Disruptive Narratives

2016 was a big year for Ms. Green! In 2016 I was 23 (!!), and it was the end of my first year of teaching and the beginning of my second— two classrooms of fifth graders that I still think about constantly.

In 2016 we dove deep into the election, and came to film our classroom, Bernie Sanders won my class primary after a strong student-led campaign, Hillary Clinton won the nation-wide student primary, and our work was written up in several news outlets.

I presented at my first social studies conference, my kids did amazing work challenging dominant narratives (a lesson I later wrote about for my first article!), and I made all of my fifth graders get on a bus across town so I could fan girl over and hear him talk about our favorite book.

2016 was a year of big ups and downs. It informed so much of my work as a teacher and solidified my beliefs in the power of young people to advocate for justice in an increasingly unjust world.

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📚 A high-quality picture book centering stories of justice & collective action
🖍 A learning guide with 10+ activities and coloring pages
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📜 Primary sources + vocabulary cards
🌟 Exclusive themed stickers
👜 A colorful, reusable zipper pouch for easy organization

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✨ September’s box features Barrio Rising: The Protest that Built Chicano Park — a powerful story of community organizing and cultural pride.

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