Students will engage in a four-week learning experience focused on creating innovator trading cards. This project allows them to explore and highlight the varied contributions of Black Americans to their communities, developing key literacy skills such as listening, drawing, speaking, and foundational categorization.

This is the first of two activities in the Innovator Trading Card Collection: 

• Activity 1 focuses on the theme of the week, learning about the innovators and their influence, and designing the innovator trading cards. 

• Activity 2 focuses on facilitating the associated game to reinforce learning.

In this culminating project and exploration of lesser-known Black American contributions, students will use their completed Innovator Trading Cards to determine the most suitable type of community helper for various scenarios.

This is the second of two activities in the Innovator Trading Card Collection: 

• Activity 1 focuses on the theme of the week, learning about the innovators and their influence, and designing the innovator trading cards. 

• Activity 2 focuses on facilitating the associated game to reinforce learning.