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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Episode Transcript
Hello educators and champions of inclusive learning,
welcome back to another episodeof the Cultural Curriculum Chat
.
I'm your host, jeba Edmonds,and today we are diving into
some exciting lesson plans thatI have created on my website,
jebaedmondscom.
These resources are designed toenrich your classroom with
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diverse perspectives andengaging content written and
created by yours truly, aveteran educator, licensed
teacher.
That has you covered.
And again, these lesson plansdo fulfill our Common Core
lesson plans, so you know, nomatter where you are in the
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United States, even if you are ahomeschool teacher, these are
compliant with the standards andbenchmarks that you need to
fulfill.
So, first up, we're going toexplore natural resources.
I have the natural resourcesunit plan that talks about a
very in-depth four-day unittailored for our sixth grade
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students, and it focuses on thediverse natural resources found
across the African continent.
It includes five graphicorganizers, such as Africa
MapQuest.
We're going to learn about thephilanthropist activists,
especially in the green movement, wangari Maathai, who hails
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from Kenya, also a Nobel PeacePrize winner.
You're going to have a Googleslide presentation project that
your students need to do, and itcomes along with a rubric and
some student resource pages forthem to write down their notes
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of what they've learned.
This unit not only aligns withour Common Core standards, but
it also encourages our studentsto delve into geography, history
and environmental studies,which helps you foster that
deeper understanding of Africa'srich natural heritage.
I'm going to have all of theselinked, these lesson plans, for
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you from our lesson plan store,linked into the show notes for
you to go on and purchase.
Our next lesson I want tohighlight for you is Young,
gifted and Black.
This book and there's severalbooks there it is written by
Jameah Wilson and she is a guestof our podcast she was on a
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previous episode that I willhave in the show notes and she
created this series, and ittalks about the contributions of
over 50 African and Africanheritage individuals that were
scientists, innovators,activists and changemakers
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makers.
And this one that I created forwas for grade seven and it
invites our students to explorethe lives of influential African
and African-American figures,both past and present.
So, through reading andresearch, your students will
learn about notable individualswho made significant
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contributions to society.
They'll also be engaged in aresearch project that allows
them to dive deeper into thelives and the achievements of
these notable people, and thislesson serves as a springboard
for discussions on culturalidentity.
It talks about resilience andthe impact of diverse leaders
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that are shaping our world.
I also have in grades three andfour, the book and the lesson is
called your Name is a Song.
This was also a featured authorthat I had interviewed on the
podcast.
Her link to her episode will bein the show notes Jamila
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Tompkins, bigelow, and she wrotethis beautiful children's book,
your Name is a Song.
So it is a companion to thebook.
So you got to get two for one.
You got to get the book andthen you got to get the lesson
plan.
And in this lesson plan you aregoing to have the names and the
glossary, so what the namesmean, and these are beautiful
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names from all over the worldthat she had combined and
compiled and used in her story.
You're going to have a graphicorganizer that will help your
students explore the meaningsand the stories behind their own
names.
So it connects music andpersonal identity and it fosters
an inclusive classroomenvironment where students'
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names and their heritage arehonored and amplified.
And then, when you're lookingfor some great resources when it
comes to learning about KwanzaaFor our second graders, this
Kwanzaa lesson plan is going tohelp you with that.
It's going to give you the richtraditions and values of
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African Americans in thisholiday.
It will give you a vocabularybook, as well as to
understanding the sevenprinciples of Kwanzaa.
Now this plan provides ameaningful way for students to
understand and appreciatecultural celebrations by
promoting diversity andinclusion in the classroom.
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And, last but not least, I AmEnough lesson plan.
Now, this is a wonderfulchildren's book written by Grace
Byers, and again you're goingto have this book that empowers
your students.
I have a lesson for our secondgraders and it explores the
themes of self-worth andacceptance.
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Your students will be engagedin discussions and activities
that reinforce the message thatthey are enough just the way
that they are.
This lesson is a wonderful toolfor building self-esteem and
fostering a supportive classroomcommunity.
This was one of my favoritebooks when we had I Love to Read
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Month and I was able to do amassive read aloud with this
book.
It was so cool.
Gotta love technology.
A school invited me to readthis book, for I Love to Read
Month, and I was able to readthe story through a Google Meet
and the principal had it feedinto every single classroom in
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her school building.
The students just loved it andit was so neat to be in real
time reading this beautiful book.
Now, the books that I hadcredited I Am Enough.
Your Name is a Song and Young,gifted and Black those are the
books that are the companions tothe lesson plan.
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So you're going to need to getthe book from the library or
purchase the book yourself, orbooks are sold and then you're
going to have to get the lessonplan that's on my website to go
hand in hand with that.
I am so excited for you to divein and get a fresh perspective
to help you continue to work inthis inclusive way.
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These lesson plans are just aglimpse into the diverse and
enriching resources available onmy website at jebedmondscom,
that is, j-e-b-e-h-e-d-m-u-n-d-sdot com.
Each plan is crafted to alignwith the educational standards
while promoting culturalawareness and inclusivity.
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Remember, I am a licensedclassroom teacher.
I've had that license for over10 years.
Trust me, I know what I'm doing.
I'm helping you, educator, nothave to figure out what is okay
and compliant.
But just, you know, we onlyhave so much time, especially to
get ourselves prepped and readyto go with these lessons.
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They're prep light.
You might have to make somecopies of those organizers, but
it's all there, ready to go,with the guiding questions and
the objectives that you need tofulfill.
Thank you so much for joiningme and just walking with me
through this journey andlearning our latest educational
offerings that we have on oursite, and I want you to stay
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tuned.
Every Friday, I give you theinsights, strategies, resources
and tools to continue to promotepositive change in your
classroom and in your community.
I am really having the besttime, and sometimes it is so
surreal that I get to do thisevery day, and I am so grateful,
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so grateful that you are tuningin, so grateful that you are
supporting me doing this work,and I am just forever blessed.
So I will see you here sametime next week.
Bye-bye.
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