concepts

the united states civil war, reconstruction, the reconstruction era, slavery, freedom

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• As part of the float assignment, include size restrictions
• Photograph the floats and save several as models for subsequent classes
• Include the project as part of a school-wide celebration of Black History Month

Classroom Considerations

• The culminating project in a unit on the Civil War and Reconstruction

Pros

• Included in the packet is a list of suggested topics that relate to slavery and freedom

Cons

• No rubric is included

Common Core

W.5.2.a