Lesson Idea Name: 

“One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out”  

Content Area: Social Studies  
Grade Level(s):   2nd grade  
 
Content Standard Addressed: 
SS2H1 Describe the lives and contributions of historical figures in Georgia history. 
c. Jackie Robinson (Sportsmanship and Civil Rights) 
Technology Standard:  
3- Knowledge Constructor  
 
Selected Technology Tool: BrainPop  
 
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable and goes directly to the lesson):    
https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/biographies/jackierobinson/ 
 
Type of Instructional Software:  
 

☐  Drill and Practice      X Tutorial       ☐ Simulation      ☐ Instructional Game      ☐ e-books/e-

references 
 
Features of this software (check all that apply):  
 

☐  Assessment Monitoring/Reporting   
☐  Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students  
☐  Multi-user or collaborative functions with others in the class     
☐  Multi-user or collaborative with others outside the class     
X  Accessible to students beyond the school day     
X  Accessible via mobile devices     
X  Multiple languages  
X  Safety, security and/or privacy features 
 

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s):    

 

   X Remembering      X  Understanding      ☐  Applying       ☐  Analyzing        ☐  Evaluating       ☐ 

Creating 
 
Levels of Technology Integration: 
X  Infusion Level:  Students may work at a higher Bloom’s Level, but they do not have any “Voice or
Choice” during the activity and most of the decisions are made by the teacher. 
    
☐  Integration Level:  We would like to see ALL lessons/activities reach this level. The project
is student-driven. Students have “Voice and Choice” in the activities, selecting the topic of study and
determining the technology tool to demonstrate mastery of the standard. The teacher becomes
more of a facilitator. 
 

☐  Expansion Level:  The projects created are shared outside of the classroom, publishing student work
and promoting authorship. This could be reached by showcasing the project on the school’s morning
newscast, posting the project to the classroom blog, or publishing via an outside source. 
 
Universal Design for Learning (UDL):  The BrainPop video supports visual and auditory learners. It
also helps ELL students since the videos are available in multiple languages and they have the
ability to go back and re-watch the videos during independent time or at
home. BrainPop videos are typically engaging to most learners as they follow the story of two
or three characters and the students get to feel like they are familiar with the story tellers.  
Lesson idea implementation:   
I will introduce Jackie Robinson to the students through the BrainPop video. First, I will briefly
introduce Jackie Robinson telling the students that he was a brave man who became the first
African American to join the Dodger’s baseball team. He became a leader and hero for many as
he helped other African American’s gain courage. As they watch the video, The students will be
challenged to identity two ways that he acted as hero. After the video, I will ask the students if
Jackie Robinson was the same kind of hero as “Spiderman”. I will scaffold them to a discussion
about the difference between a “Superhero” which is fantasy and a “hero” which is someone
real who acted with great character and bravery. We will discuss how they believed Jackie
acted heroic and why he was important in history. This will lead to a conversation on what we
believe makes a hero, what common characteristics did we all identify in Robinson that were
heroic, who else do we identify as a hero? We will focus in on the essential questions of: “Why
was Jackie Robinson a hero and a leader?” and “What makes someone heroic?” As the students
come up with what they believe makes a hero, I will write some of their ideas on the Smart
Board creating a list of “hero traits”.

After our discussion the students will pair off and each set of students will grab an Ipad. They
will take turns filming each other on Flipgrid- their short Flipgrid they will 1- identify one major
thing that Jackie Robinson did that made him heroic, and 2- briefly tell us about someone in
their life or someone else in history who they believe is also a hero and state why they are
heroic. I will assess their videos and look for these two things to ensure that they gained the
understanding and paid attention. I will plan for two Social Studies class periods for the
students to film each other so they each have time, then on the third day, we will take turns
watching the Flipgrip responses as a class. After watching the Flipgrips, we will close out the
lesson/ unit by creating a class poster together that defines “hero” and stating how we can be
heroic in our classroom, school and community.  
 
Reflective Practice: 
If desired this lesson could also be used to connect to writing and the students could write a
biography about Jackie Robinson, or they could write a personal narrative about their personal
hero or how they plan to be heroic. Further technology could be used by having the students
publish their stories on the classroom Seesaw.