Meet Kit: An American Girl Lesson for Grades 3-5

Meet Kit: An American Girl book cover

Students listen to the story Meet Kit about a young girl's life in America during the Great Depression. They learn through discussion and role-playing about the impact that unemployment and reduced consumer and business spending can have on people's lives.

•  Lesson (pdf)

•  Whiteboard (SMART/notebook)

•  Whiteboard (ActivInspire/flipchart)

This lesson plan is designed for teaching grades 3, 4, and 5.

Book written by Valerie Tripp / ISBN: 1-58485-016-7. This book is in print and available.

Braille and Talking Book versions are available via the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Library of Congress catalogue numbers are provided for accessible versions. The books can be accessed through BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download). The book is available in Braille LCCN 2007992736 and Talking Book LCCN 2006998939.

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Education Level: Pre-K-5 6-8
Subjects: Literature History Economics
Concepts: Unemployment Banks
Resource Types: Lesson SMART/Promethean/Whiteboard
Languages: English
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