Alice Augusta Ball: From the Oil of a Tree 6-Pack

Help students engage with diverse perspectives in the texts they’re reading! Untold Stories is a captivating series that teaches students about ordinary people doing extraordinary things, all while promoting representation and culturally responsive learning. This 6-pack of cards for Grade 1 and the accompanying lesson detail the work of chemist and teacher Alice Augusta Ball.

Alice Augusta Ball: From the Oil of a Tree 6-Pack includes:

• 6 student cards with exciting grade-level text, a time line of important events, words to know, and more features
• A detailed teacher lesson plan with 8 focus areas
• Reproducible student pages connected to the topic
• Meaningful social and emotional learning activities that are woven into each lesson

Alice Augusta Ball was a Black chemist who demonstrated commitment while she worked to cure leprosy. These teacher-approved 8.5 x 11-inch cards will help students understand Ball’s inspiring story while they focus on vocabulary, reading comprehension, speaking and listening, writing, content knowledge, SEL, and taking action. With an abundance of student and teacher resources, this product will empower first grade students by encouraging them to explore their own untold stories.

This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a content-area focused lesson plan.