Collaboration Lesson Plan - Six Thinking Hats

Jackie Robinson
School:
TAG Teacher:
Reg.Ed.
Teacher(s)
Date:

Mimosa
Early
Williams, Thompson, Conrad, McGaughey

Subject:
Standards:

Social Studies
SS2H1 The student will read about and describe the lives
of historical figures in Georgia history. a. Identify the
contributions made by these historic figures: James
Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of
Georgia); Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee
alphabet); Jackie Robinson (sports); Martin Luther King, Jr.
(civil rights); Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights).
b. Describe how everyday life of these historical figures is
similar to and different from everyday life in the present
(food, clothing, homes, transportation, communication,
recreation, rights, and freedoms).
How did the behaviors and achievements of Jackie
Robinson contribute to changes in attitudes of citizens in
our country and the way people of our country are
governed?

Essential
Question:

1/20/17

Procedures:
Whole Class Activity:
Using iPad, have students respond, on a teacher created padlet, to the
questionWho is Jackie Robinson? Place students in small groups. Read
informational texts about Jackie Robinson. These texts can be a different
reading levels to allow for differences in readiness/ability within the class.
Have groups revisit the padlet and add two interesting facts they learned
from their reading. The padlet can be viewed on the projector. Allow
students opportunities to discuss what they see on the padlet.
https://padlet.com/my/dashboard
Teacher should form heterogeneous groups to discuss the Thinking Hat
questions. A recorder in each group should write down the answers from
the group for the White, Yellow, Black, and Red Hats.

Directions: Thinking Hats Questions

The teacher will assign you to each of the Thinking Hat groups except for
the Blue Hat thinking. Work in groups to answer your Hats questions.
Each group should have a recorder to write the answers. Groups will share
their answers with the whole class before each student starts the Blue Hat
Thinking questions / activity.

White Hat Thinking (Facts)

1. What facts do you know about the time period in which Jackie
Robinson lived?
2. What are some important contributions and accomplishments that
Jackie Robinson made as an athlete?
3. What are some important contributions and accomplishments that
Jackie Robinson made as a person?
Yellow Thinking Hat (Benefits)
1. In what important ways did Jackie Robinson change sports for the
better?
2. How can your behavior improve the way people think/feel about you?
3. What are some of the positive character traits of Jackie Robinson that
you might like to imitate? Why?
4. How did Branch Rickey improve baseball/sports?
Black Hat Thinking (Flaws or Problems)
1. Who was impacted negatively during this time period? In what way?
Cite evidence from your books.
2. In your reading, who had character flaws? What were they?
3. Do you always do what you know is right? As you grow older, you'll
be faced with some challenging decisions that will be influenced by
peers. Peers are people your age. How do you think Jackies peers
felt about his decision to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Red Hat Thinking (Feelings)
1. Fans often yelled ugly comments at Jackie from the bleachers.
Rickey made him promise not to respond and keep his temper. How
do you think that made Jackie feel?
2. What emotions and feelings did Jackie have when he stepped onto
Ebbets field on April 15th, 1947 as the first African American to play
baseball in the major leagues?
3. How does the story of Jackie Robinson make you feel? Why?
Green Hat Thinking (Creativity)
1. If you could change the cycle of the seasons (summer, fall, winter,
spring) or eliminate a season, what changes would you make?

2. Pretend you are a meteorologist. Write a forecast for your favorite

season.
3. Write a journal entry for what would life on Earth be like if there
were no seasons?
Assessment of Learning:
Conferencing with students as they answer questions as well as the
following summarizing activities:
Blue Hat Thinking (Summarizing)
1. Listen to the song Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? Write
your own poem, song, or rap expressing your thoughts about Jackie.
2. Who is your favorite baseball player? Write and present a paragraph
telling us about him or create a baseball card for your favorite player.
3. Baseball is to summer as ______________________ is to winter. Baseball
bat is to ______________ as tennis racket is to ______________. Write 4
more analogies about sports.
4. Draw and explain 4 cause and effect pictures to go with your
knowledge about civil rights. Examples, because the Jackie
Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers other African American
athletes were able to join professional sports. Because Rosa Parks
didnt give up her seat on the bus, she was jailed and the bus
boycott started. Because the bus boycott was successful