Vicki Manalo Draves: Fear to Gold 6-Pack

Students should see diverse perspectives in the texts they’re reading! Untold Stories is a captivating series that highlights ordinary people doing extraordinary things, all while promoting representation and culturally responsive learning. This 6-pack of cards for Grade K and the accompanying lesson describe the life of Olympic diver Vicki Manalo Draves.

Vicki Manalo Draves: Fear to Gold 6-Pack includes:

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

Vicki Manalo Draves was a half-Filipino woman who—despite being afraid of water until she was ten—became the first woman to win two Olympic gold medals for diving. These teacher-approved 8.5 x 11-inch cards detail her fight for fairness in her sport while helping students 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 kindergarten students by inspiring them to explore their own untold stories.

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