Wilma Mankiller: Woman Chief 6-Pack

Help students interact with diverse perspectives in the texts they’re reading! Untold Stories is a fascinating 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 introduce Cherokee Nation chief Wilma Mankiller.

Wilma Mankiller: Woman Chief 6-Pack includes:

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

Wilma Mankiller was an American Indian woman who fought to help other American Indians, and she promoted cooperation as the first woman chief of the Cherokee Nation. These teacher-approved 8.5 x 11-inch cards will help students understand Mankiller’s story while they focus on vocabulary, reading comprehension, speaking and listening, writing, content knowledge, SEL, and taking action. With many 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.